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Letting off steam with our Timeless Toys event
Director of Winterbourne Lee Hale reflects on the recent Timeless Toys event and how he and others find the hobby of collecting, restoring and repairing toy and model steam engines a breath of fresh air. We all now know that engaging with creative hobbies improves our mental health and general wellbeing. Over the last four…
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Postcards from Winterbourne: Responding to the exhibition Much is Lost, Much Remains
In July 2026, Naomi Paul led a creative writing workshop in response to Marian Edwards’ exhibition ‘Much is Lost, Much Remains’. “The opportunity to dig deep was very satisfying, to find my dormant artist’s eye and writer’s pen” [participant response] Where it began The idea for the creative writing workshop was sparked at the private…
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Recipe of the month: Hot honey
Inspired by this month’s Birmingham Honey Show, we’re sharing a recipe that celebrates one of nature’s sweetest ingredients… honey, specifically hot honey! With recent heatwaves nobody wants to spend too much time in the kitchen, so it’s good to have something that can enhance the flavour of a number of dishes, both hot and cold.…
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Selling Steel: The artistic oddities of the GKN archive
My name is Lewis Edwards, and in 2025, as part of my MA course at the University of Birmingham, I undertook a placement at Winterbourne with a focus on the GKN archive. One object sparked off some fascinating research! On the first floor of Winterbourne House, a spacious room houses the Guest, Keen and Nettlefold…
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Bee-friendly gardening
As we celebrate all things ‘bee’ at Winterbourne this summer here are some fun facts and how to help the bees in your garden. Did you know? Bees in danger… Climate change is putting bees at risk. 25% of species have disappeared in recent decades and 65% face potential loss of their geographical habitats as…