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🌼 Delighted to support Moseley in Bloom & Moseley in Lights again for 2025! ✨
We’re proud to remain platinum sponsors, helping keep our village vibrant.
Learn more: moseleyinbloom.org.uk/business-sponsorship 🌺✨
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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🌳 The Moseley Society Presents 🌳
The Life of Neville Chamberlain
🗓 Wed 19 Nov, 2pm | 📍 Moseley Exchange 149-153 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP.

A talk by Susan Humphrey, Chamberlain’s granddaughter, offering a unique family view on his life & legacy.
#Moseley #BirminghamHistory #WWII
Poster for The Moseley Society event titled “The Life of Neville Chamberlain.” It features a black-and-white photograph of Neville Chamberlain tipping his hat beside a smiling woman as she steps from a car. Below the image, text announces a talk by Susan Humphrey, assisted by her husband David, on Wednesday 19 November at 2:00 pm in The Orange Room at The Moseley Exchange, 149–153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. The description notes that Susan, Chamberlain’s granddaughter, will share a family perspective on his life, career, and legacy. The poster includes the Moseley Society logo and website address at the top.
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Discover how #Moseley shaped a lifetime of environmental action 🌿
Join Alison Millward for “Moseley and Me” - her inspiring story of community, heritage & change.

🗓️ Wed 29 Oct, 7.30pm
📍 Moseley Exchange, B13 8JP
All welcome! #Birmingham #MoseleyBog #WildlifeTrust #LocalHistory
Flyer featuring a photo of a formal group gathering. Several people in suits stand together, some holding a document, while others hold a banner that reads “Save Our Bog.” The Moseley Society A talk by Alison Millward 'Moseley and Me: how my involvement with the people, environment and heritage of Moseley influenced my career and voluntary life here, and around the UK, over four decades - and still does!' Prepare to be inspired as you hear how Alison became an environmental consultant and helped start the Urban Wildlife Trust - now the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust - while saving Moseley Bog. She chaired the Moseley Regeneration Group, overseeing the adoption of the Moseley Plan, the first community-led Supplementary Planning Document of its kind in Birmingham. When she retired from the Regen Group is was to become a trustee of what would become the Chamberlain Highbury Trust. Wednesday 29 October at 7.30 pm in the Orange Room at The Moseley Exchange, 149-153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP Non-members are welcome at our meetings!
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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🌸 Moseley in Bloom Pop-Up Sale 🌸
📍 Moseley dovecote
179b Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JR
🗓 Sun 5 Oct, 2–4pm

Plants 🌿 + local honey 🍯 for sale!
The dovecote & exhibition open one last time before winter.

Come join us! ✨
Red-brick dovecote with a small wooden turret on top, surrounded by green trees and grass. Two people walk along a path in the garden under a partly cloudy sky.
October 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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🍄 Fancy learning your fungi? Our friends at Friends of Moseley Bog & Joy’s Wood are running 4 fungus ID walks later this month 🌳

These always book up fast - so get in quick!

📩 To book: mosbogfriends@gmail.com (include your preferred date + an alternative if you can)
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Poster titled “Discovering Fungi in Moseley Bog & Joy’s Wood.” Event dates: • Friday 10th October 2025 • Walk 1: 10:30am–12:30pm • Walk 2: 1:30pm–3:30pm • Saturday 25th October 2025 • Walk 3: 10:30am–12:30pm • Walk 4: 1:30pm–3:30pm Event leader: Lukas Large, curator of natural sciences at Birmingham Museums Trust, with a special interest in fungi. Booking essential - email mosbogfriends@gmail.com with your preferred date and time. Suggested donation: £3 per person payable on the day. Venue: Moseley Bog Car Park, Yardley Wood Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9JX. Logos at the bottom: Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust (badger logo) and Friends of Moseley Bog (green leaf logo). Poster also includes two photos of fungi: one close-up of a person holding a mushroom, and another showing mushrooms growing on a log.
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🕊️ Last chance this year!
The dovecote & icehouse are open tomorrow (27th Sept) from 1–4pm - come explore, chat with our amazing volunteers & learn about the Moseley Society 🌿

#Moseley #LocalHistory #HiddenGems

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September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We were delighted to welcome 218 visitors of all ages at the icehouse this weekend and over 130 at the dovecote. What a wonderful end to Birmingham Heritage Week.
Thank you to everyone who came and to our volunteers for their work, support and stewarding 🕊️
September 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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The dovecote and icehouse will be open on Saturday 20th Sept 11 - 1pm and Sunday 21st Sept from 2-5pm for Birmingham Heritage Week.
It's a particularly rewarding time to show visitors around Moseley's 18th century buildings because people who've come to see them have often made a special journey 🕊️
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Birmingham Heritage Week 2025 runs from Friday September 12th to Sunday September 21st.

