Last week we ended our Bangladesh Victory Day Project with a celebration of 50 years of Bangladeshi independence. Our participating families put on an amazing shadow puppet performance. They used puppets they had designed themselves to share information about type …
The Big Butterfly Count is the world’s biggest survey of butterflies, launched in 2010 to track and protect these colourful creatures! Butterflies are essential to our ecosystem, pollinating plants and playing an important part in the food chain. However, they …
We’re really pleased to announce that our summer programme is being offered in collaboration with The Core, Solihull this year and forms part of the borough’s Holiday Activities offer. Part funded by HAF and Arts Council, England, workshops under the Summer Solidays …
Making time for art has several benefits, including enhancing wellbeing and developing vital skills. As a community arts organisation based in Solihull, Birmingham, we’re always listening to feedback: these are the top 5 benefits from arts workshops that our community …
The answer is – anyone and everyone! Applications are now open to become a volunteer at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Birmingham. Whether you have years of volunteering experience, or none at all, everybody is welcome to join in. …
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Art at the Heart were nominated for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service last year, the highest recognition for volunteer groups across the country. We know that many of you will have been waiting patiently …
Running from the 17th to the 23rd of May 2021, Creativity and Wellbeing Week is a massive celebration of arts, culture and mental health. It’s a chance to come together with friends and family (whether in person or online) to …
There is evidence that puppets have existed in England for the past 600 years! During the Medieval Period, travelling minstrels used hand puppets. Early puppet shows were probably based on Bible stories, and Greek or Roman legends. In London, the …
World Nutella Day Author: Francesca Rhodes You may not have been aware, but World Nutella Day is celebrated every year on the 5th of February, to enjoy and share the great taste of the chocolate and hazelnut spread. It was …
May’s Creativity and Wellbeing Calendar The first act of being creative is noticing things. You do this by taking the time to observe your environment and what’s happening around you. Really seeing is the starting point! After that, who knows …