New Futures for Birmingham`s Historic Buildings

Are you an amateur archaologist? Then July 29th 2011 is your day.

Posted May 23rd, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Wet sieving for the Staffordshire Hoard - by professional archaologists image thanks to portableantiquities on flickr. This in from the Heritage Alliance’s wonderful information service: The Day of Archaeology 2011 is an online project that aims to document what archaeologists all over the world ...

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New futures for Heritage Open Days

Posted May 23rd, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Heritage Open Days in Birmingham click for original podnosh flickr image We’ve just received this form the Heritage Alliance: New future for HODs with The Heritage Alliance, Civic Voice and the National Trust We are delighted to announce that The Heritage Alliance ...

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Unique drama at the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted April 28th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Stop The Clocks Putting the hearse into rehearsals – a team of Birmingham University drama students and their directors – are beginning an exciting venture at the Coffin Fittings Works. Birmingham Conservation Trust welcomes Tin Box theatre company who have been busily devising their ...

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Mystery, murder and suspense – ghosts from the past at the Coffin Fittings Works

Posted April 20th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Join the Birmingham Ghost Walk - dare to be scared! Uncover the ghosts of years gone by joining one of the Birmingham Ghost Walk s – now extended to include the Coffin Fittings Works on Fleet Street.We can’t promise you’ll see any ghosts, but you will ...

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Industrial Heritage at Risk

Posted April 15th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

English Heritage has launched a project to find out how much of the country’s industrial heritage is at risk of neglect, decay or even demolition, and to raise the debate about what needs saving and how. In October this year it will ...

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Behind the scenes tours of the Staffordshire Hoard – £20 and selling fast.

Posted March 31st, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Staffordshire Hoard Gold dagger hilt - image from Portable Antiquities on flickr. We’ve taken this from the Birmingham News Room site: A new tour offering a behind the scenes look at the Staffordshire Hoard conservation work at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ...

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Key Hill Cemetery granted £4000.00 to restore toppled graves.

Posted March 25th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Key Hill Cemetery by Nicobinus on flickr – click image for original We’ve received this from the Friends of Key Hill Cemetery: A cash windfall will help reverse the devastation caused to an historic Birmingham landmark by “health and safety madness”. The Friends of Key Hill ...

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Consultation on the future of the Heritage Lottery Fund

Posted February 18th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 1 Comment

We’ve just received this e-mail which gives you a chance to say how we should spend EXTRA money available through the Heritage Lottery Fund… We are delighted to announce the launch of our public consultation on the future of Lottery funding for heritage ...

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New guidance from English Heritage: Pillars of the Community

Posted February 5th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with No Comments

Pillars of the Community: The transfer of local authority heritage assets   The Government is encouraging community-based organisations and volunteers to play an increasing role in improving local areas. one aspect is the transfer of property assets from local authorities to community-based organisations. Many ...

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Hagley Road Villa’s and the Victorian Society

Posted January 30th, 2011 by Birmingham Conservation Trust with 2 Comments

The Victorian Society is urging the Secretary of State to call in a recent Birmingham City Council planning approval to demolish a series of Victorian Villas on the Hagley Road and replace them with retirement flats.  The Society reports on it’s website… Earlier ...

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