From Wednesday 4 September, residents, businesses, and local groups based within the B12 postcode can register their interest to receive, for free, one or more blossoming trees to plant in their back garden, school, or community park.
An exhibition about the heritage of Balsall Heath and Highgate.
People have the chance to object to a change in the Birmingham Local Plan. The plan reallocates to “housing action area “ (brown) the green open space beside Balsall Heath Road, and Clevedon Road to Apna Ghar. It could then be built on.
BHLHS’s Gazette is now online.
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Teenage friendly activities including cosmetic days, sports activities , rollerskating, podcasting, music studio, arts and crafts and so much more!!! Spaces are limited but FREE!!!
TURNING POINT is a video installation created by Sweet Patootee Arts. Inspired by the oral testimonies of people who lived and worked in the Caribbean in the 1920s.
Welcome to The Other~Wise Summer School, a free yearly programme of creative workshops, cultural activities and critical conversations for ages 15 – 21, developed by The GAP and young people from our youth forum, The Culture Collective.
Eastside Projects, an art gallery in Digbeth, is looking for a small group of Year 6 children – ie children who are moving from Primary to Secondary school this summer – to take part in free performance workshops at the MAC.
June’s Gazette from Balsall Heath Local History Society is now out. It features a short history of the old Clifton Junior School which burnt down several months ago.
We are going to be hosting two drop-in days to learn more information about our new roles: Project Volunteer and Welcome Volunteer.
It’s been nearly whole month since we opened our doors and welcomed everyone into our Blossom branch! We are thrilled with the installation by Friction Arts; the space is warm and inviting and the concept design is intricately connected to both the Blossom Project’s aims and Balsall Heath. They have made it an excellent space to represent this project which celebrates people and nature.
Retrofit Balsall Heath is a young organisation, formed in 2022 by the local community. We are delighted to have secured funding from Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for one year, through a partnership with Sähëlï Hub.
Meet up for a retro bop hour on Fridays 12.30pm at the Hive, Moseley.
The monthly gazette from Balsall Heath Local History Society is now out.