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  • Spam Emails

    Hi all,

    As some of you may already be aware, we are experiencing an increasingly large amount of spam emails from people identifying as members of our Leadership team.

    After investigating further with our IT department, we’re asking everyone with a bclm email address to be vigilant of the following:

    • Encourage everyone to check with IT if they’re unsure about the validity of an email
    • Look at the ‘from’ email (does it end in @bclm.com?)
    • Please never open attachments or reply straight away if you are unsure and always check with IT first

    Thank you

     

  • People News 19/07/23

    People News 19/07/23

    Welcomes

    Earlier this month we welcomed a number of casual workers, to Admissions & Welcome and Historic Character Teams, to support the busy summer ahead.

    Farewells

    After 30 years, Kerry Marson left the Museum at the end of June. Kerry will remain a friend of the Museum and will hopefully return as a volunteer in the future.

    Toward the end of this month, we will sadly say farewell to two colleagues of the Museum, Emily Smith and Lewis Turner.

    Lewis leaves us to further develop his skills in the events industry. Lewis joined the Museum as a casual before securing permanent employment as an Enterprise Team Member and most recently supported as a Supervisor within the Enterprise team.

    Emily leaves us after securing the exciting position of Senior Digital Marketing Executive at London Transport Museum. Emily has been instrumental in our marketing and building our social media presence, particularly TikTok.

    We wish all our colleagues the best in their future endeavors.

    Sadly departed

    Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Keith Peckmore (Transport Team Volunteer from 2011 – 2023) who sadly passed away earlier this month. Keith enjoyed a long and distinguished career developing and building classic British sports cars for Kieft and Frisky. Keith loved volunteering within the Transport team at the Museum and mixing with colleagues and will be greatly missed by all. If colleagues would like to enquire about funeral details please email [email protected].

  • All Colleague Briefings – August 2023 -New Date Added!

    We have added an additional day to the all colleague briefings to allow anyone who has been unable to catch the other dates the opportunity to attend as well as those unavailable during the week.

    As part of our continual programme of ensuring engagement and communication across the Museum’s operational and strategic activity, we will be holding briefings to update all colleagues on the Museum’s progress and the plans for the remainder of 2023, a critical year following the opening of the row of six buildings in our new street. These briefings will take place on:

    • Tuesday 1st August 2023
    • Thursday 3rd August 2023
    • Saturday 5th August 2023
    • Wednesday 9th August 2023

    All the briefings will be held in the Museum’s Conference & Learning Centre (Hall 2), and will commence at 9.00, finishing at 9.30.  Many of you will already be scheduled by your line managers to attend one of these sessions. If you have not yet been scheduled, please contact your line manager.

    All contracted colleagues are mandated to attend these sessions. We would also strongly urge colleagues from both our volunteer and casual community to all attend.

    You only need to attend one of the briefing sessions.

    Refreshments will be provided in the Hall 2.

    Can you please sign up using the following link: All Colleague Briefings

    If you have any trouble signing up for the briefing because you do not have a BCLM email address, please speak to your line manager who will be able to add your name for you.

  • Halesowen College Employer Awards

    Halesowen College has highlighted the achievement of its cornerstone Employers with a special awards ceremony, where the Black Country Living Museum was presented with the ‘Supported Internship Employer of the Year’ Award.

    Representatives of the Museum, Ricki Boden, Volunteer Coordinator and Susannah Green, People & Culture Advisor, accepted the award on Thursday 13 July at a ceremony attended by James Morris, MP for Halesowen – for the work we have been doing in partnership with Halesowen College. We look forward to our next cohort of learners in September.

    Claire Hawkes, Supported Employment Coordinator said:

    “The Supported Internship of the year award was presented to BCLM for their constant and conscious effort to implement required reasonable adjustments to enable our supported interns to feel confident, engaged and productive within the setting. Each intern’s mentor received training and has worked meticulously with the Job Coach and young people to generate valuable resources tailored to the way each intern learns best. This has created an environment where diversity is celebrated, we are proud to continue to work with them as one of our cornerstone employers.”

    Well done everyone!

  • Summer “Tunes Through Time” – programme overview and trail

    Dates: Saturday 22nd July – Sunday 3rd September

    Concept: From gramophones to electric guitars, from Thomas Edison’s recordings to Elvis Presley. Explore the eras, Look, Listen and Feel to discover what will be your favourite style of music. This Summer Holiday we’re exploring the journey of music throughout the decades including industrial Folk songs, music sheets, the gramophones, the radio and MORE. Come and see the musical folk of the Black Country and join us for a song or two!

    For more detail, please see the crib sheet and trail. For any questions, please see Izzy Taylor – [email protected]  in the Programming Team.

    Tunes Through Time Trail. 

    Thank you.

  • Aegon Pension Letter

    Aegon Pension Letter

    It seems that colleagues who are members of the Aegon pension scheme have recently received a letter in the post suggesting a new investment contract has started.

    Aegon have advised that this is an IT glitch which is currently being investigated and that the letter can be ignored.

    They have apologised for any confusion this may have caused.

  • Dudley Grand Prix – Fri 14 July

    Dudley Grand Prix – Fri 14 July

    Dudley will welcome the British Cycling Dudley Grand Prix this Friday, 14 July, from 4.00pm. The Museum is not on the route, but it could impact visitors travelling to, or departing from, us.

    What is the British Cycling Dudley Grand Prix?

    The town centre will be transformed into a fully barriered racing track for six thrilling races featuring some of the UK’s top road cycling stars.

    Visitors will also be able to enjoy live music, food and an incredible atmosphere in a brilliant free night out for all the family – with free parking in council-owned car parks in the town centre to make it easier to come along.

    For more information, visit the dedicated Dudley Grand Prix webpage.

  • A Message from Paul Belford, The Museum’s Chair

    “Dear Colleagues

    On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to express my admiration and grateful thanks for all that has been achieved with Forging Ahead; culminating in the launch of The Row of Six this weekend.

    The Board has been monitoring this extraordinary transformation for the last six years. The complexity and challenge of the project has ranged across so many disciplines, including collecting, research, fundraising, finance, negotiation, legal, construction, storytelling, interpretation and character development, training, logistics and planning, marketing, stakeholder management – the list goes on. It has been a Master Class. The Board is so proud of what has been achieved and so should you all.

    The next phases, including the reconstruction of Woodside Library, will be equally exciting and so very important to the continued success and impact of the Museum.

    Thank you.”

    Dr Paul Belford 

    Chair – Board of Trustees

  • Scheme of Delegation Updated Mar 2019

    Scheme of Delegation Updated Mar 2019

  • Financial and Other Regulations Updated Jan 2022

    Financial and Other Regulations Updated Jan 2022