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11/06/2026

This week, we enjoyed reading The Dinosaur That Pooped a Football by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter before getting creative with our LEGO bricks.

Inspired by the story our young builders designed fantastic football-themed creations, from stadiums and pitches to goals and action-packed matches!
Well done to everyone for their brilliant imagination and teamwork. We can't wait to see what you'll build next time! Our Walsall

11/06/2026

June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. Walsall Archives has teamed up with Walsall Libraries and other partners including One Love Community Music and Arts CIC to create three exhibitions at Love Blakenhall Community Hub, Bloxwich Library and Willenhall Library. The exhibitions celebrate the life of former Mayor, travelling showman and entrepreneur Pat Collins and 'Queen of the Gypsies' - Louisa Price as well as community artwork and visual displays from One Love. Our Walsall

08/06/2026

Professor Carl Chinn entertained Lichfield Street Hub recently with his tales of the real Peaky Blinders. A great event all round. Our Walsall

03/06/2026

Lichfield Street Hub hosted a fantastic STEM session last week delivered by RAF Museum Midlands. Amazing creations all round. Our Walsall

03/06/2026

Volunteers’ Week is back Mon 1 June – Sun 7 June
It’s time to celebrate all things
volunteering! Join us in thanking all the volunteers across the UK. www.volunteersweek.org
Our Walsall

28/05/2026

Less than a week until we welcome Professor Carl Chinn MBE to Lichfield Street Hub. Last few tickets available.

Get your ticket now....By Order Of The Peaky Blinders. Our Walsall fans

We are delighted to be welcoming Professor Carl Chinn MBE to Lichfield Street Hub this June.

Places for this event are limited and booking is essential. Tickets are available in person at Lichfield Street Hub or online via Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987684756614?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please note, online sales go live on Monday 20th April at 8.30.

Our Walsall

28/05/2026

A Journey from Walsall to Palestine in 1842

One of the nicest small collections among Walsall’s Archives is the series of diaries of the Reverend George Fisk, Vicar of Walsall, 1837-1845. These four diaries record his journey from England across France and Italy, to Egypt. He then travelled across the desert to Palestine and arrived back in England via Turkey, Hungary, Germany and Holland—a journey of more than 3,000 miles, lasting 8 months. His diaries include beautiful pencil sketches of the places and people he saw.

Walsall Archives teamed up with the library to deliver an activity session encouraging children to engage with the exhibition about Fisk’s incredible journey. Tash created a series of tasks to get children thinking about life as a Victorian explorer and adventurer. The favourite activity seemed to be cutting out items to pack into an explorer’s suitcase! Our Walsall Walsall Archives

22/05/2026

Join us for a free half term adventure at Lichfield Street Hub. Booking is required for this event. Please contact us to secure your place. Our Walsall

21/05/2026

Bloxwich Library are hosting an Archive Pop-Up event on Tuesday 26th May from 10am - 12pm as part of Local & Community History Month.

Ian Gray from Walsall Archives will be coming in to discuss local history and share some of the Archives' treasures relating to Bloxwich's history. No booking required, just drop in! Our Walsall

20/05/2026

We are hosting a free STEM session next Thursday, 28th May. Please contact Lichfield Street Hub for further details. Our Walsall