Party as library reopens

Kings Heath library re-opens. HGA supports celebrations and runs  workshop followed by exhibition of puppets from Field for the Olympics.

Field ends at KHP as Olympics starts

Sunshine to end 'Field for the Olympics' project at Kings Heath Park, for what has been a fantastic project.   Special thanks to Parks for Play for all support throughout the project, but particularly for today.

It was busy all afternoon - thanks Pyn Stockman for your hard work again - a few comments from her:

This has been a fab project to be involved with and it was great to see all the puppets together on this beautiful sunny day.

Great response - lots of parents working collaboratively with their children.

The puppets on display were commented on and several parents enquired as to how they were made and were keen to have a go at home with the children. It was a real asset that one of the making techniques used only stuff you could find easily on the high street or at home. And it was great to share with people looking for creative activities to do with their children the simplicity of the making techniques. .

Summer Wild and Creative in Kings Heath Park

More dates for play in the park - last chance to see and make 'Field for the Olympics' puppets on Friday 27th July - opening ceremony for Olympics ends 9:00 pm.

Faces from Torch relay at Calthorpe Park

Olympic torch celebrations at Sparkbrook

Great Day at Farm Road Park

Loads of torch relay events next weekend

Also try birminghamourgames.co.uk 

Field for the Olympics more workshops

In the build up to the Olympics we are fortunate to have the Olympic Torch relay passing through our constituency. In celebration of the Cultural Olympiad and the Torch Relay Hall Green Arts Forum (led by KHCCP) is coordinating activities with our arts Champion, the Drum, and partner organisations Parks4Play, Birmigham Playcare Network, Friends of Cannonhill Park, Calthorpe Park Children and Parents Advisory Committee, Northern Soul Arts, and the Libraries & Community Centres in our area.  

'Field for the Olympics' is making Olympic Junk puppets with a range of very different groups across our district, using the puppets in a range of storytelling, poetry and drama activities. The workshops are part of events in local parks for the torch relay, as well as in schools, community centres libraries, and care homes, all to celebrate the Olympics. The number of puppets is growing until we will have a truly impressive 'Field for the Olympics'.

So far we have run 5 workshops in a community garden, in a community centre and in a care home, with participants ranging from 1 to 100 years old.  Before the 1st July we will have run many more workshops across our constituency to bring together a staggering collection of puppets to display in venues across our constituency for the launch of the Olympics.  If you are interested in hosting the Field for the Olympics, please get in touch.  Links to workshops:

Adventures of Bob the Biker Pirate, and other puppets

Olympic Football

Garden Olympics

Christine the Olympic Swimmer

Beijing to Brum to Brazil (via London)

It's been tough, working to tight deadline with little money, an ever growing partnership of people, on an unprecedented rolling event, but it finally feels like we're nearly there. 


The torch relay is coming to Birmingham, and spending almost exactly 36 hours in Hall Green Constituency.  For HGA, it's also been a rollercoaster journey to support several partnerships to put on two huge events, half a dozen smaller ones, a range of workshops as part of 'Fields for the Olympics' which will see puppets made in care homes, community centres, libraries, schools and parks across our constituency and a little further.

Not long to go now

But not too late to be a part of it: