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  • Black Country History Day

     

    Black Country History Day

    Saturday 7th October 2017- 10am-4pm

    Large Lecture Theatre, Floor 1, Arts Building, Edgbaston Campus, University of Birmingham B15  2TT

    The Black Country Society and the Centre for West Midlands History at the University of Birmingham are organising this day school which is designed for anyone interested in the history of the area. The Black Country Society, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, promotes interest in the past, present and future of the Black Country.

    The Museum has 10 free tickets available to those that would like to attend Black Country History Day. If you are interested in this event, please complete the form below outlining why you would like to attend. Closing date: Friday 8th September 2017

     

    10.00am Introduction, Dr Malcolm Dick, University of Birmingham
    10.10am Graham Worton, ‘Creating a Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark for the future – from the natural and human heritage of the past’
    11.10am Break
    11.30am Keith Hodgkins, ‘Black Country Building Stones’
    12.30pm Lunch
    1.20pm   David Mills, ‘A Short History of the Leather Trade’
    2.20pm  Break
    2.40pm Judith Davies, ‘The trials and tribulations of Samuel Cook: Dudley’s famous nineteenth-century Radical’
    3.40pm Questions and discussion, led by Dr Malcolm Dick
    4.00pm Finish

     

    Dr Malcolm Dick is Director of the Centre for West Midlands History at the University of Birmingham.

    Graham Worton is Dudley Keeper of Geology and Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark Lead, based at the new Dudley Museum facility at the Dudley Archives and Local History Centre.

    Keith Hodgkins is President of the Black Country Society, Chairman of Tipton Civic

    Society and also Co-chairs the Black Country Society’s Industrial Archaeology Group.  He has written several books about Tipton and has worked for both West Midlands County Council and Wolverhampton City Council as an architect.

    David Mills is Assistant Curator at Walsall Leather Museum. He is the author of two novels, which fictionalise historical stories from our locality, as well as compiling two books of oral history transcripts based on over 100 oral history recordings. He is a graduate of Wolverhampton University and has a MA from Leicester University.

    Judith Davies is researching political, religious and social change in Dudley c.18151865 for a University of Birmingham PhD, after completing the MA in West Midlands History. She is Black Country born and bred and returned to Brierley Hill after retiring as a librarian in Northamptonshire. Judith also volunteers at Dudley Archives.

     

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  • Peaky Blinders- Volunteers Wanted!

    Peaky Blinders- Volunteers Wanted!

    Staff Volunteering – Peaky Blinders

    Our Peaky Blinders nights are upon us once again and this year we are hosting the event across four evenings, spanning two weekends. Like all of our highly anticipated events, Peaky Blinders is expected to be busy and bustling from start to finish so any help would be gratefully recieved. There are two opportunities available; in the week coming up to the first weekend we would like some help with transforming the site into a place worthy of the Peaky Blinders gang. During the evening events we will need support  across food and drink and  retail and admissions.

    If you are interested in lending a helping hand, please indicate where you would like to volunteer and what times you are available in the forms below. The deadline to sign up is 12 midday on Monday 28th August 2017. Whether for the whole evening or a couple of hours,  we would gladly accept any time you can offer to help make our event a success.

    There are two forms to register interest in volunteering. There is a Peaky Blinders Sign Up form to register interest in volunteering within food and drink or retail and admissions and there is a Peaky Blinders Prep Sign Up form, this is for those that are interested in assisting Jane Allcock during the day with the prep for the evening events and will involve set-dressing. Please ensure that the correct form is completed.

    The Volunteer Team

    Thank you.

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  • One minute silence being held this morning

    We will be observing a one minute silence at 11am today (Thu 25 May) following the terrorist attack in Manchester earlier this week.

    Please can you make other colleagues aware of this.

    A note is being added to the What’s On board in reception so that visitors are aware.

     

  • Peaky Blinders Series 4 Filming at BCLM

    Peaky Blinders Series 4 Filming at BCLM

    Many thanks for your co-operation during the Stan & Ollie filming last week – we’ve had a lovely follow-up email from the location manager of that project thanking us for our enthusiasm and helpfulness.

    We now turn our attention to Peaky Blinders series 4 which begins on site set-up in the Boat Dock area tomorrow, Wednesday 17 May from 0700.

    What does this mean for you?

