Civic Society

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 • Read More »



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 • Read More »



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 • Read More »





Bats, Kingfishers and Watervoles get their own regeneration plan!

Bats, Kingfishers, Watervoles and other special species will get their own regeneration proposals with the new Brierley Hill Area Action Plan to be published by Dudley Council on 30th November. Speaking at a meeting of Brierley Hill Civic Society Nicki Dale, principle planning officer with Dudley Council, described the surprising number special species of wildlife • Read More »


Civic Society Initiative and ‘Own the Future’

Following the insolvency of the Civic Trust, civic societies up and down the country have been seeking ways of networking nationally.  On 16th October Civic Societies met together as part of the Civic Society Initiative.  Read about the event and download the “Own the Future” document by clicking here.