Jenny Wray of Willenhall, who was artist-in-resident at the Other Space venue, led a workshop to give people a chance to improve their painting skills, using inspiration form the Garman Ryan collection. The photograph shows Jackie Reeves and her daughter

A Christmas exhibition explored artists’ views of angels in different religious traditions, including the work of Rudolf Calonder, Stefan Dowsing and Louise Gabriel. The Archangel Gabriel, Christianity, Islam and Judaism are mentioned The photograph shows

Gerald Garman, who was a cousin of Kathleen Garman, the widow of Sir Jacob Epstein, visited the Gallery after a refurbishment. Joseph Hampton of Darlaston, Degas, Renoir, Monet, Van Gough and Constable are mentioned. The photograph shows Peter Jenkinson (

Creative sessions for children during the school holidays were being staged by the Black Country community arts group, Bostin’ Arts. The photograph shows a dragon shadow puppet made by Richard Redman from Walsall and John Unsworth from Bloxwich.

The photograph shows Tom Barker of Vincent Street in Highgate holding a plaster model of the hand of his great-grandmother, Nancy Fowler.

An exhibition by London artists Keith Khan and Ali Mehdi Zaidi contrasted different parts of the earth by using tropical fish. The photograph shows Deborah or Debbie Robinson with one of the aquarium tanks.

Chain-link fencing was being erected after the death of a four-year-old girl who stepped off the verge in front of a car. Dartmouth Park is mentioned. The photograph shows John Cotton (left) and Joe Stevens of Sandwell Council putting up the fencing.

The photograph shows a group of old ladies selling some of their floral displays, including (left to right) Brenda White, Edith James, Winnie Portsmouth, Bertha Jarvis, Dylys Cooper, Ethel Banks and Miriam Clayton-Smith.

Members of the company put on an unarmed combat display in the Bull Ring Centre in Birmingham. The photograph shows brothers Lance Corporal Daniel Jones and Lance Corporal Colin Jones.

The Carters Green-based squadron held a combined open and and recruiting display. The photograph shows Private Chris Whyte supervising children practising throwing grenades.