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  • Record Breaking Easter!

    Following the end of the Easter holidays, the Museum enjoyed fantastic success and welcomed more visitors for this holiday period than ever before, with 24,626 visitors joining us to celebrate A Cracking Easter, smashing the budgeted target of 23,000. This puts us in a strong  position as we move into our busiest periods. We are excited to continue this trend with our Marvellous Machines Bank Holiday this weekend and our May half term Jubilee-themed week at the end of next month. Plans are currently being made for Summer too, with updates on our programme to follow.

    Just some of our excellent feedback from our visitors for Easter:

    Anjan, Google Review: “An amazing place that offer something for everyone, especially kids. It takes you back in time and the visit never feels rushed so that you can enjoy the variety on offer. A must visit”

    Daltonspencer, TripAdvisor Review: “This is a fantastic museum. Be prepared to spend a full day there if you want to experience as much as possible.

    It really is a living experience where you can get right into the history and appreciate what life must have been like back then. The museum caters for all ages & is easily accessible. The staff are fantastic & really make the day even better. If you like Fish and Chips then I recommend trying the ones on site. It is a treat in itself!”

    We’d just like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their input and hard work to deliver an excellent programme and visitor experience for all of our visitors during the Easter holidays.

  • Staff Discount

    Staff Discount

    The Museum currently offers the following staff discount on purchases at the Museum:

    15% on Gift Shop purchases
    25% on Food & Drink purchases
    50% on selected items in the WI

    These discounts are discretionary and may be altered by the Museum at any time. Some exclusions may apply.

    Please note that from Monday 9 May 2022 the above discounts will be available for card payments only (minimum spend of £1 required).

  • Learn Some Bostin’ BSL Phrases For Deaf Awareness Day!

    This year, we’re doing things a little differently in anticipation of Deaf Awareness Day. We need your support to help us to welcome deaf audiences on Saturday 7th May. We’ve listened to your feedback and have put together some simple BSL phrases that could be useful on the day to help you to better engage with our deaf visitors. See the video links below to learn how you can give a bostin’ BSL Black Country Welcome!

    Simple welcome phrases: https://youtu.be/uFmmxrZdRck

    Phrases for Front of House Staff: https://youtu.be/b9_TLvZ7c8w

    Phrases for Food and Drink Staff – https://youtu.be/9lA8VfjaGsY

    We have also placed a number of BSL handbooks in staff break areas – why not have a flick through and brush up on some basic phrases?

  • Welcome to Perkbox-Launch

    Welcome to your BCLM Perkbox – an online platform designed to create opportunities to improve the financial and non-financial wellbeing for all of us at BCLM.

    If you are Manager, there are also lots of facts sheets to help you support your teams overall wellbeing.

    Starting today, you’ve got access to our Wellness Hub which is designed to support you – both in and out of work. Including videos and information to navigate many of today’s mental and physical wellbeing challenges. This portal offers potential savings to suit all lifestyles!

    The launch is initially being phased to salaried staff in the 1st instance and hourly paid and eligible casuals shortly after.

    For all enquiries please email: [email protected]

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

    Save between 25-39%
    Can be used to purchase a new bike and/or accessories
    Also valid on e-bikes, cargo bikes and specialist adapted cycles – see full list of retailers see full list of retailers
    Check the savings using Cyclesheme’s savings calculator

    For more information email: [email protected]

     

  • Health Care Cash Plans

    Through Perbox you may be able to save:

    • Employees can claim back 100% of their healthcare costs
    • Cash plans start from just £1 a week depending on level of cover
    • Reduce the cost of absenteeism to your business
    • Look after your employees’ wellbeing
    • Easy set up and management with UK Healthcare

    For more information please visit: please visit: UK Healthcare or email: [email protected].

  • Save on tech purchases

    With a huge range of tech from Currys PC World:

    • Save between 2-12% depending on the tax rate
    • Valid on over 5,000 products from Currys PC World
    • Employees can spread the cost with up to 12 payments across 12 months
    • Check the savings using Techscheme’s saving calculator

    For further information please email: [email protected]

  • GP on-demand

    Doctor Care Anywhere (DCA) provides healthcare advice at your fingertips by connecting you to a doctor whenever needed. Reassuring advice, repeat prescriptions and more are easy to set up and organise through the DCA app.

    • 24/7 worldwide access
    • Book and speak to a doctor in a few hours
    • Unlimited 20 minute appointments with ability to choose doctor by name and gender
    • Prescriptions delivered to your door or nearest pharmacy
    • £3 per employee per month with a minimum commitment of £5k

    For further information please email: [email protected]

  • Cancer Screening

    Check4Cancer is a trusted provider of personalised cancer detection services, offering rapid access to personalised screening services for anyone anxious about a possible cancer diagnosis. Their clinically led and validated services cover the six most common cancers in the UK, which are breast, bowel, cervical, prostate, lung and skin cancer.

    • No need for a GP visit
    • Four of the six screening tests done in the comfort of your own home
    • Personalised screening programmes
    • Onward support and advice from clinical experts
    • 10% discount to Perkbox customers

    For Further information please email: [email protected]

  • A Bostin’ Jubilee Bash – get involved!

    To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, we’re having a bostin’ Jubilee bash every day during Whitsun half term (28th May – 5th June) and we want you to join in!

    We’ll be commemorating past monarchs: recreating community celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in the Village and George VI’s coronation on OBR. We’re then bringing the story up to date in and around Gripton’s, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s televised coronation in 1953. Alongside many other characters, visitors will meet Mr Singh who moved to the Black Country from the Punjab in 1951. The schoolroom will be updated to 1953 to tell a story of Queen and Commonwealth.

    Decoration in communities was important – including all kinds of flags. In the title image, you can see the Union Flag alongside the Lion of Scotland, the South African Flag and the Red Ensign Star of British India on a pub in Darlaston in 1953.

    As with all street parties – food and drink will play an important role. As such, we’ll have a celebration jelly as well as the baker’s special contribution: a loaf in the shape of a crown. Visitors will be able to buy jam tarts, jellies, fruit cake and samosas.

    The day will end with visitors taking part in a parade across the site from 1:30pm, and a rousing rendition of God Save the Queen on the canal dock to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.

    We need your help!
    • Do you have any flags or bunting at home which we could borrow for the duration of the event?
    We are looking for flags and bunting made from cotton/linen/canvas (not polyester). They don’t have to be Union flags, or red, white and blue – all Commonwealth Nation flags are welcome. This includes St George’s Flags, Royal Banners of Scotland and other Commonwealth countries. We can return them to you at the end of the event.
    • Fancy getting crafty, helping us to make banners and decorations?
    Are you free on Friday 29th April (10-12.30pm) or (1.30-4.30pm) to help us recreate a banner like the one below, as well as making bunting and flags? We have hundreds of metal bottle tops already, we just need your help to glue the tops onto the fabric to form the letters on the banner.

    Please email [email protected] if you have any bunting/flags or would like to join for the crafting session.