Category: News
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Cllr Ian Ward announces that BCC will provide £500,000 to help restore Highbury!
At the project launch of ‘Restoring The Chamberlains’ Highbury’, Cllr Ian Ward announced that Birmingham City Council, “will make available the half a million pounds needed for the urgent repairs to make the building water-tight. These works will commence as soon as possible.” Wonderful news! To read Cllr Ian Ward’s speech, click here.
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Restoring Chamberlains’ Highbury – Project Update. SAVE THE DATE!
We invite you to join us at Highbury on Wednesday 28th February from 7.30pm to 9pm. We’ll share the latest plans, timings and figures for our re-submission of the Heritage Lottery Fund application and show you how the project for restoring the house and grounds has evolved. There will be a private viewing in the…
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£8m plan to return Highbury Hall to the glory days of the Chamberlains
Our plans to restore Highbury have been featured in the Birmingham Mail! Neil Elkes tells the story: An £8 million fundraising campaign is being launched to breathe new life into historic Highbury Hall. The bold plans would see the Grade II* listed Victorian Gothic mansion in Moseley, once home of the Chamberlain family, not only restored…
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Highbury restoration – project update
Please join us for a cuppa and find out the progress we’ve made with the Highbury restoration project. We’ll share with you the latest plan of action for our Heritage Lottery Fund application and let you know how the project has evolved. Everyone is welcome! Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available. Where: Highbury Hall…
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An introduction to garden history in 10 objects
Interested in historic designed landscapes and their history? Want to find out more about the plans to restore Joseph Chamberlain’s gardens at Highbury and hear new insights into Shakespeare and Percy Thrower’s gardening legacies? All this in one day including lunch and refreshments, expert speakers, a guided tour and hands on activities. Wednesday 15th November…
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Heritage Open Day 2017 – Sunday 10th September 11am-4pm
We are very excited as we are now only one week from our second Heritage Open day. This year we will focus on the Historic Grounds of Highbury and will have tours throughout the day. We are open from 11am until 4pm. You can download a PDF programme of the day HERE: Highbury Map &…
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Volunteers Needed for Heritage Open Day 2017
Volunteers Needed! Highbury Heritage Open Day, Sunday 10th September Find out more about one of Birmingham’s most famous leaders Joseph Chamberlain. Are you looking for a brand new volunteering opportunity? If so, Joseph Chamberlain’s Family home, Highbury, is taking part in Heritage Open Days again building on the success of last year. Come and help…
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Stakeholder Open Event
The Chamberlain Highbury Trust invite you to meet the team of specialists who are involved in the initial stage of the repair and restoration project of the Highbury Estate. We are preparing to apply for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of just under £5 million in March. In the application, we will submit an outline…
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City leaders met at Highbury in preparation to Brexit
Leaders from the UK’s core cities met on 27th January at Highbury Hall, Chamberlain’s former home, to discuss how cities could respond to the Brexit vote. Core Cites UK is made up of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield, and together they represent a quarter of the UK economy. Following…