New leadership team (Birmingham branch)

As many of you are aware, I recently asked for volunteers to take over the Birmingham History Network as I prepare to depart from England for Russia. I am very happy to report that quite a few volunteers came forward. Given that several people were willing to give their time and effort to run the group, it was decided to establish a new committee structure that would allow each of them to contribute. While I will remain a member of the committee until I leave the UK, I will no longer be taking an active role in the management of this particular branch of the History Network.

I would therefore ask you to welcome and congratulate our new leadership team: Emma, Lars, and Lesley. I am confident that they will not only maintain our present success but also expand our activities in new and exciting directions. They are eager to meet with you all and discuss the future of the group, so please keep your eyes peeled for a social meet-and-greet event in the next few weeks. They are open to all suggestions and recommendations about the group, so please feel free to message them with your ideas.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Claire Hackwood, the former co-organiser, for her support and contributions to the group. I am sure you will all join me in wishing her and her husband the best of luck in their new home.

Finally, I would like to thank you all for supporting the Birmingham History Network and for coming to our events. It has been an immense pleasure to see the enthusiasm and interest that the group has garnered over the last half a year and I have no doubt that our new committee will serve us well. Please be on the look out for the new events that will shortly be on offer.

With sincerest regards,

James

German history in images and artefacts (Museum tour, Berlin branch)

Let's join the public tour in the German historical museum, which gives a good overview of this awesome museum.

The tours leads through the various epochs of German history chronologically, from the Middle Ages on up to the signing of the Two Plus Four Agreement on 3 October 1990. (More details on the DHM website).

This is not a dedicated tour for our group, so we meetup in front of the museum and then join the public event. I will post details about the meeting point later on.

For this tour you have to pay the general museum admission plus 4 Euros for the tour.

I limit the spots to twenty, since I do not think that they can handle too many people in such a tour (and there will still be other people). So please only RVSP "yes" if you are really sure you can make it.

Place: Deutshces Historisches Museum, Unter den Linten 2, Berlin.

Time and date: 1245, Saturday 29th August 2015. 

Birmingham events held in July/August 2015

Pubs, Priests, and Prostitutes: a walking tour of Lichfield

On 19 June 2015, members of the Birmingham History Network partook in a walking tour of Lichfield. This tour was conducted by a volunteer guide from the Lichfield District Tourist Association. 18 members attended and positive reviews were received.

Selly Manor tour

On 9th August 2015, members of the Birmingham History Network experienced a guided tour of Selly Manor, a renovated fourteenth-century country manor now located in Bournville. The tour was conducted by an employee of Birmingham Heritage. 13 members attended and positive reviews were received.