Birmingham & Midland Institute

Change of Topic & Presenters, booked speaker being unavailable Birmingham in The Blitz - And Some Families Affected by It. Presenters: Jacqui Fielding and Matt Felkin Do you know who the first person to be killed in the Blitz was? About the Air Raid Precautions? About Morrison and Anderson shelters? Bomb maps and excavation zones? […]

The West Midlands Police Museum: history and archives Presenter - Corrine Brazier Corinne is the Heritage Manager at West Midlands Police Museum, now located  at the former Central Custody Block, the Lock-Up, in Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham. Re-opening on 9 April 2022, two years had been spent refurbishing the museum which is spread across three floors. […]

The Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1914-1918 Books and Cartoons Presenter - Paul Jacques and David Vaux   Men from the RWR played a major role on the Western Front in WWI. The regiment lost 11,610 men; six were awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding bravery. Paul and David’s presentation and display will raise our awareness of […]