Sweet Heritage

10/06/2026

When a you buy a packet of chewing gum and everyone descends on you like a plague of locusts - brilliant reel

08/06/2026

What is the oldest sweet? I get asked this all the time - it’s Pontefract Cakes

05/06/2026

He used to sneak you sweets when Mum wasn’t looking. Return the favour. 🍬 Father’s Day sweet hampers available now link in bio.

04/06/2026

Grateful this week for books, sugar history and the fact that this counts as work. What are you grateful for? 👇🍬

03/06/2026

I asked the Rubery Ladies Club how they eat their jelly babies. One answer involved a husband. 🍬😂 How do you eat your jelly babies? 👇

02/06/2026

They were called Unclaimed Babies. Let that sink in. 🍬

Which fact is your favourite Jelly Baby fact?
Comment below 👇

01/06/2026

I’ve been told by several people that the air raid shelter under the Sela sweet factory in West Brom had sugar seeping through the walls from above. Wartime snacking. Uninvited but welcome. Someone knows more tell me. 🏚️🍬

29/05/2026

This is from The Great American Chewing Gum Book and it is absolutely sending me. Robert Hendrickson did NOT come to play.

15/05/2026

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week. 🍬

Keep your jars full.

Whatever fills yours, birdsong, fresh air, a quiet no, or a bag of something nostalgic — it all counts.

Take care of yourselves out there. 🩷

13/05/2026

I am looking forward to this talk 🍭🩷

Our next Heritage Talk is in just under 2 weeks and we're really excited about this one!

We will be joined by Emma Barron-Scott from Sweet Heritage, historian and self-professed sweet geek. Emma will explore the history of sweet making in the West Midlands, with free samples and old school sweets to buy.

📅 Tuesday 26th May 7-8pm
📍 Moor Pool Hall
🎟 Tickets £3 on the door
☕ Refreshments available from 6.30pm