Another page just uploaded to the Black Country Society website. This time it a review of the latest book published by the Society. Those of you living in the West Midlands and reading either the Express and Star or Black Country Bugle may have seen details of this book already. This book may also be of interest and use to Potteries listers. This book is unique in that it is the only publication which contains the civic arms of ALL the Black Country local authorities, which existed before the reorganisation of local government in 1966. The author Peter Skidmore has carried out painstaking research into this subject, successfully finding images of some of the arms, which at first proved difficult to track down. In my opinion the book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the history of the Black Country. It is very informative, not only on the granting of the arms themselves, but also some of the history behind the town itself, and how the arms itself came to evolve. There are also sections on Civic Pride, the College of Arms, how to acquire civic arms, an analysis of the themes and symbols used in civic arms and a comprehensive list of the mottoes used by Black Country councils. The book's proceeds will all be ploughed back into the Society to further other Black Country causes. Details on purchasing the book are available in the article. Here is the link: http://www.the-black-country.co.uk/bcs_articles/heraldry.htm Thanks for reading Mick Pearson