Shining a Light on Birmingham’s Black History
Black History in Birmingham deserves to be celebrated alongside all People’s Heritage, and we at People’s Heritage Co-operative are working
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Birmingham
2025 What a year!
As the sun sets on 2025, International Year of Co-operatives, it’s the perfect time to look back at what we’ve
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Finding our Space for Community at the Edge
In the last year it’s been interesting times in Birmingham and the spotlight has been on spaces for community. We’ve
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Meeting Birmingham Legends, walking Through History at Lodge Hill Cemetery
As Birmingham Heritage Week celebrated its 10th anniversary, we took the opportunity to spend time at Lodge Hill Cemetery. Here,
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Metomorphosists, Thaumaturgists, Ledgermainists,Ventriloquists, Prestidigitators, Wizardry and Lodge Hill Cemetery
Our exploration of Lodge Hill Cemetery has found some interesting and unexpected stories and people. Not far from Hilda Birkitt‘s
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Building on Records formerly at Risk with Young Artivists
We came back to Friction’s planned refurbishment at the Edge to see how the building work is going with ‘Young
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Save our Libraries from ‘Mixed Delivery Model’ Cuts
On 11th May we joined an awareness walk and talked with residents about why Libraries were important to them. In
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‘Represent’ – PHC launch new HLF funded project
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded £36,100 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore the impact of WW1 and the extension of the franchise on Birmingham’s politics.
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What can little ones do in War time?
It is rare to hear the voice of children in any century. The Birmingham Weekly Mercury’s children’s competition in
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Birmingham’s King Tom, Suffragettes and our Right to Vote
On Saturday 15 September, 3pm – 4.30pm PHC will be leading a heritage walk from Victoria Square to discover Birmingham’s
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