At this June’s Civic Society we heard Dudley Council’s conservation officer Jayne Pilkington and planning policy officer Dave Piper talk about proposed changes for the local listing of buildings. Concern was expressed about trees being damaged in Marsh Park and news was received regarding Brierley Hill in Bloom and the Christmas Festival.
I will be unlocking the secrets of Brierley Hill’s war memorial, telling the stories of some of the soldiers who never came home, and looking at the home front including recruitment, rationing, women’s employment, aliens and spies, the Quarry Bank riot and how to protect against Zeppelin attacks.
Jayne Pilkington, Dudley Borough’s conservationist (a species in danger of extinction itself in this age of austerity) will be giving her perspective on the conservation of the borough’s heritage assets – a key concern in Brierley Hill area where several buildings are under threat. The meeting starts at 5.30pm on Monday 16th June at the grade 2 listed St Michael’s Church in Bell Street South. As always all are welcome to attend this event.
Brierley Hill Civic Society has unanimously backed local residents objecting to the Clean Power proposals for a waste to energy plant at Moor Street Brierley Hill. Amongst the reasons it gives are a large increase in heavy vehicles in the area, an over intensification of the site for waste management purposes (the area has already been blighted by the RDF wast mountain) and loss of amenity for residents living close to the site.
You are invited to “The Fact In Fiction” A talk by local author Michael Taylor on Monday, 23rd April, 2012 at St Michael’s Church, Bell Street South, Brierley Hill Starting at 5.30pm The talk deals in a humorous way with how Michael got started in writing romantic fiction aimed at women readers, and the tremendous • Read More »
Please find the agenda for the next meeting of the Civic Society to take place at St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill on Monday 16th May 2011 commencing at 5.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Our guest speaker is Pete Boland who will be talking about the historic environment in Brierley Hill, and this should be • Read More »
Brendan Hawthorne, Black Country poet extraordinaire, was commissioned by English Heritage to work with members of Brierley Hill Civic society to capture their thoughts on the past, present and future of Brierley Hill, as art of the ‘Brierley Hillness’ project. Here he performs he poem at Artspace in Brierley Hill to an audience of form • Read More »
Brierley Hill Library is expected to close for five weeks from early April to allow for physical alterations and improvements to take place. Local councillor Rachel Harris told a meeting of the town’s Civic Society that the council’s housing advice service together with the local Citizens Advice Bureau would be sharing the High Street Building. • Read More »
Brendan Hawthorne – a Black Country poet – will facilitate a workshop for Civic Society members and others (visitors welcome) on Monday 21st February at 5.30pm. There is a change to our normal venue and we will meet at ARTS SPACE, MILL STREET, BRIERLEY HILL . We are exceedingly lucky in that Suzanne Carter from English Heritage • Read More »
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 • Read More »