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  • John Hughes Staff Award 2019

    The John Hughes Staff Award is available to support the professional and personal development of individuals through funding for qualifications, conferences, workshops, short courses and research trips. 

    The award is available to permanent staff members who have worked at BCLM for a minimum of 6 months and who are able to demonstrate how the award will support their personal development and also benefit the Museum.

    The maximum award available each year from 2016-2021 is £1,000 (the minimum amount requested should be no less than £200), which will be awarded to one or multiple staff members following submission of the attached form. Any supporting or additional information about the professional/personal development opportunity should be attached to the application.

    Staff are required to discuss their requirements with their Line Manager prior to completing the attached application. This is to ensure the application is suitable to be funded in this way and is not a requirement which may be able to be met by the Museum in other ways. This should then be authorised by the Line Manager and submitted to HR. A decision will then be made by HR and the relevant Deputy Chief Executive (s), subject to the remaining funds available and according to the needs of the Museum at that time.

    If you are interested in applying for funding through the John Hughes Award please complete the attached form and return to HR no later than 5pm on Monday 15 April 2019.

    John Hughes Award 2019Download

  • BCLM selected for Google Arts & Culture Initiative for its Creative Enterprise

    The Museum has recently been selected by the Museum Prize Trust, in partnership with Google Arts & Culture and the Association for Cultural Enterprise, as one of six heritage organisations demonstrating exemplary ‘creative enterprise’. Next Tuesday (9th April), filming will be taking place across site to produce a 5-minute film showcasing the Museum which will be profiled on Google Arts & Culture to launch the Trust’s new annual prize for Creative Enterprise.

    Penelope, Viscountess Cobham, Chair of the Museum Prize Trust said “We had a fascinating time studying the applications from across the country and I’m delighted that Black Country Living Museum has been chosen for inclusion in the Google Arts and Culture initiative.”

    The other five organisations are: SS Great Britain, London Transport Museum, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford and the Horniman Museum & Gardens.

  • Staff Parking

    To ensure visitors are able to easily access the entrance please could all staff park in either the staff parking area, to the side of the Rolfe Street, or alongside the green fence by the Tipton Road.

    Your help is very much appreciated as we approach our busy season.

    Thank you for your co-operation.

  • Forging Ahead….Going Ahead

    I’m delighted to let you know that our Round 2 application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for £9.4m towards BCLM: Forging Ahead has been successful.

    This follows a meeting of the NLHF’s National Committee on Tuesday afternoon and confirmation to us from the regional office yesterday.  Anecdotally, they said our application was incredibly strong, particularly our leveraging of LEP funding and our extensive community consultation.

    This is excellent news and a testament to all of our hard work over the past 3 years, of which I am immensely proud.

    The decision is not public knowledge at this time and due to the Restricted Period ahead of local elections on 2 May, we are under strict instructions from NLHF that we cannot make any announcements about the outcome of their decision until sometime after 3 May.

    Your patience in keeping this information to yourselves for the time being is therefore hugely appreciated.

    Well done all.

    Andrew

  • Farewell Michaela!

    After almost 3 years at the Museum, Michaela Fallon-Williams will be leaving us on 11 April to take up a new role as HR Business Partner for Ansaldo NES in Wolverhampton.  We wish Michaela every success in her new role and thank her for her contribution to the success of the Museum.

    We will let colleagues know of the interim HR arrangements we will put in place soon.

    Helen Astill (HR Consultant) remains with us to lead on HR projects, including the proposed leadership and management restructure.

  • 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]

  • Next Volunteer Coffee Morning – Change of Date

    The next volunteer coffee morning has been rescheduled for Friday 5t April. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope you can still come along.

    Time and location remain the same: Rooms 2/3 at 10:30am.

    For info, dates of future coffee mornings are below:

    Monday 29th April
    Tuesday 21st May
    Wednesday 26th June
    Thursday 25th July
    (Aug – Dec dates to be confirmed later in the year)

    Kind regards

    The Volunteer Team

  • Pool Car back in action

    Pool Car back in action

    The pool car is now back at the museum and is available for use. It can be booked as normal through its dedicated calendar.

    All staff are reminded that the pool car (or one of the museum vans) should be your first choice when going off site on museum business. 

    If you do use your own vehicle for museum business you must have ‘business use’ included and listed on your personal insurance policy otherwise you may find yourself not insured.

  • Record visitor numbers for Feb half-term

    Over the course of the 9 days of February half term, we welcomed an astonishing 14,804 visitors with 12,258 visitors attending between Monday 18 & Sunday 24 Feb. This is 63% ahead of budget and 43% more than the same week last year.  This makes Feb half term 2019 the best on record by far and actually comparable to Whitsun Week in 2018.

    What’s more – people had a great time!  12 of the 19 reviews left on Tripadvisor over the last 7 days awarded the Museum 5 stars, including the one below:

    ‘Marvellous Museum’

    I had an absolutely lovely day at Black Country Living Museum. Such a lovely environment filled with excitement, joy and happiness… I had a very special and memorable day and I will totally come back.

    Well done and thank you to everyone involved!

  • Update: Pension contributions

    The government introduced automatic enrolment in 2012 to help employees and workers get the retirement they want. Since then, millions of employees and workers, supported by contributions from their employers, have begun saving into a workplace pension. The next step is for the minimum amount paid towards your workplace pension – by the Museum and by you – to increase to 8%. This will help towards building your pension pot for your future.

    From 6 April 2019, for individuals in the Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme, the Museum will contribute 4% (currently 3%), and you will be required to contribute 4% (currently 3%) from your qualifying earnings, making a total of 8% paid into your retirement savings.

    Did you know that:

    • Saving into a workplace pension is a simple and easy way to help ensure you get the kind of retirement that you want
    • The earlier you begin saving, the more time your savings have to grow. You can also choose to save more than the minimum if you wish
    • The money will remain yours, including the contributions made by your employer, even if you change jobs
    • When you retire, you will be able to choose how to use your pension savings