1Free! (worth double-checking)Mr Burns, a post-electric play
A darkly funny, inventive and unsettling drama presented by the Belgrade Ensemble 25/26.
3.6 milesSat 11 Jul
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Free Things This Weekend
Good local plans needn't cost the earth. This page keeps an eye on the stronger free events nearby, so you can skip the faff and get straight to the promising stuff.
11–12 July Near Ash Green
Not every listing gets a golden ticket
We don't just scoop up anything with a £0 next to it. These picks still need to be nearby, useful, and properly explained, because 'free' is lovely but 'free and baffling' is less of a selling point.
Happening Saturday 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Ash Green, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.
Our 10 picks near Ash Green
1Free! (worth double-checking)
2Free! (worth double-checking)Free Open Days
Visit the Weaver's House on one of our regular open days, or book a group visit.
3.7 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Enamelled Jewellery with Christine Pearson
About the event 10am – 1pm Learn how to apply beautiful lead-free enamel to copper, using the‘wet packing’ technique You will work with coloured enamels and learn how to use the small enamelling kiln. Firing enamel takes moments, unlike firing ceramics, giving quick results. You will make a piece of jewellery using pre-cut copper shapes, choosing to make either earrings or a pendant, You will make two pieces of finished jewellery to take home. Suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience. Please wear covered shoes (not sandals)
24.9 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
4Free! (worth double-checking)St Giles Church Summer Fayre from 10.00am / 2.00pm All our welcome free entry
Come along to our summer fayre at St Giles Church, where you can browse and buy lovely items from our tables of crafts, bric-a-brac, jewellery, flower displays, and more. Relax with a delicious refreshment, and enjoy the wonderful BBQ and Caribbean food outside. Everyone is welcome, entry is free, and as with previous fayres, it promises to be a warm and welcoming day at our church. 10.00 am/2.00 pm.
24.3 milesSat 11 Jul11:00
5Free! (worth double-checking)Northampton Spiritual & Wellbeing Show
Discover alternative therapies, psychic & mediums, retailers & more at the Northampton Spiritual & Wellbeing Show. Book tickets for this uplifting Mind, Body, Spirit event!
17.4 milesSat 11 Jul
6Free! (worth double-checking)Long Eaton Spiritual & Wellbeing Show
Discover alternative therapies, psychic & mediums, retailers & more at the Long Eaton Spiritual & Wellbeing Show. Book tickets for this uplifting Mind, Body, Spirit event!
17.4 milesSun 12 Jul
7Free! (worth double-checking)Accessible Afternoon
at National Space Centre Coach Parking
An afternoon to support children, young adults and families with additional needs and disabilities, designed for SEND visitors who would benefit from a quieter experience.
20.8 milesSun 12 Jul16:00
8Free! (worth double-checking)Walk and Draw
at The New Art Gallery Walsall
Join Artist Al Fawson for fast-paced and fun workshops where you can make speedy sketches of artworks, the Gallery’s architecture, and the local area.
21.8 milesSat 11 Jul12:00
9Free! (worth double-checking)1940s Weekend
at The Black Country Living Museum
Walk our historic streets browsing shops, houses and industrial workplaces of the past as they are brought to life with reenactors representing everything from domestic life to the armed forces.
24.2 milesSat 11 Jul
10Free! (worth double-checking)1940s Weekend
at The Worker's Institute and Cafe
Walk our historic streets browsing shops, houses and industrial workplaces of the past as they are brought to life with reenactors representing everything from domestic life to the armed forces.
24.3 milesSat 11 Jul
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