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Tweets from the King Edward's Foundation Archive, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@JohnGarthWriter From memory there are images of this boy in the archive which could help date the photograph

[Heather Martin @drheathermartin]

Heartfelt thanks from @LeeChildReacher to his old English and drama teacher @KESBham Mr Parslew, co-star of my authorised biography #TheReacherGuy - see especially chapter 17, ‘Gentleman Jim’.

Here is my interview with Lee aka Jim Grant (1973) for @tes https://t.co/NcdEvIs1U1

[Heather Martin @drheathermartin]

Loved doing this interview with @LeeChildReacher for @tes on a subject very close to my heart ... And reading his school reports from @KESBham for the #TheReacherGuy was great fun. “Paddles his own canoe.”

[Heather Martin @drheathermartin]

I’ve been writing today. Uppermost in my mind have been @HinterlandNF @UEAArchives @KEArchive & of course #TheReacherGuy himself. I am struck by how much the archivist has in common with Jack Reacher ... (Plus an archival scrap of my own from @LeeChildReacher #ThrillerFest 2017)

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@RogerC41790299 @AdvollyR Not sure...

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

This is devastating news for the city. Terribly sad.

[Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery @BM_AG]

Unfortunately we were unsuccessful in our application to the Arts Council England Emergency Response Fund. This is a very challenging time for Birmingham Museums Trust. We will continue to work with stakeholders on securing our future. Read more here https://t.co/itD98GQew2

[I Am Birmingham @IAmBirmingham]

Happy 69th birthday to the "Godfather of Black British Photography", #Birmingham's very own Vanley Burke @vanleyburke.

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

Please donate whatever you can afford to help @BM_AG

[King Edward VI Foundation Birmingham @kevifoundation]

Many have been using this period of lockdown to get fitter. How about trying a form of exercise which existed before the advent of mainstream competitive sport in education - the Swedish Drill? Read about it in our newest @KEArchive blog post https://t.co/NVxMaWLkz2

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

Great response from a chief exec. Outlines actions in a non-defensive tone and apologises for lack of communication 👏👏

[Matthew Taylor @NotPostingMatt]

Thanks Debbie for challenging us. Just to clarify; 1) The RSA global made a response to BLM building on that of RSA US which we placed on our website and sent to every Fellow 2) We have been working with our staff and Board on a long term diversity and inclusion plan which....

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@KEHSBham Looking forward to receiving a copy for the archive!

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

Delighted to be involved with #TheReacherGuy and looking forward to publication.

[Heather Martin @drheathermartin]

Excited to receive final proofs today for the plate sections of #TheReacherGuy. Incredible selection of photos sourced from Lee Child’s personal collection, @KEArchive & @UEAArchives. Including family snaps, school pics & memorabilia from both his television & writing careers.

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

And another EBay gem to add to the @kechg collections. Lots of interesting images inc. #cricket in 1926 and the ubiquitous Swedish Drill! #archives

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

Delighted with this EBay find ⁦@KEHSBham⁩ prefects, 1946. Interesting uniform variation 🤔 #archives

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@TrenchTrotter What a coincidence; I ordered this book just an hour or so before reading your Tweet 🤔
Great photos.

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

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[Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery @BM_AG]

NEW blog post by @BMTconservators Ben Corcoran - Things That Go Munch During Lockdown! Recently an infestation of moths was discovered in a taxidermy dog on display @thinktankmuseum... the Case Bearing Clothes Moth - Tinea Pellionella had struck. Read on!
https://t.co/K97TWH5LPS

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@OundleArchive Love this photo of Swedish Drill. It was so popular in schools at the turn of the century. Great pic!

[John Garth @JohnGarthWriter]

From #Tolkien's "Progress in Bimble Town":
"Sometimes late, when motor-bikes
are not passing with a screech,
one hears faintly (if one likes)
the sea still at it on the beach…
gnawing paper, trying to grind
a broth of bottles, packets, tins,
before a new day comes with more…"

[Old Edwardians @oldedskes]

We’re looking forward to welcoming OE Tom Claughton (2014) for a virtual talk this afternoon to discuss his role as Refugee Resettlement Employment Officer @coventrycc and his studies at the @UniofOxford: BA in Modern Languages (French and Italian) and MSc in Migration Studies.

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

@JohnGarthWriter @moseleyliz And well deserved!

[KE Archive @KEArchive]

Very excited to receive my copy yesterday @moseleyliz it’s a beautiful publication. Many congratulations @JohnGarthWriter #middleearth #Tolkien

[Liz Palmer @moseleyliz]

I'm not a huge #tolkien fan but John Garth writes engagingly here about the geographical origins of #MiddleEarth - #Sarehole #Moseley & #Lickeyhills amongst other local places. https://t.co/P1g7BCM7BH