The Midlands Advisory Board is a group of volunteers who advise and support the Trust’s management team and Board of Trustees. They need strategic thinkers who are passionate about the Trust in the Midlands and have experience in their areas of work. ...
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Last week Jackie and Kris, two of our wonderful volunteers, came into the office to present their ideas for a schools learning programme at Newman Brothers. Both experts in delivering heritage education programmes, we are more than a little delighted that they have ...
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For some time we have been considering a tiny, semi-derelict but lovely building in Yardley Cemetery as a future project. Currently owned by the Birmingham’s Bereavement Services, and no longer suitable for current purposes, this fantastic building is in poor condition and ...
read moreAn exciting opportunity for those seeking training in heritage skills is being promoted by Cathy Clarke at HeritageSkillsHUB. Oxford Lime Mortar Limited is offering a 6 month fixed term bursary placement for a Lime Mortars and Renders Trainee. The company takes on a ...
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You might know that there’s an exhibition on children’s lives in Birmingham since the 18th century at the Gas Hall at the moment (go here for opening hours and prices). You might have missed a couple of blogs worth checking, one from the ...
read moreHave you ever caught a crab, gone wild swimming or rolled down a really big hill? (more…)
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Early photos of the Staffordshire hoard (not David's - but from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) I know a pile of gold isn’t a threatened building – but we love local heritage here at the trust. I just wanted to share some really ...
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Elizabeth Perkins, the Director here at the Conservation Trust, has finally been reunited with the wallpaper that she stripped of the walls of the Back-to-Back houses in Birmingham 8 years ago! The back to backs are run by the National trust, but ...
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One of the boxes from the John Madin Design Group. Image copyright Stuart Whipps. Click to visit his website. Last month I decided to take a look around the Ikon Gallery where I was just in time to see the exhibition ‘Why Contribute ...
read moreToday marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Titanic was one of three ‘Olympic Class’ liners commissioned by the White Star Line to be built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Construction on Titanic ...
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