I’m looking for speakers of niche / traditional dialects to help test out an etymological spelling system.

#yola #scots #englishdialects #Geordie #Scouse #Mancunian #Tyke #Brummie #Cockney #WestCountry #BlackCountry #Glaswegian #Doric #HibernoEnglish #EstuaryEnglish #neography #conorthography

‘From the ground up’ – How Black Country volunteers are tackling the highest levels of inactivity in England The most recent data shows stark levels of inactivity in one of the poorest areas in the country but the West Midlands is fighting back

www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a... By far the most important report in today’s @theguardian.com Sport section. Well done Kelvin Gilkes Pendford Community Bike Club Tracey Tromans Leasowe Park walking group and Rachel Smith Nerf gun club (?) #physicalactivity #SportEngland #BlackCountry

Desi pubs stand as symbol of Black Country diversity 'Venues borne out of exclusion now unite communities'

Desi pubs stand as symbol of Black Country diversity

#BlackCountry #DesiPubs #CulturalDiversity #BritishAsian #FoodCulture #MulticulturalUK #CommunitySpaces #FusionFood

www.easterneye.biz/desi-pubs-uk...

The West Midlands doesn't care about your intellectual property rights. 😆

#Birmingham #BlackCountry #Dudley #copyrightinfringement

Hear an interview with WEAK13 singer & guitarist Nick J Townsend by celebrity #DarrenHarriott on BBC WM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#bbc #darrenharriott #nickjtownsend
#Birmingham #Blackcountry

Thoroughly enjoyed presenting school assembly on the topic of celebrating festivals of India #Holi and #Vaisakhi

Thank you #BlackCountry Dance Hub
@stannesstreetly.bsky.social for being fantastic 😃

#PrimaryEducation #geography
#suttoncoldfield #walsall #streetly

I provided #Bhangra and #Bollywood dance workshops for #BlackCountry Dance Hub @stannesstreetly.bsky.social in #streetly

#southasiandance #primaryeducation
#walsall

A photograph of two young female figures stood outside of a building – they both have a hand on their left hips. They are wearing head scarfs and aprons to protect their clothing. Behind on the left, the door to building is open. A notice is pinned to the door.

#BlackCountry this 1907 photograph of women brick workers in Cradley Heath is from MS 4618 : Industry and Employment photographs collection (Black Country Workers) #LibraryofBham #Sandwelllibs #SandwellArchive

#voodoosattic
#brierleyhillmarkethall
#blackcountry
#collectibles
#westmidlands

Help #Birmingham & the #BlackCountry top the global leaderboard in the 2026 #CityNatureChallenge!

Funding is available for local groups to run wildlife recording events this April.

Email holly.k@bbcwildlife.... for more info!

@bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#iNaturalist

Happy Birthday, by Black Country, New Road from the album Forever Howlong

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 Happy Birthday

#6music #BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

Canada goose diving into a lake creating a huge ripple

Goose splash #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birmingham #blackcountry

a large pile of books with their spines facing away from camera is stacked on a table

So looking forward to helping participants create new dictionary entries for Black Country words at Wolverhampton Literature Festival on 8th February. Tickets available here: wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk/sunday.html #blackcountry #dialect #lexicography

Black Country girl with neuroblastoma sets 8,000 birthday card target Amelia, who is on palliative care, hopes to break the UK record for most birthday cards received.

go for it guys:
#Amelia8000
#Amelia
#BlackCountry
girl with #neuroblastoma sets 8,000 birthday card target - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Wum med, Wum growed”, at Tipton Library this morning:

‘Excellent’
‘Good to keep a bit of history alive’
‘A great show, in a beautiful building. 👏👏’
‘Enjoyed the show and I’m a Brummy 😊’
(Audience comments)

#BlackCountry

“Wum med, Wum growed”, at Tipton Library this morning:

‘Thank you so much for a great morning. I wanted to be part of your audience but the room was just too crowded which is, of course, brilliant for you and the library’ (Treasurer, Friends of Tipton Library)

#BlackCountry

Birmingham; the Black Country; Brum gets a pretty bad rap here in ol’ Middle England.

“Yam alright, Bab?”

I am when I get to spend the day looking at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

The buildings alone 🤩🥰

*Black Country = coal

#birmingham #art #museum #gallery #blackcountry #architecture

Sunglasses, by Black Country, New Road 0 track album

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 Sunglasses

#6music #BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

🧰 New public #BleedKit registration at #Walsall #BusStation 🚌

📍 Be registered.
🗺️ Be informed.
📞 But always call 999 in an emergency.

#LoveWalsall #WalsallCommunity #WestMidlands #BlackCountry #SaferCommunities #Staffordshire

Athens, France, by Black Country, New Road from the album For the first time

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #90TEEN

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 Athens, France

#BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

Andrew's looking over some classics from our back catalogue!

#Birmingham and the North West are extensively covered by Alan Godfrey Maps! As you can see, he's just starting his Midlands collection 👍🗺📍

Any suggestions for purchases or even places to visit?

#BlackCountry #Manchester #Bolton #Bury

WEAK13 - Hey You Down There

Music Video
youtu.be/PKlYa7oClhI

Spotify
open.spotify.com/artist/4IOSG...

Album
ditto.fm/aluminium-weak13

#acousticguitar #Acoustic #Birmingham #Blackcountry #heyyoudownthere #weak13

WEAK13 - I’m More Metal Than You

Music Video
youtu.be/rjBiRk4pISU

Spotify
open.spotify.com/track/03YUaA...

Album
ditto.fm/aluminium-we...

#Metal #thrashmetal #Birmingham #Blackcountry #NewMusic

Quick detour whilst in Netherton #BlackCountry to visit Hingley’s slag bank (made the anchor for the Titanic) returned to nature but sadly inaccessible (heavily fenced) and sandwiched between housing and industry. #postindustriallandscapes

Besties, by Black Country, New Road from the album Forever Howlong

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MiddayShow

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 Besties

#BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

Kickstarting the new year with a #MiningLandscape. An Xmas tradition for Catherine when she is south of the border it’s either walk to Cobb’s Engine House, Rowley Regis in the #BlackCountry if it’s dry, or up and down the 1.7 miles of #Netherton #canal tunnel if it’s wet. 2025 was dry.

Science Fair, by Black Country, New Road from the album For the first time

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SteveLamacq

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 Science Fair

#6music #BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:

For the Cold Country Black Country, New Road · Forever Howlong · Song · 2025

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #Unclassified

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 For The Cold Country

#BBCRadio3 #BlackCountry #NewRoad


▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:

For the Cold Country, by Black Country, New Road from the album Forever Howlong

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #StuartMaconiesFreakZone

Black Country, New Road:
🎵 For the Cold Country

#6music #BlackCountry #NewRoad

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp: