Funeral Poverty
Laura Joyce, partner on our Arts Council funded ‘Dead Fashionable’ project, reflects on some of its teachings in the wake of Covid-19. One of
Sarah Hayes
February 4, 2021
Laura Joyce, partner on our Arts Council funded ‘Dead Fashionable’ project, reflects on some of its teachings in the wake of Covid-19. One of
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of Colin Meager, a friend and volunteer of Birmingham Conservation Trust and the Coffin Works.
The Coffin Works has been awarded £53,500 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the
Sarah Hayes’ inspirational leadership paves the way for the return of the much-loved Coffin Works. by Mary McHenry “It was like being part of a big
We’ve missed you! After six months of temporary closure, we’re excited to announce that we are finally opening our doors on 30th October, which coincides
It was a rainy morning and the bunting and flags were looking a little bedraggled already: children dressed in red, white and blue were determined
There is a place in the heart of this land a city with history; perhaps not thought grand..? Birmingham’s its name – but a long
Long before Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson or even Fanny Craddock there was Aunt Kate. What do you mean you haven’t heard of her? Well, in
We’re absolutely delighted to announce we are a finalist in the West Midlands Volunteer Awards for 2019. The work of our volunteers on the Coffin
I started volunteering at the Coffin Works in September 2016, newly graduated from studying history and full of excitement about working in heritage and museums.
(This is now closed) As part of the annual ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ festival brought to you by BrumYODO, the object of the
What can I say about the Pandemonium of Poe, other than the production by the Don’t Go in the Cellar theatre company in early November
