"How the name of this our dwelling-place came about, nobody knows. Not less than 12 dozen ways have been found to spell it; a score of different derivations "discovered" for it; and guesses innumerable given as to its origin, but we still wait for the information required."

🔴#WMRUpdate 3 - Cross City South Suspended ⚠️Disruption expected until 20:00 🎟️Ticket acceptance with @nxwestmidlands :New Street-Longbridge 🚌Rail replacement: Longbridge-Bromsgrove/Redditch 📱Further information here:

🛠️We are on site to fix the signalling issue affecting all services along the Cross City south line between Birmingham and Redditch/Bromsgrove ℹ️ Please check @WestMidRailway @CrossCountryUK for the latest travel info

⚠️NEW: Disruption between #BirminghamNewStreet and Redditch / Bromsgrove / Cheltenham Spa expected until 14:45 https://t.co/1AwM7gLjiD

Gorgeous ginko at the @LibraryofBham 🥰😍🍂

There are still plenty of forageable fruits along our canals, best picked after first frost and perfect for jams and jellies 🫙 🌹 Rose hips – red and soft to the touch 🍎 Crab apples - come away from the stem easily when ready 🫐 Sloes – plump when ripe. Watch out for thorns!

Now Reopened: Four newly refurbished galleries of over 60 paintings at @BM_AG Open Daily: "Works on display include Night with her Train of Stars, on public view for first time in a decade." Details: https://t.co/iHwNbfvziA #Birmingham #BrumHour

#Halloween It’s Aston Hall in 1900 - reputedly the most haunted building in the Midlands. Why not check it out for yourself - https://t.co/AsTKQ6PzEB Ref - WK/A8/6 @LibraryofBham @AstonHallMuseum

#PhotoFriday #Railway200 A photo of the platforms at New Street Station in 1905. The golden age of rail travel. Ref - MS 4557 Box 5 @LibraryofBham @Brumpic @railway200

Thanks to all who joined us at the Birmingham Fungi Festival, and to the experts, artists and staff who led the day's walks, talks and crafts! It was brilliant to engage people with the wonderful wealth of fungi to be found in the heart of Birmingham - urban nature at its best!

The Pre-Raphaelite Queens of your Hearts are back! As part of the phased reopening of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery @BM_AG are excited to announce that the new Pre-Raphaelite display and the Staffordshire Hoard gallery will be open from Saturday 25 October 2025.

Happy #UKFungusDay everyone! Why not join us to celebrate all things fungi at the first Birmingham Fungi Festival on 26th October at Eastside City Park? We'll have walks, talks, crafts and more, and all of it's free! Find out more and book your places at: https://t.co/iDfAmLSzBL

Enjoying the fog this morning? We certainly are ☁️🍂

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#StormAmy battered our canal network this weekend - approximately 50 fallen trees were reported, blocking some navigations and towpaths ⛈️ Our teams on the ground responded rapidly and most locations have been cleared. A huge thanks to everyone involved in the clear-up 👏

Mouse Trap.—The title of a little paper of playful badinage, issued for a month or two in the #autumn of 1824. #RandomThoughts #factsoftheday #Brum #Birmingham #History #IndependentMedia *badinage = banter

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all our alumni and friends who celebrate.

Dig deep into the Stirchley 🍍Pineapple Rd @TransportForWM Station plans with Prof Carl Chinn @birmingham_live and find King Charles II imported Pineapple plants in the 16th century from Hawaii @historicuk @FCDOHistorians @BhamCwealth @NTPamelaSmith

Join @ERSC and @unibirmingham for free events across Birmingham celebrating how social science helps us understand our communities. 💡Event Spotlight: What does Obama’s message of hope and change mean for race, labour, and justice today? 📅 29 October https://t.co/Xsir3pHs9C

the following lines being graved on his tombstone: "Free and easy through life 'twas his wish to proceed. Good men he revered, whatever their creed. His pride was a sociable evening to spend, For no man loved better his pipe and his friend." #Birmingham #brum #history #poetry