Banners out for the Festival #BHCFest26!
Balsall Heath Community Festival starts in just 23 Days! We’ve been finalising events, preparing banners, and will have all out at next Second Saturday, 13th June 2026, The Old Print Works, to put the finishing touches together with everyone.
To reflect the old Carnival preparations, we’ll be painting a giant bill board this Saturday, listing all the fabulous activities, all FREE over the ten days of the festival.
New Banners for our Festival
Faisal Hussain has been working to make banners for Believe in Balsall Heath, and Retrofit Balsall Heath are starting the Festival with workshops making banners for an East West Procession across Balsall Heath, connecting it’s Parks on 5th July. Banners also feature in a touring Carnival Exhibition, linking many of the events across Balsall Heath over ten days.
Packed programme of activities over ten days
Banners Showing Strength in our Community
Jane Thakoordin worked with Sewing Solidarity, a collaborative project with GAP Arts a young people focused creative project in Balsall Heath, 2025. Working over several sessions, a diverse group of young people engaged in discussions about their relationship to local community. Drawing on the traditions of union banner making, they co-designed a series of small hangings and a larger banner.
The banners are exhibited permanently at GAP Arts and the larger banner is available for local organisations and groups to borrow for community events, as it will be for #BHCFest26 The phrase “Strength in our Community” was written by a young participant of the Sewing Solidarity project.
