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fionaamoseley.bsky.social @fionaamoseley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@themoseleysociety.bsky.social The Udder Ermintrude is at the Moseley dovecote and hoping lots of visitors will come as it’s milking time
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fionaamoseley.bsky.social @fionaamoseley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Artist Faith Pearson is here too with crafty ideas and materials. @themoseleysociety.bsky.social
The sun is shining on Faith Pearson the artist who works with reclaimed materials. Today it’s based on farm themes to fit the setting which was once part of the home farm for Moseley Hall
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🐄 Meet Ermintrude! Our new resident in the cowhouse. The dovecote/cowhouse and the icehouse/park will both be open next Saturday 19th September from 11am – 1pm and on Sunday 20th from 2-5pm. Animal mask making, the chance to try milking a cow and a visit to the Icehouse too! Free family fun.
🐄 A new resident has arrived at Moseley Hall Park! Meet Ermintrude, our rather lovely new cow in the historic Cowhouse.
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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 19/09/2026
We’ll be at A Thousand Journeys to Highbury tomorrow! 🚂 Our stall will be in the Drawing Room at Highbury Hall, so come and say hi! 👋 The lovely Cath Palgrave will also be up by Highbury Hall showing people how to check their bikes. 🚲 Come along and make a day of it!
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‘A thousand journeys to Highbury . As Kings Heath Station welcomes passengers once again, join us for a day of exploration across Highbury Park between Kings Heath Station and Highbury Hall.

Enjoy guided journeys, historic vehicles, live music, family activities and fascinating stories of how visitors reached Highbury over the last 150 years.

Begin at:

Kings Heath Station or Highbury Hall.

20th September 2026 11am -5pm

Book Your Adventure

Find Out More

www.highburyhallandpark.co.uk’
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🐄 Heritage Week reminder! Come and meet Ermintrude at the Moseley Dovecote & Cowhouse this weekend! 🎨 Animal mask-making workshops with Faith Pearson are happening both days. You can also explore the historic Icehouse and discover its famous echo! 📅 Sat 19 Sept, 11am–1pm 📅 Sun 20 Sept, 2–5pm
Ermintrude, our rather lovely new cow in the historic Cowhouse.
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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We are delighted to announce the panel for our upcoming Birmingham Heritage Week event 'Behind the Picture: Discovering Lisel Haas and Grete Bermbach'. Swipe to learn more about each panellist and their connection with the project 📷️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995109186... #DiscoveringLiselHaas
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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Victorian Society is deeply saddened to announce the death of Joe Holyoak. Joe Holyoak was a powerhouse for Birmingham’s heritage, and for the Society’s Birmingham & West Midlands Group. A full tribute can be read here: tinyurl.com/28pu3788
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🐄 Meet Ermintrude! Our new resident in the cowhouse. The dovecote/cowhouse and the icehouse/park will both be open next Saturday 19th September from 11am – 1pm and on Sunday 20th from 2-5pm. Animal mask making, the chance to try milking a cow and a visit to the Icehouse too! Free family fun.
🐄 A new resident has arrived at Moseley Hall Park! Meet Ermintrude, our rather lovely new cow in the historic Cowhouse.
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Highbury Park Friends @highburyprkfriends.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our next event is a walk with Alf Dimmock ex Senior Park Ranger looking at improvements made since 2010. Friday 4th September meeting at 10.30 in Shutlock Lane Car Park. Please wear footwear suitable for rough ground.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Busy Saturday in Moseley! 🌿 🧺 Farmers’ & Arts Markets from 9am 🌳 Moseley Park from 10am 🏛️ Icehouse & Dovecote open 1–4pm And come and meet Clarence the cow at the Dovecote! 🐄 Come and say hello to the Moseley Society too - new members always welcome! 💚
A life-sized black and white cow statue stands on green grass beneath leafy trees, with a fence and street visible in the background.Sunny park scene with a hedge-covered brick doorway and open wooden door (to the ice house).  Behind is a large wicker rabbit statue sitting atop a leafy hill
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Public Mapping Survey: where would you place trees and pocket parks in Birmingham? A quick 20-min activity for an important European research study - live until 15 Sept. Birmingham TreePeople & Uni of Birmingham students need your help! Take part: app.maptionnaire.com...
