Get out more: A visit to RAF Cosford
The question was; what to do on a dank Sunday in February for a day out without spending loads of dosh? And here’s the answer: A trip to RAF Museum Cosford.
BT digital archives to celebrate UK’s telecoms heritage
A £1 million project to digitise BT’s historical collection of photos and documents is set to bring 165 years of UK telecoms heritage to the public’s fingertips today
Birmingham artist’s sketch book of horror up for auction
Newly discovered drawings by comic book artist and ex-POW, Leo Rawlings, will be auctioned
70th Anniversary of the Dams Raid
Peter Preston-Hough, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, writes on the anniversary of this famous event in RAF history.
Review: Goodnight Mr Tom
Terry Wills on the latest production of a popular favourite.
History brought to life by a Sutton pilot
Solihull Junior School pupils enjoyed one of their finest hours when an aircraft enthusiast from Sutton Coldfield told them about the day he flew a Spitfire
Bringing history to life in Solihull
Solihull Junior School pupils inspired by the discovery of the remains of King Richard III are to carry out an archaeological dig in their School grounds.
Memory of dead officers lives on
West Midlands Police are to pay tribute to the bravery of their officers.
“I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”
Laurence Inman on biographers, biographies and a number 17 bus.
Holocaust survivor to present lecture
A Dutch film-maker who was deported to a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust is to visit the University of Wolverhampton to present an annual lecture.
Birmingham Rep celebrates a dramatic century
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company celebrates its 100th birthday on Friday, February 15th.
The Arctic Star
The Arctic Star medal and why Andy Goff will be applying for one even though the recipient isn’t bothered.
A song of Remembrance and Repatriation
A song of remembrance played all over the world but not in Birmingham – an author’s disappointment.
Besmirching the memory
According to its website the British National Party (BNP) is to pay Birmingham a visit on Sunday, October 7th, in its guise as the “British Veterans’ Group”.
And Europe Will Be Stunned
Ikon presents And Europe Will Be Stunned (2007-2011), the film trilogy by Israeli artist Yael Bartana.
Noses in the Air for new WW2 Documentary
The stories behind iconic World War Two art and images are told in ‘Nose Art and Pin-Ups’ – the latest documentary film to be released by Coventry video experts Whirlwind Productions.
Lest we forget
Sometime ago, while reading a copy of the British Legion magazine, I was struck by the words ‘Lest we forget’.
A sad tale from WWII
Tony Lennox, editor of Warwickshire Life, shares a personal connection to a dark chapter in history.
A letter to veterans of WWII
Big Lottery funding for veterans who wish to return to their battlegrounds is still available.
Will find sparks hunt for WWII casualty relatives
National Express West Midlands is hoping to reunite the family of a soldier killed in France in 1944 with his last will.
Legion Volunteers Fall In
The Royal British Legion are appealing for poppy-selling volunteers.
Coventry Cathedral concert for British Legion’s 90th
The Royal British Legion is 90 this year. Coventry Cathedral is hosting a special concert.
Bomber’s Moon to light up Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre
Bomber’s Moon reveals hidden memories, dark secrets and the nature of faith at the Belgrade Theatre
In Their Own Way
Dave Woodhall pays tribute to two men who died over the weekend