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  • Nominate your Historic Black Country Hero

    Nominate your Historic Black Country Hero

    Our summer holiday activities this year will celebrate the lives of historic Black Country heroes.

    We’re asking you to nominate your Black Country heroes so that we can identify six historic figures whose stories best represent the history of the Black Country and its contribution to the world. Our summer programme (20 Jul – 1 Sep) will feature these heroes.

    To qualify as a Black Country hero, your nomination must either be a person from the area known for a notable historic achievement, or someone not originally from the region who made a profound contribution to the life of the Black Country and its people. 

    Complete the simple form below and tell us about your notable entrepreneurs, sports stars, educators, politicians, pioneers…

    Nominations close at 5pm on Wed 1 May and the final list of heroes will be chosen by School Holiday Planning team.

    Contact [email protected] if you have any questions about your nomination.

  • Disabled Access Day

    Saturday 16 March 10am – 4pm

    Join us on Disabled Access Day and ‘try something new’ in one of the many free activities we’ll be running at the Museum to celebrate great access and inclusion.

    Meet Canine Partners and see their Assistance Dogs in action or take part in one of our free “try something new” workshops – maybe an accessible exercise class or how about a Laughter Yoga Session?

    Visit our disability information hub (in Hall 1, Rolfe Street) with over 20 stalls; discover artefacts from our historic collection with specialist talks throughout the day; or join one of our Deaf Friendly or Audio Descriptive Tours.

    All activities are free of charge. Booking Essential.

    Contact the Sales and Ticketing Team on 0121 520 8054 or book via email: [email protected]

  • Peaky Blinders Nights – Staff & Volunteer Tickets

    Peaky Blinders Nights tickets go on sale to Members, staff & volunteers on Wed 27 Feb.

    Staff & volunteers can purchase their tickets between 8.30am and 9.20am  on Wednesday morning in the Admissions building (card payments only) and from then on, during normal admissions’ hours.

    Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the ‘Staff tickets for Events‘ Policy which has been slightly changed in light of feedback received last year.

  • Food & Drink Events – Staff & Volunteer Tickets Available

    Want to come with your friends and family to the Food & Drink evenings tasting events? Take advantage of a reduced price of £25 per person for all of the events throughout the year.

    Our next events are Burns Night with Glenlivet on Fri 25 Jan, Meet the Mixer with Fevertree Fri 1 Feb and Wine Tasting – British Wine Revolution on Fri 8 Feb. For more information take a look at the website or speak to one of the Food and Drink management team!

    In other events news, tickets for the Museum’s Special Tier 1 evening events (except Peaky Blinders Nights) will go on sale to Members, staff & volunteers on Mon 4 Feb. Peaky Blinders Nights tickets will go on sale to Members, staff & volunteers on Wed 27 Feb. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the ‘Staff tickets for Events‘ Policy which has been slightly changed in light of feedback received last year.

  • Staff Social 21st January

    The first 2019 Staff Social is drawing closer and we have a great evening planned for you!

    Live music, prizes, hot food and a bar, all compliments of the Museum to say thank you for your hard work over the last year.

    This year’s event will take place in the WI from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm and we hope as many of you as possible will be able to come along, even if it’s just for a short time.

    Should you have any specific dietary requirements please contact Ben Careless in HR on ext 201 or via email [email protected].

     

  • Thank you to everyone involved in Christmas 2018

    During our Christmas Season between 24 Nov and 24 Dec, we welcomed almost 30,000 visitors across Christmas Evenings, Santa Hunts and our new Christmas daytime offer.

    Many of you will have worked on some or all of these activities to give our visitors a magical Christmas experience – thank you for your sustained enthusiasm and energy!

    We also hit the 350,000 visitor mark on Christmas Eve which is a real milestone for the Museum…watch this space for the full year attendance early in the New Year.

     

     

  • Staff Social – A Date For Your Diary

    To say a big thank you to all colleagues for their hard work in 2018 a celebration of success will take place on Monday 21st January.

    Keep an eye on the Intranet in December for further updates and how to RSVP.

    If you have any ideas or suggestions for the theme of the event which you would like to put forward, you can contact Ben Careless in HR either via email at [email protected] or via phone on extension 201.

  • Christmas Greenery Appeal 2018

    Christmas Greenery Appeal 2018

    It’s that time of year again when we start thinking about decorating the buildings ready for the festive season.  We use traditional greenery for many of the houses and shops, so we are appealing for your help.

    Do you have rampant ivy or holly that needs pruning?  Do you have excess Christmas/ fir tree cuttings?  Or do you have other evergreen materials you can spare?

    If you have any of the above we would be grateful for donations of greenery.  The Santa Hunts and ‘Christmas in the Home’ start on Saturday 24 November this year, so we will start preparing key buildings from Monday 19 November and continue the following week.  We may also need additional greenery in December, to refresh the buildings.

    If you can bring in any materials you can deposit them outside the staff Guide Hut and the Collections team will collect them.

    During the festive period, once buildings are decorated, if you are looking for greenery to refresh your building we will store surplus greenery on the first floor of the Cast iron House.

    If you have any questions about decorating the buildings for Christmas, you can ask Clare (Mon-Wed), Helen (Mon-Fri) or Jess (Wed-Fri) in the Collections team or email [email protected]

    Thank you

  • Volunteers needed for Halloween Nights 2018

    We are approaching the Museum’s Halloween evenings and are appealing for volunteers to help make it a great success!

    Volunteers are needed within the trick or treat buildings.

    Staff who are willing and able to offer some time over the evenings of Friday 26, Saturday 27, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October  are asked to complete the volunteer sign up form by 19 October. All help will be greatly appreciated!

    Any questions? Please contact a member of the HR team or Tessa Lovell (Visitor Engagement) [email protected]

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  • Staff Winter Events Tickets On Sale 3 Sep

    Tickets for our Winter events go on sale to the general public at 10am on Monday 3 September.

    As usual, from this date 50 staff tickets will be available for each of the Christmas evening events until two weeks before the date of the event (Santa Hunts excluded).

    Staff will receive 50% discount off the price of each evening event ticket.

    Each member of staff may purchase up to 4 tickets (of any combination) per event at the discounted rate and may purchase a maximum of 10 additional tickets at the
    standard rate.

    Please refer to the ‘Staff Tickets for Events Policy’ in the documents tab of the intranet for more information about when and how to purchase staff event tickets.