Category: Civic Society

Podcast – witches, fairies, folklore – the Brierley Hill Botanical Walk

Witches, fairies, thunder, lighting, folklore, food and science.  If you missed the Brierley Hill Botanical walk, lead by Pam Smith of www.sited.org you missed a treat.  Now you have a chance to catch up by listening to our podcast of the event. Simply click here to launch the podcast.  If you wish to download it [...]

Saturday May 22nd, 2010 in Civic Society, Event | No Comments »

See the new plans for Brierley Hill Campus

Stourbridge College has revealed the plans for its new £11 million state of the art Creative Industries Centre in Brierley Hill.  At a presentation to Brierley Hill Civic Society, Vice Principal Andy Sylvester told the meeting that the Centre, due to open in September 2011 will bring 600 full time students to the heart of [...]

Monday May 17th, 2010 in AWM, Brierley Hill Campus, Civic Society, High Street, Stourbridge College | No Comments »

Brierley Hill Civic Society, Monday 17th May 2010, 5.30pm St Michael’s Church

All residents are welcome to attend the next meeting of Brierley Hill Civic Society which will take place on Monday, 17th May at 5.30pm, St Michael’s Church. The agenda will be:

Monday May 10th, 2010 in Civic Society | No Comments »

Proud of Brierley Hill? Civic Society launches on Monday – all welcome to attend

Anyone interested in preserving and promoting the heritage of Brierley Hill Town Centre is welcome to attend the launch of the new Civic Society for the town on Monday, 15th February, 2010 at St Michaels Brierley Hill.  The event starts at 5.30pm. As well as agreeing a constitution for the Society, the meeting will elect [...]

Wednesday February 10th, 2010 in Civic Society | No Comments »

Civic Society to launch on 15th February

Brierley Hill Civic Society will be holding its official launch next month at St Michael’s Church Brierley Hill.  The launch will commence at 5.30pm on Monday 15th February.  The Society is being set up to promote research into the history of area, a sense of civic pride, and local arts and cultural events.  It will [...]

Wednesday January 20th, 2010 in Civic Society, Event | No Comments »

Next Civic Society Meeting: Monday 18th January, 5.30pm, St Michael’s, Brierley Hill

Members of Brierley Hill’s newly formed civic society will get their chance to have a say on the town’s Area Action Plan – a strategic document to guide the development of the town – at its next meeting on Monday, 18th January.  The meeting will start at 5.30pm and all residents are welcome to attend.

Monday January 11th, 2010 in Civic Society, Event | No Comments »

Moor Street Glass Centre visit – photographs

The Civic Society visited Moor Street Glass Centre on Monday 16th November.  The building was opened in 1904 and funded by Andrew Carnegie.  For many years it provided the town with its library, technical institue and glass museum. The future of the building is now uncertain.  Dudley College no longer needs to use the building [...]

Wednesday November 18th, 2009 in Civic Society, Dudley College | 1 Comment »

Area Action Plan draft added to download page

The draft Area Action Plan has now been added to the download/documents page of Brierley Hill Blog.

Monday November 16th, 2009 in Civic Society, Planning, Town Centre Partnership | No Comments »

Brierley Hill Civic Society, Monday 16th November, St Michael’s Church, 5.30pm

You are invited to a meeting of the Brierley Hill Civic Society to take place at 5.30pm on Monday 16th November 2009 at St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill. Please note: Steve Greaves from Dudley College will open up the former Glass Centre in Moor Street at 4.30pm prior to the meeting to give us a [...]

Monday November 16th, 2009 in Civic Society, Event | No Comments »

Protecting and Improving – the conservation plan for Brierley Hill High Street

The designation of Brierley Hill High Street as a conservation area will help to maintain the best of its buildings and provide a framework for the much needed improvements in the area – supporting the development of a special Brierley Hill sense of place as the regeneration of the area progresses – said Pete Boland, [...]

Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 in Civic Society, Planning | No Comments »