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  • Shop and Give for Free

    Raise extra funds for BCLM for free when shopping online on Amazon.

    We have recently enrolled in Amazon’s AmazonSmile programme, where they donate 0.5% of the net purchase price of your eligible purchases to your chosen charity. You can choose to donate to BCLM by visiting smile.amazon.co.uk and selecting the Museum from the list. Amazon will remember your selection, and every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.co.uk will result in a donation at no cost to you.

    So if you are an Amazon user please select to support BCLM, your everyday online purchases can benefit the Museum without costing you a penny when you shop with AmazonSmile.

  • Dudley Play Week

    Tuesday 6 – Thursday 8 August

    Dudley Play Service will be holding its 11th Dudley Play Week during the first week of August to celebrate National Play Day on Wednesday 7 August.

    The Community Roadshow will be at the following locations on the following dates:

    • Tuesday 6 August – Silver Jubilee Park, Coseley
    • Wednesday 7 August – Mary Steven’s Park, Stourbridge
    • Thursday 8 August – Priory Park, Dudley

    Last year, we engaged with over 200 children with Black Country heritage and crafts. This year, we plan to engage with more children, exploring Black Country history and stories linked to our new development project ‘Forging Ahead’.

    For more information contact: Community Engagement Assistant: [email protected]

  • Fuel Card Update

    Please note that the following vehicles now have their own fuel cards which are kept in the glove box (same as the pool car). This will enable staff to re-fuel as necessary while out and about at Tesco, Morrisons & Sainsbury’s forecourts. Details on how to do this will be found in the use log folder.

    The cards are specific to each vehicle with the registration number clearly shown.

    • Small Peugeot Van – KM06 CEY (Petrol)
    • Large Citroen Van – LB64 GXM (Diesel)
    • Land Rover – Y872 GAA (Diesel)

    Can I please ask that if you do take any of the modern vehicles off site don’t return them with less than a quarter of a tank of fuel, this goes for the pool car as well.

    David Pitt

  • Health and Wellbeing Survey – Update

    Thank you to everybody who took the time to complete the recent Health and Wellbeing survey. It was really positive to receive over 70 completed surveys from staff members and volunteers across all parts of the Museum.

    The results of the survey will now be used by the Health and Wellbeing steering group to assist them in their work of devising and proposing a Health and Wellbeing programme for the Museum.

    The prize draw, for those individuals that entered, was drawn at July’s Leadership Team meeting with the following lucky people selected!

    •             Winner of the Fit-Bit:  Heidi Gwynne

    •             Runners up receiving Alton Towers tickets:  Liam Parkes, Sheila Chamberlain-Hyett and Tom Laws.

  • Rolfe Street Meeting Room Changes

    Rolfe Street Meeting Room 2 (RS2) is no longer available for meetings, it is now an office.

    From Monday 22 July 2019, the library will become a bookable space for meetings. As the library holds some rare and valuable books, the following procedures are in place to protect the books in this room:

    • Reception will hold a key for the library. This will need to be signed out and returned at the end of the meeting. Please ensure you lock the library before returning the key to reception
    • No food or drink is to be taken into and consumed in the library
    • Please kindly refrain from using pens/ink in the library. Pencils are to be used instead.

    Meetings can be booked directly by everyone through the Library room calendar on Outlook.

    Rolfe Street Meeting Room 1 (RS1) is still available for bookings.

  • Collections Update – Research

    Research:  we are trialling a new process for research. As such, from Monday 22 July 2019 the following will be in place:

    • Appointments to carry out research will be limited to two periods every week. These will be Wednesday mornings between 9am and 1pm, and Thursday afternoons, from 1.30 to 5pm.
    • A notice period for research requests for both staff and external researchers will come into effect.  Therefore, should you wish to access an item from the archive and/or library to carry out research, we kindly ask that you give at least one week’s notice from the date you hope to access the information (in line with the above allotted times). This will allow the necessary time to prepare the requested information. 

    All requests to carry out research should be made to the Museum’s Archivist & Librarian Karen directly at [email protected]

  • Spinsonic SEND Sensory Circus

    Spinsonic SEND Sensory Circus will be visiting BCLM on Tuesday 13 August. Up to 50 children with additional needs from the Dudley area, aged 16 and under, along with siblings and parents/carers will join in the inclusive and relaxed circus skills play session from 10am-12pm in Hall 2.

    Activities include ground based circus skills comprising: juggling balls, rings and scarves, hula hoops, plate spinning, pedal goes, starter stilts, diabolo, poi spinning, balance beam, free standing slackline, flower sticks, walk the rolling drum. There will also be a chill out corner with circus play tents, tunnels, books, cushions.

    To find out more contact: [email protected] Community Engagement Manager

  • Oversized Rubbish Clearance Update

    Oversized Rubbish Clearance Update

    Please note there will be a skip placed in the top compound opposite the guides building next Monday (29th July) to enable the Cleaning Team to remove the rubbish that has accumulated in the area by the bins over the last few months. I would ask staff to please not place any items directly in the skip while it’s here to give the Cleaning Team a chance to clear this area once and for all.

    With regards to oversized rubbish in the future once the compound has been cleared can I please ask all staff to raise a ticket on the help desk, the Cleaning Team will then make arrangements with you for its disposal. This area of the site is visible to our customers when the brown sliding gate is opened and closed during the day and currently looks very unkempt.

    Can all managers make their teams aware of this revised process.

    David Pitt

  • Knobs and Knockers -Specialist Tour

    We are looking forward to meeting the Nottingham Macular Society when they visit BCLM on Tuesday 23 July.

    The Community Engagement team, and collections, have developed a new touch tour for blind and partially sighted visitors.

    Knobs and Knockers is one of the latest themes, and we will be expanding the offer as more visitors request specialist tours.

    This handling session forms part of our future plans to transform the visitor journey and increase attendance.

  • Next Stop – Simmer Down Festival!

    On Sunday 21 July, we are joining Birmingham’s annual Arts and Reggae Festival as part of BCLM’s Community Roadshow.

    Rooted in north Birmingham, Simmer Down Festival is a free family festival located in the beautiful surroundings of Handsworth Park. The festival celebrates Birmingham’s rich cultural diversity by paying tribute to reggae and other musical genres that have contributed to Birmingham as an international City of culture.

    Our team will join the Black Country Players and Historical Characters in sharing skills and collecting real stories from real people across the Black Country. Our particular focus this week is linked to JH Lavender’s Aluminium Foundry and Black Country industries.

    Check out our twitter page as we share stories from local people and images throughout the day.

    For more information about the Community Roadshow contact Community Engagement Assistant, [email protected]