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🌿 Despite the drought, our Dovecote Garden is thriving! The It’s Your Neighbourhood judge was full of praise, particularly for our lavender, rosemary, bay and roses. 🌹 A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers! 💚 New volunteers are always welcome - get in touch if you’d like to join us. 🌻
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Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An exhibition exploring the life, work and legacy of Birmingham photographer, Lisel Hass is on display in the Level 3 Gallery www.bertzassociates.net #LibraryofBham #birminghamlgbt
An exhibition poster. Photograph of a woman on the right of the poster wearing spectacles and a string of pearls around her neck. The poster is publicising an exhibition by the photographer, Lisel Hass at the Library of Birmingham.
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Highbury Park Friends @highburyprkfriends.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Highbury Park has been recognised as especially important for its nature. This historic landscape of meadows, woodlands, hedgerows, pools and formal gardens has been designated by Birmingham City Council as a Site of Regional and Local importance for Nature Conservation (SINC/SLINC). See thread …
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A big thank you to our volunteers, including Gill, Geoff, and Ruth who help keep the Moseley Dovecote Gardens beautiful. We're always looking for friendly faces to join us on Sunday mornings. If you fancy lending a hand and meeting a great bunch of people, do get in touch! 🕊️🌳
A smiling volunteer in a blue jacket and light grey hat is tending to a shrub in the Moseley Dovecote Gardensvolunteer wearing a black jacket is emptying a bucket of water into a water butt alongside some wood fencing in the Moseley Dovecote gardenA smiling volunteer in a red jacket and grey hat crouches on a brick path in Moseley Dovecote Gardens, carefully removing weeds from between the paving stones. A broom and dustpan lie on the grass nearby, with daffodils blooming beside a tree and a black iron fence in the background.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What a lovely surprise! 🎨🐝 When our volunteers arrived to tend the Dovecote gardens on Sunday, they met local artist Luke Alder, who was enjoying the garden, watching the bees and sketching this scene. Luke kindly donated his artwork to the Moseley Society. Thank you, Luke – we absolutely love it!
Local artist’s colourful sketch of the historic Moseley Dovecote, with the brick building partly hidden by lush greenery, flowers and overhanging branches in a loose, expressive style on a white canvas.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Love Moseley? 🕊️🌳 Help keep it special by joining the Moseley Society - just £10 a year (£5 for students/unwaged). Find out more via the link below or scan the QR code. moseley-society.org.uk
Promotional poster showing Moseley’s historic brick dovecote with the message: “Keep Moseley special. Join the society for just £10 a year.” The Moseley Society logo and a QR code are included.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Love Moseley? 🕊️🌳 Help keep it special by joining the Moseley Society - just £10 a year (£5 for students/unwaged). Find out more via the link below or scan the QR code. moseley-society.org.uk
Promotional poster showing Moseley’s historic brick dovecote with the message: “Keep Moseley special. Join the society for just £10 a year.” The Moseley Society logo and a QR code are included.
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Moselele @moselele.co.uk · 26/07/2026
Here's an extract from a short film all about us. Founder Daz Wright and his wife Emma talk about what they think this ukulele group is really all about. Watch the whole thing (<10mins) at www.errolbrown.co.uk/moselele-3/
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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum @bosfonline.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Birmingham TreePeople are hiring a part-time Tree Care Coordinator (14.8hrs/week) to coordinate volunteers caring for trees across the city. Deadline: midnight 2nd August. Interviews from 10th August. Full details & job pack: www.birminghamtreepe...
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow, Saturday 25th July. Do stop by and chat with members of the Moseley Society to find out more about our work, local history, heritage projects and community activities. New faces are always welcome! 🌿
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Lots happening in #Moseley tomorrow! 🌿 🛍️ Farmers’ & Arts Market from 9am 🎨 Blue Moon Makers Market (Moseley Exchange) 10am–3pm 🕊️ Dovecote & Ice House open 1–4pm Plus, the lavender and sensory bed are buzzing with bees and butterflies. 🐝🦋💚
Red-brick dovecote with a small wooden turret on top, surrounded by trees, grass and flowers. Children gathered at the entrance to Moseley Park’s historic Ice House, a brick-lined underground chamber set into a grassy bank beneath leafy shrubs.
