We recently looked in at a thoroughly excellent event displaying the work of local history societies throughout Birmingham held at the Radisson Hotel.
Entirely run by volunteers, it is important to recognise the cultural value of all that they do in helping to ensure that the life of the city, particularly the lives of ordinary people, is not lost to memory.
It is so very important to have these records and recollections. History is identity and shared recollections are part of the soul of any community.
And we need the community spirit more than ever in today’s changing - not to say feckless - world. We need co-operative endeavours too (there was an excellent exhibit on co-operative societies in Birmingham) and we need continuity and memory as well as change. And this is just what is provided by wonderful people such as Katherine Kelly who has been selling flowers at the historic Bull Ring markets for 47 years.
(Both photos in this item are from ‘Birmingham Up Town’ by Mac Joseph, Ted Rudge and John Houghton available from Amberley Publishing).
The displays were wonderful and were presented with taste and enthusiasm. We could have spent far more time there than we had available - as well as a good few more quid! Thank you local historians all and please do carry on all of the good work that you do for the common good.
It is so very important to have these records and recollections. History is identity and shared recollections are part of the soul of any community.
And we need the community spirit more than ever in today’s changing - not to say feckless - world. We need co-operative endeavours too (there was an excellent exhibit on co-operative societies in Birmingham) and we need continuity and memory as well as change. And this is just what is provided by wonderful people such as Katherine Kelly who has been selling flowers at the historic Bull Ring markets for 47 years.
(Both photos in this item are from ‘Birmingham Up Town’ by Mac Joseph, Ted Rudge and John Houghton available from Amberley Publishing).The displays were wonderful and were presented with taste and enthusiasm. We could have spent far more time there than we had available - as well as a good few more quid! Thank you local historians all and please do carry on all of the good work that you do for the common good.
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