West Midlands Local Peer Support Group
This Local Peer Support Group provides a welcoming, safe and friendly opportunity for people with inherited sight loss to meet up to share experiences, tips and information.
We are pleased to invite you to join facilitator Perm Bhachu and the West Midlands group for this year's festive in-person get together at The Coffin Works Museum in Birmingham.
Due to popular demand we are delighted to be returning to the Newman Brothers Coffin Works museum for a special festive audio described touch tour of this fantastic historical landmark.
Please come and join Perm and the group for a catch up over a hot drink and mince pie at the museum cafe followed by the guided tour. As a festive treat, Perm has very generously put together a goodie bag for everyone that attends on the day. (Please note that the goodie bag does contain chocolates so please let Perm know upon receipt if you have any allergies or dietary requirements such as nuts, gluten etc.)
The Coffin Works is a heritage attraction located on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. Their grade II listed factory and its contents tells the story of Newman Brothers, Birmingham’s last coffin-furniture manufacturers who operated from this Fleet Street premises for over 100 years. In 1998 the factory workers laid down their equipment and walked out of the building for the very last time, leaving everything behind.
*Important Information*
Please ensure that you wear comfortable footwear as some of the outside grounds and original flooring is uneven as well as suitable clothing as this tour does start outside in the courtyard and we cannot guarantee weather conditions. Please note that the museum does contain some steep narrow steps however there is a lift available if required.
*Admission Costs*
Tickets are priced at a discounted group rate of £9.00 per person, with free admittance for carers/sighted guides, and are limited to 15 per group so it will be on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to join us please ensure you register via the form below to secure a place on the tour.
*Meet up Point & Timings*
Please meet up with Perm inside the museum cafe at 11.00am for a catch up over tea, coffee and mince pies. At 11.45am we will proceed to reception to purchase your tickets for the tour to commence at 12.00pm.
We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you there for a festive fun-filled day out!
Venue
The Coffin Works Museum
13 – 15 Fleet Street
Birmingham
B3 1JP
Telephone – 0121 233 4790
Website – www.coffinworks.org
Directional Information – www.coffinworks.org/visit/information/