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  • Beat the heat!

    Beat the heat!

    Beat the heat this week!

    As we move into Summer, and with a forecast for high temperatures this week (temperatures are due to hit highs of 28 degrees this Friday), all staff are reminded to:

    • Dress appropriately for the weather and avoid heavy or tight fitting clothing,
    • Utilise shade from buildings, awnings or umbrellas wherever possible and especially between 11am and 3pm,
    • Use at least factor 30 sunscreen with a 4-star UVA rating if you are working outside and reapply during the day,
    • Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated: water bottles can be refilled from any cold tap in kitchens/staff areas,
    • Open windows and doors (but not fire doors) to help create a breeze.

    In very hot weather Team Managers will bring round water bottles and sunscreen to their team as needed.

    If you have any questions, please get in touch with your Line Manager.

    Stay safe all.

  • Festival of Vehicles 2022

    This Father’s Day weekend (18th and 19th June) the Museum will be holding a Festival of Vehicles event, celebrating the region’s rich car-manufacturing history. The weekend will showcase a vast variety of vehicles manufactured in the West Midlands, including world-renowned marques such as Bean, Clyno, Guy, Sunbeam, AJS and Jensen.

    Visitors will be able to take a ride on a vintage motor bus or trolleybus, visit replica motor shops and garages that once existed in the region, as well as discover more about the record-breaking Black Country brands that took land speed records and TT races by storm.

    You can learn more about the Museum’s upcoming Festival of Vehicles event at https://bclm.com/festival-of-vehicles/

     

  • GOLD Winners at the National Tourism Awards for Excellence

    Following recent success at the West Midlands Tourism Awards, the Museum was shortlisted in the National awards which took place at the Central Library of Birmingham on the evening of Wed 8 June. With tough competition from  Severn Valley Railway and Chester Zoo, finalists in their own right who were winners in the category from their respective regional awards, it was an honour to be awarded Gold in the category for Resilience and Innovation. 

    The Museum was commended for the many ways that it was able to connect with audiences during the difficult year it faced in 2021. This included being able to provide a space for the NHS to distribute vaccines to the local community, connecting with worldwide audiences through TikTok, and hosting the production of a number of high profile filming projects.

    Andrew Lovett added:

    “The award recognised the Museum’s ability and readiness to evolve and improve how we engage visitors with history, bounce back strongly after the impact of covid and the uncharted territory this took us into. It showed how well we continued to keep in touch with audiences, nurture their loyalty and actually heighten our presence and reputation. We avoided making redundancies, didn’t take-on debt, kept our people and visitors safe, and had faith in the excellence of what we can do. It also demonstrated that the enormous financial support we received from tax-payers was a good investment. 

    It was a national award, very competitive, and everyone, The Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers can be proud of bringing it home to the Museum.”

    Gold, Silver and Bronze winners were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering accommodation, B&Bs, glamping operators, attractions, restaurants, pubs and museums. The prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence, running for more than 30 years, celebrate and champion innovation, quality and best practice across the industry recognising businesses and individuals who raise the bar of England’s tourism offer.

    As well as the Museum’s individual success in the Resilience and Innovation Category we were honoured to accept, alongside Lady Carnarvon of Highclere Castle, the 2022 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism – on behalf of the English Period Drama.

    You can read VisitEngland’s full press release, along with all other categories and winners, here.

  • Staff Consultative Forum Nomination Open

    The Staff Consultative Forum (SCF) is a group of Museum wide colleagues to act as an important conduit and sounding board for many of the Museum’s key decisions around structure, policies, performance and wider activities that may impact staff. Chaired by the Museum’s Chief Executive/Chief Operating Officer, the Forum meets quarterly. The Forum’s members consist of an elected group of managers, front line colleagues and back office administrative staff to ensure representation of the whole Museum. Excluded from the membership are the Museum’s Leadership and People & Culture teams. The full terms of reference of the Forum can be found under the Documents tab here on the intranet (Documents/Information/Staff Consultative Forum (SCF)/Terms of Reference/Oct 2021).

    To ensure that the Forum remains fresh in its challenge and contribution, elected members can serve on the Forum for a maximum of two years per term and a maximum of two terms. As a result we would now like to invite nominations for the following post:

    • Administrative, Specialist & Managerial     x 1

    If you would like to be considered as a Staff Representative, you will need a colleague from the same Constituency as you to propose your nomination and the name of another staff member, again within the same Constituency, who seconds the nomination.

    To put yourself forward, please complete and return a nomination form SCF Nomination Form to the People & Culture team (based at Canalside) either by hand, deposited in the black post box outside the People & Culture office, or via email to [email protected].

    The closing date for nominations is Wednesday 22 June . Elections will be held following this date if we have multiple candidates for a single role.

    Unsure about which Constituency you fall under? Check the Constituencies paper saved on the Intranet (Museum Documents/Information/Staff Consultative Forum (SCF)/Constituencies) or contact the People & Culture team.

    *All contracted colleagues, bar the Leadership and People & Culture teams, are eligible to be nominated for any of the above Constituencies, excluding the “Casuals” Constituency. Casual colleagues are eligible to be nominated for the “Casuals” Constituency only.

  • Staff Tickets – Peaky Blinders Nights 2022

    Staff tickets for this year’s Peaky Blinders nights will be available to purchase from the Sales and Ticketing office in Canalside from 10 am, Friday 10 June.

    Please note that staff may purchase up to 4 tickets at a discounted rate.

  • Museum Power Supply

    From Sun 12 – Thu 16 June, the Museum will be changing over power supplies and for a short period will be powered by generators.

    This should not cause any disruption to the Museum site or visitor offer, however should you have any concerns please speak with your Line Manager.

  • Did you enjoy our Bostin’ Jubilee Bash? – All Staff Survey

    We’re keen to hear from all our staff about their thoughts on our recent Bostin’ Jubilee Bash programme. Do you have any thoughts, opinions or things you think we could improve upon for next time?

    Please fill in the survey via the link below. We are hoping to hear from a wide range of staff, including those who worked, contributed to, or visited the event.

    Bostin Jubilee Bash Survey

     

  • Bostin’ Jubilee Bash Success!

    After a week of bank holidays, parades and street parties, we would like to thank all those who helped to make our May half-term “Bostin’ Jubilee Bash” a success. The atmosphere on site was wonderful, and it was so lovely to see both visitors and staff getting into the Jubilee spirit.

    The half-term holiday saw the Museum welcome over 16,000 visitors – smashing the budgeted 12925.

    A huge thank you to all involved.

  • Nominate BCLM to receive £1,000 as part of the Movement for Good Awards 2022!

    We are looking for nominations to be awarded a grant from the Benefact Group’s ‘Movement for Good Awards 2022’.

    Financial services group Benefact Group has charitable giving at its heart and this year has over £1m to give away to charities. For BCLM to be in with a chance of receiving £1,000, we need your nominations! You can do this by nominating us through the link here by 7th June – it’ll just take a minute, and it doesn’t matter that you’re an employee. The more votes we receive, the better our chances!

    Thank you.

    The Development Team

  • Action for Happiness: Joyful June

    Action for Happiness: Joyful June

    Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society.

    Each month they release a “Monthly Action Calendar” which is packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world.

    This month’s theme is Joyful June: Let’s look for what’s good.

    Let’s all use their calendar below, or the Action for Happiness App, to do more good this month.