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Fun in Brum this half term for the kids

Posted on 28th May 2010 by

Lots of great activties for children & young people this half term. For full details click Fun in Brum 2010

Some great events coming up at Soho House

Posted on 27th May 2010 by

Bank Holiday Monday 31st May
Full Steam Ahead                12noon-4pm                Free
Spring Bank Holiday Family Fun Steam Day at Soho House Museum
In association with The Royal Society

·        Meet ‘Local Heroes’ Matthew Boulton, James Watt  and Erasmus Darwin as they gather for an entertaining Lunar Society meeting
·        Working traction engine in steam
·        Working steam model engines displays from Birmingham Society of Model Engineers
·        Ride on a model steam railway in the garden
·        Roof tours- bookable on the day

For further information please call reception on 0121 5549122 or out of hours answerphone 0121 554592

Spring Half term Holidays

Tuesday 1st – Friday 4th June
Around the World Arts & Crafts – drop-in family craft activities every day throughout the school holidays.
12.30-3.30pm        Free        

Tuesday 1st June
Make your own Aboriginal Dot Art painting and fill in the dots to make your own design or decorate an Australian animal.

Wednesday 2nd June
African mask making. Decorate your tribal mask and wear it home.

Thursday 3rd June
Dancing Dragons. Make a dancing dragon puppet from China.

Friday 4th June
Make a Native American totem pole and decorate with animal shapes.

For further information please call reception on 0121 5549122 or out of hours answerphone 0121 5545929.  For details of how to get to Soho House click here

Vibrant Vaisakhi this Sunday in Handsworth Park

Posted on 22nd April 2010 by

Vibrant Vaisakhi – Birmingham Newsroom (press release)

Vaisakhi

V I P Volunteer Involvement Programme this Friday

Posted on 20th April 2010 by

Come:Unity Arts are running a breakfast this Friday 23rd 10am until 12pm at BVSC, Digbeth aimed at local residents.

Come:Unity Arts runs an annual calendar of workshops and activities in community settings which offer local residents a place to explore creativity, direct youth in the community to pursue achievable goals and help adults to rediscover their creative spirit.

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Digital Handsworth

Posted on 22nd December 2009 by

There are some great digital images of Handsworth and information about how the area has changed. The website address is http://www.digitalhandsworth.org.uk/