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Patchwork Cushion Covers Course - Black Country Living Museum

Get crafty and create patchwork cushion covers

The Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands are running a Patchwork Cushion Covers Course this May. Create your own cushion cover using vintage and upcycled fabrics…

Black Country Museum - Night at the Museum

The Black Country Living Museum lights up for an atmospheric Night at the Museum

Join the Black Country Living Museum in its annual celebration, Night at the Museum, on 18th May for a family night out…

Black Country Living Museum - JulieTonkin, Canal Art

Canal Art for Beginners at the Black Country Living Museum

Learn about the traditions of folk canal art with one of the UK’s leading canal artists, Julie Tonkin, at the Black Country Living Museum on 11th May 2013…

Black Country Living Museum - Maypole Dancing

May Day at the Black Country Living Museum

There will be a chance to get involved with a May Day tradition at the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands on the 6th May with maypole dancing…

Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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