We're so looking forward to welcoming you all back tomorrow (24 Oct)! Reopening spaces include the Round Room & Industrial Gallery with brand-new displays. Plus new exhibitions too! Tearoom & shop will also be open! We'll be open from 10am - 5pm, FREE entry. See you tomorrow!

Look at these charming sock bears crafted at our Building Community Together #ArtsCafe #upcycling session! With guidance from #artist Sally Harper from Sharper Arts, participants transformed socks, ribbons & buttons into delightful, one-of-a-kind bears. #AcocksGreen #Yardley #crafts

Remembrance café Our Bereavement café team wants to listen to your stories and memories. Free refreshments and activities Wednesday 6th November Please drop- in anytime between 1pm- 3pm Birmingham Scrapstore Hollymoor centre Manor park grove B31 5ER

It's incredible watching our Women of #Yardley Unite workshops & #wellbeing activities expand to new locations, connecting us with new #women. Artist Kelly Towle led a #quilling craft where ladies made bookmarks & #art pieces. Want to join us? Email: [email protected] #WOYU

🌳🍎🌰 Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, Fruit & Nut Village is offering 3 part-time roles for community-minded, plant-loving individuals! 🌿 Deadline: 13th November For details & to apply, visit: fruitandnutvillage.org.uk/aboutus (scroll to "Work With Us" at the bottom of the page.)

Our friends at the stunningly beautiful St Edburgha's Church #Church have a winter fayre coming up to help raise funds for their restoration work. Say hello, find some lovely #homemade items and explore the picturesque #Yardley Conservation Area. #HistoricYardley #OldYardley

This week - Patricia, our Assistant looks at the impact of WW2 on the Birmingham suburb of Yardley via resources held in our collections and the oral testimony of her mum – in – law, Gladys who grew up in the area in the 1930/40s. theironroom.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/an-… LibraryofBirmingham

Do u know we've developed our Women of Yardley Unite #workshops & #wellbeing activities, providing more welcoming spaces to help local women feel good & thrive? We're looking for more women to join our free #WOYU sessions across our venues. For info email: [email protected]

Interested in local history as much as we are?! Grab a cuppa and have a read of "An account of #Yardley during World War Two," with testimonies from people who lived in Yardley during the 1930/40s. Maybe you can discover something new! theironroom.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/an-…

Our Arts Cafe participants recently had the opportunity to work with the super talented Juneau Projects. With their guidance residents discovered just how well they could #draw & create their own nature inspired collaged sculptures. Drop-in & join us this Thursday! #AcocksGreen

We're thrilled to share new dates for our #HistoricYardley #ArtsCafes at Blakesley Hall! It's an opportunity to work with #artists & explore new #art forms. Explore & engage with the history of Blakesley Hall & the #heritage of #Historic Yardley. #Yardley #arts #UKSPF #OldYardley

Do you have a family member, or friend, who doesn't have access to the internet? Perhaps you need to sit down with a laptop, rather than using your phone. Pop down to the DRC on Thursday mornings, between 10.00am - 12.00pm to use our free, Internet Café! #Birmingham #Solihull

Fix your broken items for #free instead of buying new ones at #Tyseley Repair Cafe! Tyseley Energy Park #HayMills #Yardley

We're delighted to share that the super talented Juneau Projects will be leading our #Historic #Yardley #ArtsCafes at Blakesley_Hall. Join us next week & make a rag rug. Ben & Phil will introduce you to the technique & demonstrate how to make #designs using #recycled fabrics.

A bandstand makes for a good shelter! Still managed to make plans to plant a nature screen of tree & hedge saplings between #StechfordVillageGreen National Trust Birmingham #PocketPark & Station Rd, as well as involve more local schools, scouts & residents in the planting #WMCA #UrbanNature

🌟 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🌟 Need help with your mobile phone #laptop #tablet #emails & more? As part of our Building Community Together project we'll soon be offering #FREE help for #digital #education at our weekly #CoffeeMorning in #AcocksGreen #Yardley

🌟 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🌟 Need help with your mobile phone #laptop #tablet #emails & more? As part of our Building Community Together project we'll soon be offering #FREE help for #digital #education at our weekly #CoffeeMorning in #AcocksGreen #Yardley

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 #𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗖𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! We're getting into the #festive spirit with Juneau Projects who'll be leading the #workshop. #Paint your own wooden #decorations & make #seasonal cards using laser-cut Perspex templates.

#𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 #𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝙏𝙝𝙚 #𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 - 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 Join speaker & Senior Rose Consultant Liam Beddall as he shares his expertise in all things roses. For future events email [email protected]

We had the pleasure of welcoming #Artist Layla Tutt to our #ArtsCafé recently. Layla inspired residents with her #creativity, teaching them to #craft woven #textile hangings. Some attendees transformed their creations into charming #tea coasters! #AcocksGreen #Yardley #art #free