Tributes Left at Ozzy's Memorial to Be Scattered at His Grave in Birmingham

Following the passing of Ozzy Osbourne , thousands of notes and memorabilia left at a makeshift memorial in Birmingham, England, will be preserved and catalogued, while the flowers will be mulched and scattered at the metal icon’s grave at his estate in Buckinghamshire, where he was laid to rest last week.

According to the BBC , Central BID, the city organization managing the memorials, has confirmed that all floral tributes will be mulched and scattered at Osbourne’s grave, including the black flowers laid by his family at the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street. A dedicated team is currently “working around the clock” to sort and process the thousands of items left by fans from across the globe.

Each item, from flowers and handwritten messages to replica bats and band shirts —