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ALT Two pairs of hands hold a black display item with two brass tokens on it.
ALT A blond woman wearing a light blue top and a brunette woman wearing a black top are both holding a black display item with two brass Walsall Road Allotment tokens on it.
ALT White text on a grey background. "The plotholders made history twice: when they saved their common, and when they co-created these tokens. These little etched pieces of brass can now go on to tell the epic tale of these fantastic humans and their 7 cats." Alice McLean and Justine Boussard
ALT A blond woman wearing a light blue top and a brunette woman wearing a black top are holding a black display piece with brass tokens on it.
ALT Two pairs of hands hold a black display piece with brass tokens on it.
ALT Grey text on a white background. “We are delighted to have acquired the Walsall Road Allotment tokens into the city’s collection. These unique objects tell an important local story and will represent the significance of community-led action and grassroots campaigns in Birmingham for future visitors to learn from and be inspired by.” Emma McMullen, Birmingham History Research Assistant at Birmingham Museums Trust
ALT Alice McLean and Justine Boussard. Common Ground, The Walsall Road Allotments Token. Photograph by Alice McLean and Justine Boussard. Image description: A brass coloured, tear shaped token with "2019", a line image of a garden shovel and fork positioned in a cross and "saved by 7 cats & several humans" inscribed upon it.
ALT Image Description: a collection of brass coloured, teardrop shaped tokens lying haphazardly on a surface.
ALT An image of an allotment plot in full bloom, with a large yellow buddleia bush on the left hand side and large trees and sky in the background.
ALT An image of a banner on a black metal fence reads "Save Walsall Road Allotments" with a large image of a black cat and smaller images of allotment plots.
ALT Image Description: A light blue, circular enamel pin badge with the words "Peace. Community. Nature" across the top edge and a hand holding a seedling in the centre.
ALT Image Description: A light blue, circular enamel pin badge with the words "Peace. Community. Nature" across the top edge and a hand holding a seedling in the centre is pinned on a grey fine knit jumper.
