West Midlands Blog

Following the latest Government advice on coronavirus we are pleased to announce that Compton Verney will reopen its 120 acres of Grade II-listed Lancelot 'Capability' Brown parkland from Tuesday 2 June.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery has used its collections to create a digital exhibition while closed during lockdown.

Southside Business Improvement District (BID) is calling for the region’s budding artists to submit their rainbow artwork, which will be beamed out over the area on the Hippodrome big screen.

Discover Shropshire & Telford, the tourism board for the area, is celebrating as their nominee for VisitEngland Tourism Superstar 2020, Ironbridge’s iconic Victorian policeman Guy Rowlands, is named runner-up.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery and council library services are inviting budding artists to submit images of lockdown-inspired art to include in special online exhibition ‘Art in Lockdown’.

With the lockdown forcing many of us to spend more time at home, Birmingham Museums Trust has moved this year’s Inspire art competition online to encourage people of all ages to get creative for their well-being and be inspired by what they can see.

Despite the restrictions associated with the coronavirus and having to temporarily close the Museum, the British Motor Museum has been working hard behind the scenes to create a range of Easter activities for families to do in the safety of their own homes.

While City of Wolverhampton Council’s Arts and Culture venues are closed during the coronavirus outbreak the team is working hard to give people their culture fix by making resources available digitally.

The WV Holiday Squad has become WV Virtual Squad during the coronavirus emergency – and is offering children, young people and families a huge range of online activities and events they can enjoy from the comfort of home this Easter.

With growing shortages across UK food banks this week amidst falling donations, staff at Warwick Castle have been working hard to deliver food to locals in need at Warwick Food Bank.