A black bee feeds on a bright purple butterfly bush flower (Buddleia) surrounded by lush green leaves and flowering stems against a blue sky.A small brown-and-orange butterfly and several bees forage among clusters of tiny white oregano flowers in a dense green herb bed.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Lovely to see the Dovecote gardens being enjoyed during today’s Moseley in Bloom pop-up plant sale. 💜 Everyone commented on the beautiful lavender, buzzing with bees and filling the garden with its glorious scent. 🐝🌿 Missed it? The gardens are open again on Sat 25 July, 1–4pm.
Lavender-filled garden path at the Dovecote, with purple blooms buzzing with bees, green hedges and trees under a blue sky.A red brick tower (dovecote) with an octagonal roof stands under a vibrant blue sky. Trees and greenery surround the tower, and a wooden bench sits in the foreground. A smiling woman in sunglasses holds potted plants (including a Chinese Artichoke) in front of a historic red brick dovecote and Moseley Hall Dovecote sign, under a clear blue sky.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Great to welcome Richard Parker (WM Mayor) + Cllr Izzy Knowles to the Moseley Society stall today. Did you know there were 29 trains a day in 1906, compared with 31 today (4 on Sundays then, 14 now)? We love our new station and hope reliability improves so more people can enjoy travelling by rail.
Volunteers alongside Cllr Izzy Knowles and West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker, at the Moseley Society stall during the Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day, with historic railway photos and a Society banner.

From left to right: Charles Wall, Izzy Knowles, Richard Parker, Fiona Adams A 1906 railway timetable showing services between Birmingham, Camp Hill, Moseley and King’s Heath, highlighting historic train frequencies.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚆 Tomorrow! Come and see us at the Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day, 11am–3pm. We’ll be there (looking something like this!) sharing Janet Berry’s fascinating research into how people travelled around Victorian and Edwardian Moseley. Hope to see you there!
Three people stand at an outdoor market stall under a yellow-and-white striped canopy with bunting reading "The Moseley Society," displaying historical items and information.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚆 Celebrate the return of trains to Moseley! Join the FREE Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day this Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm. Live music, family activities, crafts, treasure hunt, community stalls and more. The Moseley Society will be there too - come and say hello! 🎉
Poster advertising the Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day on Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm, with a colourful background, train icon and logos for Moseley Community Trust, Transport for West Midlands and West Midlands Railway.Poster promoting a free Family Fun Day at Moseley Village Railway Station and St Mary’s Church on Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm, featuring live music, games, crafts, children’s activities, face painting, a treasure hunt and community organisations celebrating the reopening of the Camp Hill Line.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🌿 Moseley in Bloom’s next plant sale is at the Dovecote on Sunday 19 July, 2–4pm. The garden may be looking a little parched after the dry weather, but the lavender and other flowers are still buzzing with bees and butterflies. Come along, pick up some plants, and enjoy the garden! 🐝🦋🌸
Poster for Moseley in Bloom’s Summer Pop Up Plant Sale on Sunday 19 July, 2–4pm, at Moseley Hall Dovecote, 179 Alcester Road, B13 8J, featuring a photo of yellow flowers and the Moseley in Bloom logo.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚆 Celebrate the return of trains to Moseley! Join the FREE Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day this Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm. Live music, family activities, crafts, treasure hunt, community stalls and more. The Moseley Society will be there too - come and say hello! 🎉
Poster advertising the Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day on Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm, with a colourful background, train icon and logos for Moseley Community Trust, Transport for West Midlands and West Midlands Railway.Poster promoting a free Family Fun Day at Moseley Village Railway Station and St Mary’s Church on Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm, featuring live music, games, crafts, children’s activities, face painting, a treasure hunt and community organisations celebrating the reopening of the Camp Hill Line.