There is so much to do and enjoy!

birminghamheritageweek.co.uk

You will find details of the walk in Moseley Park and Pool led by Trevor Hocking here:

birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/event/transf...
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Our volunteers welcomed 53 visitors to the dovecote today, including some who stayed and took a great interest in the exhibition and garden 🕊️🌻🌳

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August 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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With thanks to Sally Wright and Georgina Sheldon for the latest Moseley Society newsletter. It includes the sad news of a life cut far too short - that of Nick Booth, as well as the celebration of the long, worthwhile life of Eric Adams.
August 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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July 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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We're looking forward to taking part in the The Royal Horticultural Society’s "It's Your Neighbourhood" event tomorrow.
Thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers for making the dovecote garden such a beautiful oasis in the heart of Moseley
#rhs #itsyourneigbourhood #dovecote #moseley #birmingham
July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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There’s still time to pick up a plant and seedlings at the Moseley in Bloom pop up sale at the dovecote today - till 4pm 🪴
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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The Moseley dovecote welcomed 58 visitors today and another 60 at the icehouse. Thanks to everyone who came and to our volunteers for their work, support and stewarding 🕊️🌻
Close up of pink roses in a Georgian style garden with box hedging. A period building (18th century cow house) is in the background 3 people are standing in front of an 18th century red brick cow house. One is gesticulating towards a model dairy cow. Rear view of the Moseley dovecote - an historic, octagonal, three-story red brick building set in 18th century style gardens
May 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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May 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Details of the Agenda for our AGM this Wednesday 21st May 7.30pm at the Moseley Exchange -149-153 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8JP. Everyone is welcome 🕊️🌻🌳
AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to be held on WEDNESDAY 21 MAY 2025 7.30 p.m. at Moseley Exchange 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the last AGM held on 22.5.2024 3. Presentation of the reports in the Annual Review 4. Adoption of Report & Accounts to 31.12.24 5. Election of Trustees: All the Trustees are willing to continue to serve. They serve for terms of three years and can stand for re-election. They retire by rotation according to the year they became a Trustee, and this year the following two Trustees are offering themselves for re-election: Helen Minovi Geoff Rees 6. Any other business Following the meeting refreshments will be served and we will be showing you some of the items in the Moseley History Collection. We hope to encourage some of you to help with one of the topics waiting to be researched.
May 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Bluebells are blueming at the dovecote gardens! Do come and have a look 🕊️💙

179 Alcester Rd Moseley B13 8JR
May 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The Moseley dovecote will be open this Saturday 26th April 1.00-4.00pm
It will of course be lovely and sunny!
All are welcome
179 Alcester Road B13 8JR
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18th century octagonal brick dovecote and adjoining cowhouse in gardens
April 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Please join us on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at the Moseley Exchange for a tour of the Number 8 Bus Route - an illustrated talk by David and Pam Humphries. Followed by refreshments.
Weds 30 April 2025 at 7.30 pm
in the Orange Room at the Moseley Exchange, 149-153 Alcester Road, Moseley, B’ham B13 8JP
THE MOSELEY SOCIETY Caring vor an historic area of Birmingham Charity no. 512211 www. moseley-society.org.uk A Tour of the Number 8 Bus Route An illustrated talk by David and Pam Humphries Many of you enjoyed the talk which David and Pam gave us last year on the no. 11 bus route, and this one is equally fascinating as so many of the landmarks on the route have now disappeared and are just a distant memory. To be followed by refreshments Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 7.30 pm in the Orange Room at the Moseley Exchange, 149-153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP
April 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Why not join the @citnatchallenge.bsky.social? Download the iNaturalist app and take part over four days, starting on Friday 25 April. You'll find the Naturalist app comes in handy throughout the year when you want to identify a plant or some sort of creepy crawly that you've spotted 🐜🐛🪲💚
25th-28th City Nature April Challenge 2025 Help us to document the wildlife of Birmingham and the Black Country in a global challenge to see which city is the wildest! The City Nature Challenge is an annual competition between cities worldwide to see how many wild species their citizens can spot over the space of four days. This year's challenge looks set to be the biggest ever with over 500 city areas taking part! For more information and updates visit bbcwildlife.org.uk/CityNatureChallenge See It, Snap It, Sorted! Go out and find wildlife Download the free iNaturalist app and explore the world outside. Photograph what you see It could be plants, animals, fungi or any evidence of wildlife, such as tracks. Upload it to the Naturalist app Add the necessary information and upload to Naturalist by the 28th. Did you know, you can now use the Merlin ID app to identify birds using only their songs?
April 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The Moseley Society is looking forward to opening the Moseley Icehouse for the first time this year on Saturday 29th March from 1-4pm.
@fionaamoseley.bsky.social and members would love you to have a look!

Moseley Park and Pool, 149-153 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13
March 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Welcome to the Moseley Society!
Here’s a date for your diary 📔✍🏼
The Moseley dovecote will be opening on Saturday 29th March from 1-4pm with a brand new exhibition detailing its history.
All are welcome
179 Alcester Road B13 8JR
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A dovecote and brick cow house in leafy grounds
March 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM