Tea and talk at Broadfield
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Broadfield House Glass Museum is running another of its popular tea and talk sessions this month, this time with celebrated local historian Graham Fisher MBE.
The tea and talk session on Wednesday 25 January is led by historian, author and broadcaster Graham Fisher who will be entertaining and informing visitors during his talk on Cameo Glass.
Broadfield House Glass Museum which is famed for its excellent collection on cameos is hosting the event which runs from 1.30pm - 2.30pm and costs just £1.90 per person, including tea and biscuits.
History talks in libraries
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People can discover more about Dudley borough’s past and beyond in the latest local history talks taking place in libraries this month.
The first local history talk of 2012, ‘A walk through Birmingham City Centre, back in time’ will be at Halesowen Library on Wednesday January 25.
Keith Clenton will present the talk which includes photos from the Carl Chinnarchives dating back to the 1900s and 1800s. The talk includes New Street, Corporation Street and Bull Street. Photos of the back to backs will also be on display.
Dudley festival rocks
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Hundreds of people headed to Dudley this weekend for a roaring good time at the Rock and Fossil Festival.
The biennial fossil extravaganza, which ran at Dudley Museum and Art Gallery and Dudley Concert Hall on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, attracted over 1,500 visitors over the weekend.
The festival is the largest fossil extravaganza in the Midlands and over two days exhibitors showcased everything from rocks, fossils and gems to jewellery and dinosaur books.
Black history month author talks
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Black history month author talks are to take place at Dudley library as part of an evening that will entertain and inspire.
As part of this year’s black history month celebrations, which runs throughout October, Dudley library will be holding an event to mark the launch of “Celebrate Wha’?”. The book is available to borrow from the library and is an anthology that explores what it means to be black and British and from the West Midlands. The event will be held in the library’s reading room and refreshments will be available from 6.30pm on October 25.
Dig in at Dudley Library
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Dudley Library is transforming its reading room into a coalmine to help families learn more about the borough’s industrial past.
The transformation is part of the borough’s ‘Dig’ programme, which has a number of free activities and events at the library, Dudley Museum and Art Gallery and the Wrens Nest Nature Reserve from Saturday 10 September.
Running until the end of the month it coincides with the Rock and Fossil Festival (Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September) and is part of the BBC’s national ‘Hands on History’ initiative, which encourages families to take an interest in archaeology and digs.
On Saturday 10 September from 2.30 to 3.30pm there will be a sandpit dig at the library. The activity is free of charge and will enable children to dig for jigsaw pieces that can be put together to form a fossil. There will also be boxes containing hidden artefacts that children can touch and feel to guess what’s inside.
Local historian John Hemingway will hold a lecture for adults interested in mining history on Wednesday 14 September from 2.30 to 3.30pm.
As part of the Rock and Fossil Festival children can help to build a time capsule on Sunday 25 September from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Familiestaking part will be able to document items of particular interest to them such as favorite toys, TV programmes, books and songs. They will then be encouraged to take their time capsule home to bury or hide away somewhere to be found by future generations.
Councillor Adrian Turner, cabinet member for housing, libraries and adult learning, said:
“Dudley is rich in natural and industrial history and these activities highlight how the two are very closely linked.
”I’m sure lots of families will want to come to Dudley Library to join in the fun and as there are a wide-range of activities on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September for the Rock and Fossil Festival it’s a great time to get involved.”
For more information visit www.dudley.gov.uk/librariesor call Dudley Library on 01384 815560. For more information on the Rock and Fossil Festival visit http://discover.dudley.gov.uk/rockandfossil