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Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🦡 🦡 🦡 Birmingham’s climate is warming but this Moseley resident knows how to stay cool. She is a nightly visitor to Kath Harlow’s garden. Kath captured the midnight dip with a motion activated camera at the height of the June heatwave. @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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RailAdvent @railadvent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Comments invited for major changes to Birmingham’s railways www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/07/commen… #birmingham #BirminghamMoorStreet #BirminghamNewStreet #bordesley #CampHillLine #hs2 #midlands #MidlandsRailHub #moseley #WestMidlands
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Comments invited for major changes to Birmingham’s railways
An eight-week consultation has opened into proposals by the Midlands Rail Hub Alliance for a major upgrade to railways around Birmingham.
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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 06/07/2026
🚉 We’re delighted to be taking part in the FREE Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day! Come and meet our volunteers at the Platform for Community outside St Mary’s Church and chat about making Birmingham’s streets safer, healthier and better for everyone. We hope to see you there!
Event poster for “Moseley Village Railway Station Family Fun Day” featuring a single graphic of a train at a station platform. The poster includes event details (Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm) and logos/text for Moseley Community Trust, Transport for West Midlands, and West Midlands Railway.Illustrated event poster for “Celebrate your new stations!” at Moseley Village Railway Station, Saturday 18 July, 11am–3pm. The design includes train and community-themed illustrations and lists free activities at the station and St Mary’s Church, along with logos for Transport for West Midlands and Camp Hill line.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A huge thank you to everyone who visited the Moseley Dovecote and Ice House during #MoseleyinBloom #OpenGardens! We welcomed 422 visitors over the weekend. Special thanks to our fantastic volunteers, especially the gardening team who care for the gardens, and everyone who helped welcome visitors.
The 18th-century Moseley Hall Dovecote viewed from the street, framed by colourful summer flowers in a planter (thank you Moseley in Bloom!), with visitors enjoying the gardens beyond the railings.Visitors gather outside the historic red-brick Moseley Dovecote during Open Gardens, listening to a volunteer talk beneath a bright blue sky.A person sits on a bench beside fragrant lavender and rosemary in the peaceful gardens of the Moseley Dovecote, surrounded by mature trees on a sunny day.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Looking forward to seeing many of you over the weekend. Do stop by and chat with members of the Moseley Society to find out more about our work, local history, heritage projects and community activities. New faces are always welcome! 🌿 #Moseley #MoseleySociety #Community
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌿 Lots happening in Moseley this weekend! Sat 27 June • Farmers’ & Arts Market from 9am • Moseley in Bloom stall selling plants & Open Gardens tickets • Moseley Park open from 10am • Dovecote & Ice House open 1–4pm Sun 28 June • Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens, 11am–5pm • Dovecote Garden taking part
Historic red-brick dovecote on a sunny day, viewed behind a black iron fence with colourful flowers in the foreground. A green sign identifies the site as Moseley Hall Dovecote, surrounded by mature trees and clear blue skies.Entrance to the historic ice house set into a grassy bank, with open wooden and iron gates leading underground. Shrubs with red berries and mature trees surround the site, while a decorative hare sculpture can be seen above the entrance in bright summer sunshine.
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Izzy Knowles 🔶 @izzyknowles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Great to meet Crafting Conversations today in Moseley Park & Pool and hear about their July programme. This group, run by volunteers, supports dozens of people every week. Today they had made community banners and their choir was performing as part of the city wide #healingartsproject
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Mr Garden @mygardenuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Planters outside the Bulls Head pub in Moseley Birmingham. #Flowers #Planters #StreetFlowers #Pubs #Birmingham #Moseley #OldPhotos
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌿 Lots happening in Moseley this weekend! Sat 27 June • Farmers’ & Arts Market from 9am • Moseley in Bloom stall selling plants & Open Gardens tickets • Moseley Park open from 10am • Dovecote & Ice House open 1–4pm Sun 28 June • Moseley in Bloom Open Gardens, 11am–5pm • Dovecote Garden taking part
Historic red-brick dovecote on a sunny day, viewed behind a black iron fence with colourful flowers in the foreground. A green sign identifies the site as Moseley Hall Dovecote, surrounded by mature trees and clear blue skies.Entrance to the historic ice house set into a grassy bank, with open wooden and iron gates leading underground. Shrubs with red berries and mature trees surround the site, while a decorative hare sculpture can be seen above the entrance in bright summer sunshine.
