Winter market at Hall green

We're supporting Hall Green Neighbourhood Forum in this exciting opportunity to have some fun, do something arty and buy a few local arts and crafts for xmas on 8th December!

Hope you can make it too.

Stitching Social Fabric soon

Acting Local thinking global

A great event bringing together a range of people all interested in working together to improve our community.  Excellent to hear about the Modbury case study and streetPlay in Bristol - very inspiring.  Some great analysis and tips to develop campaigns, and to have the thoughts of Caroline and Marylyn about our KH community and how we can work better together.  Please see film:



Also the webpages: http://actinglocalthinkingglobal.wordpress.com for more info.  A great event for HGA spreading the message taht we can make a difference, with our partners, to make things better.

Thank you ESRC, Marylyn and Caroline.

Mobile arts on KH Square

Mobile arts units was well used by young people on Kings Heath Square this Friday.  All Saints Youth Project have been running workshops throughout the week of half term, and for the final day, the mobile unit supported activities.  In the morning a stay and play group from All Saints Community Centre ran halloween activities outside, swiftly followed by a local band from the youth club.  Later on Meddy Ranks ran drum workshops from the unit.  It was also an opportunity to meet up on a cold day and have some fun.

For me, it was great to see young people on the square in half term playing music and just hanging out.  Young people in Kings Heath are seen as responsible for so many of the 'problems' in Kings Heath, while at the same time youth services, library services and other activities are being either cut or reduced.

On November 5th Kitchen Garden Cafe will host a debate on problems in in Kings Heath and what we can do, hosted by University of Birmingham.  Key issues already identified in our area has been road safety and anti-social behaviour.

Ort Surgery

A fanastic night at Ort Gallery for our art surgery.  Over 30 people attended for lively discussion about car culture, flamenco guitar, scrap sculpture, anglo-saxon storytelling, eco house design for 21st century, space exploration, family life, the shape of Balsall Heath and Kings Heath of the future, Art InsideOutside, art all over the place, graphics and cartoons...I've missed a few, but as someone put on their comment, there were a lot of very interesting folk there.  Also a great exhibition in the gallery, wine and nuts (thanks David), night of music (see video clip) after.

We've added quite a few more names to our mailing list, and was an excellent opportunity to discuss plans for the next six months, with the presentation of our Interim Report.  Also sad news that Tony Spencer can no longer be our Drum contact, through long term injury - we all wish him well.  However Ian Sergeant will be stepping in, and sure we'll all be getting to know him better soon.

Below are some intersting links to some of people there - please add to the list if you can.  Also a few comments and pictures

Arts all over the place

Balsall Heath Biennale

Ort Gallery & InsideOut Exhibition

Kings Heath Centre for Space Exploration

Traditional Arts Team

David Hunter , one of the artists in Ort Exhibition

Interim Report

Click on image above to see our Interim report!  Come to art surgery tomorrow to find out more.

ESRC Festival explores acting local in KH

We'll be there, please come too!