The Second Saturday of the Month
Daily Thread, The Old Print Works, 11.30am- 1pm
We’re excited to be offering a crochet workshop this Balsall Heath Second Saturday. Make a flower brooch – any colours you like. You might want to make a red or white poppy for remembrance, an anemone, a wild rose or whatever you fancy. Suitable for beginners. All welcome. 11.30am-1pm
11am to 5pm, The GAP/Mix Cafe, The Old Print Works
Pick up some unique handmade items whilst SUPPORTING YOUNG MAKERS!
Each date will feature totally different stallholders selling an exciting array of gifts and goodies, including crochet fashion, jewellery, mehndi, toys, original artworks & prints, cards, stationary, books, candles and more!
11am – 1pm drop in art workshop with Monica Perez Vega, The Old Print Works
Join artist Monica Perez Vega in the Upper Gallery for a drop-in family art workshop from 11-1 on the second saturday of each month. Each session is different and inspired by the seasons! Try your hand at drawing, painting, collaging, and printmaking…. Stop by, be creative and have fun.
This month will be leaf printing
suggested donation £5/pay what you feel – to guarantee a place, please book on eventbrite link here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leaf-printing-with-monica-perez-vega-part-of-balsall-heath-second-saturday-tickets-461857888377
11.30am-1pm – Directors Office, The Old Print Works – courtyard entrance
Calling Residents / Voters. You are being asked to decide Yes or No in a postal ballot in November whether a Neighbourhood Council is set up for our area. Your chance to learn more, think about how it might make improvements; meet the steering group who advocate this change. 11.30am to 1pm drop in in the Directors’ Room, Old Print Works (courtyard). Saturday 12th November
Directors Office – 1.30pm – 4pm- The Old Print Works, courtyard entrance
An information sharing session about Home Energy Efficiency Grants
Homeowners and tenants with a B12 postcode can apply for grants to have work done on their homes that could significantly reduce their energy bills. Other postcodes in Balsall Heath can also apply.
There’s no household income cap, but the scheme is for older homes like these …
The scheme is completely free for eligible owner-occupiers. Private landlords need to pay a 1/3 contribution.
Want to know more?
Please join us for information sharing – for you and your neighbours/street.
It’s a chance to learn more about the scheme, how to apply for the grant and get your questions answered.
Please invite your friends and neighbours from Balsall Heath.
A three-page paper form needs to get filled in to apply – DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 23 NOVEMBER!!
If you can’t make it please email
RetrofitBalsallHeath@gmail.com or
mecctrust@hotmail.com or
phone MECC 0121 440 3500
https://www.mecctrust.co.uk/ or drop in at MECC, 93 Court Road, off Edward Road, B12 9LQ
10am – 4pm The Old Print Works, Lower Gallery
All manner of art and crafts from the people at The Old Print Works community and beyond including vintage clothes, pottery, art, crafts, incense, yogi teas, singing bowls, crystals, rain sticks, Neals Yard Remedies lots lots more.
5.30pm onwards, Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard Entrance
A little bit of food, music and drink to finish off the day. Pay as you feel, chilled music, a delicious plant-based meal, good company and craft activities
Pay what you can/free
1.30pm onwards, Drawing Room, The Old Print Works, £5 suggested/pay as you feel, drop in but to guarantee a place please book via eventbrite here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dried-flower-taster-session-with-ashtree-floral-designs-tickets-462045479467
16+
At this fun and creative workshop you will learn how to make a mini dried flower posy perfect to display in a bud vase at home, use as a place setting or even wear as a buttonhole!
What to expect:
https://ashtreefloraldesigns.co.uk/
@ashtreefloraldesigns on socials
Ash Tree Floral Designs is a quirky wedding and events floristry business. It’s based at Old Print Works in Birmingham.
Owner Ashley’s background is in art and design. This means Ashley is always searching for something visually striking and unique. She’s in love with flowers and finds nature infinitely inspiring. Her styling is a little wild yet beautiful and contemporary.
Ashley creates her bold designs using a combination of British flowers, high quality imported flowers from Holland, and a selection of homegrown blooms. Ashley works closely with a local flower grower – this has made her appreciate how special British flowers are and fuelled a passion for sustainable floristry. Her goal is to always promote British seasonal flowers wherever possible.
Alongside her wedding floral work, Ashley regularly runs seasonal flower-arranging workshops around Birmingham. Her workshops are relaxed, fun and creative. They’re always filled with lots of handy tips and tricks to help guests create beautiful floral designs to take home and enjoy.
Ashley’s floristry workshops make lovely gifts and are a perfect hen party or birthday party idea. After all, floristry workshops aren’t just about learning a new skill. Arranging flowers is also extremely calming and therapeutic. Scientific studies suggest that just looking at flowers instantly lifts your mood and improves your mental health – so what’s not to love?!
11am onwards – drop in, The Old Print Works upper gallery
Wood working skills that can set you up for life
pricing available in workshop
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in but to guarantee a place, please book via eventbrite link here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-woodcarving-with-pathcarvers-part-of-balsall-heath-second-saturday-tickets-461867627507
Dr. Bike 9am-1pm
Fabio will be around a lot of the day to help you with your pedalled friend
Dr. Bike 9am-12pm
Repair café/Bike kitchen 2:30-5pm
Fabio will be around a lot of the day to help you with your pedalled friend
October 11am until 2pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Free/donation
11am onwards – drop in, The Old Print Works upper gallery
Wood working skills that can set you up for life
pricing available in workshop
11am – 1pm drop in art workshop with Monica Perez Vega, The Old Print Works
Tree- painting workshop
Free
Come and make some metal magnets with ArtMetallix
11am – 3 pm Upper Gallery, The Old Print Works
11am onwards, The Old Print Works.
Sundragon will provide you with all the materials you need. So join the workshop and Sundragon will guide you through the process step by step so that you can create beautiful things and have some fun.
11am – 5pm Upper Gallery, The Old Print Works
We all have a ‘back home’, whether it’s Mombasa, Karachi, Kingston or Smethwick, there’s
somewhere that we recognise as being where we originate from. It may be where we live now,
or were born, or even somewhere we’ve never been.
Back Home is an exhibition of black and
white portraits of diverse Brummies, captured by legendary photographer Vanley Burke,
at places across the city where they feel at home.
Free
11am onwards, The Old Print works
Have some left over arts and crafts material? Fancy trading it for some more craft material? Around most of the day
2.30pm – 4pm , The Old Print Works, Upper Gallery
Make some magical Halloween luminaires to light up Halloween
Free/donation
October 2.30 – 5pm Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard entrance
Balsall Heath Repair Cafe comes to Balsall Heath Second Saturday this October. Repairers include woodwork ,brass polishing, general repairs, textiles, knife sharpening, bike repair, scrapstore, mechanical electrics, textiles
5.30pm onwards, Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard Entrance
A little bit of food, music and drink to finish off the day. Pay as you feel, chilled music, a delicious plant-based meal, good company and craft activities
Pay what you can/free