by Helen Tomblin | Mar 18, 2024
The Coffin Works will be hosting a Death Café in partnership with BrumYodo during Dying Matters Week on Thursday 9th May. For those new to this, a Death Café is a safe space where people, often strangers, come together to eat cake, drink tea and openly discuss all...
by Helen Tomblin | Mar 10, 2024
Join the popular guide Kevin Thomas on this walking tour, in association with Brum YODO as part of A Matter of Life and Death Festival 2024. The Birmingham catacombs are one of the city’s best kept secrets. Join us and learn about their fascinating past on the...
by Anna Lock | Apr 7, 2022
A Tour and Talk exploring the subject of Death in the Middle Ages followed by a Death Café. What was death like 700 years ago? How did people commemorate their dead? Find out more in this intriguing talk and tour of Weoley Castle Ruins, followed by an open...
by Anna Lock | Apr 30, 2019
City of the Dead first ran during A Matter of Life and Death Festival in 2017 and we are delighted to see that Ben is bringing it back, although you’ll need to be quick to book, it sold out very fast last time. The City of the Dead guided walk takes its name...
by Anna Lock | Mar 30, 2019
A day of talks aiming to bring academics, the funeral industry and the general public together to share knowledge about funerals. What better way for the Coffin Works to to kick off their contributions to Dying Matters Week and A Matter of Life and Death Festival! A...