    There will be little disruption for staff from Wednesday 17 May to Sunday 21 May. The unit base will be arriving in the LH side section of our main car park on the evening of Sunday 21 May so please can I ask that from the morning of Monday 22 May through to Saturday 27 May, all staff park in the main area of the car park as close to the railings as possible?

    The filming should have no impact on staff accessing offices in the village and any staff usually stationed in the Boat Dock area have been rota’d elsewhere during the filming days.

    What does this mean for our visitors?

    Whilst set-up is taking place between Wednesday 17 & Friday 19 May, there will be limited disruption to our visitors who can continue to access the Boat Dock area.

    The Boat Dock area will then be accessible as normal during Saturday 20 May (daytime and evening) and Sunday 21 May until 1400 when the path to Canalside and access over the lifting bridge will be closed off so that cables can start to be laid. There will be posters in Admissions to communicate this and BCLM filming staff will be present at all times during set-up.

    During Filming from Monday 22 to Friday 26 May, the Boat Dock area will be closed to our visitors from the Canalside Bridge and from the bottom of Station Road.  There will be plenty of BCLM filming staff working with the film crew to control visitor flow during these days and to explain why the Boat Dock is closed to visitors. There will also be A Boards placed in Admissions to communicate the closure to our visitors.

    Chainmaking will not be demonstrated in the usual location during filming; but instead will be demonstrated in the lady chainmakers’ forge behind the Anchor Makers’ House (on Tues, Wed and Fri during filming).

    Similarly, Stour will be moved to a position in front of the limekilns so that School groups (and visitors) can still access one of our boats during their visit.

    What does this mean for the Museum?

    Filming like this supports three of the Museum’s strategic aims as set out in our strategic plan 2015-20. It helps diversify and generate income, achieve national exposure and in the longer-term, helps us to continue to grow our visitor numbers. Your support in this work is therefore, much appreciated.

    What do you need to do?

    Please focus on keeping the impact of the filming to a minimum for our visitors for the duration of set-up and filming.  We do need to keep the nature of the filming confidential in this instance; if you should be approached about it, please say that it is a period drama and if any of our visitors want to know more or are unhappy about the filming, please point them in the direction of the Duty Manager.

  • Deputy General Manager

    Fixed Term Maternity Cover role for 8 months (Mid-June 2017 – Mid February 2018)

    Salary: circa £25,000 pro-rata

     

    A fixed term, maternity cover opportunity has arisen within the Food & Drink Team for the role of Deputy General Manager.

    This role requires someone with catering management experience in a similar fast paced, multi-unit environment to the Museum and of a comparable scale and complexity.  The successful candidate will have a background in managing, developing and coaching a diverse team as well as comprehensive knowledge of contemporary EPOS and back office systems.

    This role could be a great opportunity for someone with kitchen management experience to take the next step into a senior general catering management role. With circa 40 staff and 8 outlets to oversee, this is a role for someone with the ability to make clear and effective decisions and have a real impact on the commercial success of this important team within the Museum.

    To apply, please complete an internal application form accompanied by a covering letter outlining the reasons for your application and your suitability for the role, to [email protected] by the closing date of Thursday 25 May 2017. Interviews will take place at the Museum shortly after this date.

  • We welcomed our 9 millionth visitor!

    Grandparents Jane and Simon DeVillanueva, daughter Emma Ensell and Granddaughter Grace Ensell got a big surprise on Thu 4 May – they were the 9 millionth visitor to Black Country Living Museum! We greeted the lucky family who were then led by Dan to an exclusive VIP ride from Jordan and Ray. They also received free membership to the Museum, fish and chips, drinks in the Bottle & Glass Inn and voucher for the Museum’s gift shop.

    Andrew greeted them at the bottom of the site were they posed for a photo. As it turns out, the family first visited in the early 80s and Emma, born in 1978 when the Museum opened, had last visited around 10 years ago.

    What a lovely surprise! It sounds cliché but we never win anything! We’ve really enjoyed the VIP treatment – especially the drive around the Museum in the vintage cars. We’re excited to explore the rest of the Museum as we haven’t been in quite a few years. Now with this pass we can come back whenever we like for the entire year – bonus!

    Emma

     

     

    Did you know?

    Black Country Living Museum officially opened 39 years ago, welcoming 8,800 visitors in its first year