The next Understanding Hallmarking training course takes place on Tuesday 19th August, and there are still a few places left. It is also one of the last courses to take place in the historic building before Assay Office Birmingham moves into new premises in 2015. The course allows you to: • Tour the Hallmarking floor and the opportunity to ‘have a go’ at Hallmarking • Learn all about the history of Hallmarking in the UK • Gain an overview of the Hallmarkin…

24 Carrots Market takes place three times a year (Easter, Summer and Christmas) in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul's Square. The Summer Market takes place on Thursday 14th August from 4pm - 9pm.

It was a great pleasure for Assay Office Birmingham to greet two visitors who came to see us all the way from Australia on Friday afternoon.

The dedicated staff at Assay Office Birmingham came in early on Saturday morning to work with an outside film crew.  This was the culmination of several weeks of planning and preparation.  The day went really smoothly and with all the footage in the can the crew can work on the post production with the results hopefully available in a few weeks time - exciting!! Getting ready for the close up! Set up nearly complete Men at work - part 2 ...... You can never have too much blin…