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Izzy Knowles 🔶 @izzyknowles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Very thankful for the mature tree canopy helping keep us cooler in Moseley Village today. 🥵😎 🌳 Huge shout out to Moseley in Bloom and local builder Maison House for fitting water butts to some of the businesses so we can water the planting under the trees.
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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s #CleanAirDay and I’m off to the West Mids Air Quality Implementation Plan Workshop at The Exchange on behalf of @mumsforlungs.bsky.social, via the newly reopened Moseley station. Fantastic to have rail links back, but less diesel please, West Midlands Railway! 🚆🌿 @richardparkerwm.bsky.social
Newly opened Moseley Village railway station entrance with wide paved public space, planting, benches and cycle parking. A station sign stands in the foreground, with mature trees surrounding the site under a cloudy morning sky.Passengers wait on the platform at Moseley Village railway station beside a West Midlands Railway train. Electronic departure boards hang above the platform, with the new station buildings and surrounding woodland visible in the background.
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Izzy Knowles 🔶 @izzyknowles.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Floral displays are going up in Moseley. Summer is a coming 🌞🌻🌷🪻💐🌹😀
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Love Moseley? 🕊️🌳 Help keep it special by joining the Moseley Society - just £10 a year (£5 for students/unwaged). Find out more via the link below or scan the QR code. moseley-society.org.uk/more-about-t... #Moseley #Community #Birmingham
Alt text: A promotional poster for The Moseley Society featuring a sunlit woodland floor covered in purple-blue bluebells and green foliage. In the top-left corner is The Moseley Society logo with a tree illustration and the text “Caring for an historic area of Birmingham.” A large purple banner across the bottom reads: “Keep Moseley special. Join the society for just £10 a year.” A QR code appears in the lower-right corner.
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Love Moseley? 🕊️🌳 Help keep it special by joining the Moseley Society - just £10 a year (£5 for students/unwaged). Find out more via the link below or scan the QR code. moseley-society.org.uk/more-about-t... #Moseley #Community #Birmingham
Alt text: A promotional poster for The Moseley Society featuring a sunlit woodland floor covered in purple-blue bluebells and green foliage. In the top-left corner is The Moseley Society logo with a tree illustration and the text “Caring for an historic area of Birmingham.” A large purple banner across the bottom reads: “Keep Moseley special. Join the society for just £10 a year.” A QR code appears in the lower-right corner.
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Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
'It’s such a well-loved community pool. It’s very rare these things happen and it’s in one of the most deprived wards in the country, so it’s really a good news story.’ > long time coming so fantastic to see Moseley Road Baths is now go! Glad to be funding with Heritage Fund. @archhfund.org.uk
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Izzy Knowles 🔶 @izzyknowles.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Before anyone asks, it’s not a Banksy, but a cool new mural has appeared this afternoon in Moseley. I think we should call her Little Mo.
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fionaamoseley.bsky.social @fionaamoseley.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The roses @themoseleysociety.bsky.social Dovecote at Moseley Hall smell and look wonderful today.
Old roses in the 18th century garden at Moseley Hall Dovecote
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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The Moseley Society @themoseleysociety.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Busy weekend in Moseley! 🌿🛍️🎨 Farmers’ & Arts Markets from 9am Saturday, Moseley Park open 10am–4pm, and the Dovecote (179 Alcester Rd, B13 8JR) and Ice House in Moseley Park open 1–4pm. Interested in getting involved with The Moseley Society? Pop in and say hello! 😊
The historic Moseley Dovecote, a red-brick octagonal tower behind railings and colourful flower planters, photographed on a bright sunny day under a blue sky.Children gathered at the entrance to Moseley Park’s historic Ice House, a brick-lined underground chamber set into a grassy bank beneath leafy shrubs.
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