The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery held their Open Day on a day destined to be ruined by outbursts of torrential downfall. However the weather did nothing to dampen the determination or spirits of the members and visitors.
Key Hill cemetery is Birmingham's oldest public cemetery and it is the final resting place of many of Birmingham's most famous people... Joseph Chamberlain, Charles Edge, Alfred Bird to name just a few. Sadly the cemetery has fallen into disrepair.. the gate-posts need repairs, litter is a growing problem, many of the graves are damaged and the trees need attention as they too are adding to the damage.
The Open Day was intended to raise public awareness of the plight of the cemetery and to raise money to assist with restoration. Visitors were also encouraged to join the group.
The Friends web-site is at http://goo.gl/krYDp
The highlight of the day was a visit and talk by James Lloyd whose great-grandfather Joseph Chamberlain is buried at Key Hill.
I have posted some pictures of the Open Day showing some of the exhibitors, the state of the cemetery itself, what can be achieved with a lot of work and money and some photographs of the members themselves.
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