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What's on in Shirley Heath

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Children & Family

Holiday Club

Join our Holiday Super Club for a week of games, songs, craft activities, Bible Stories and plenty of fun! For kids ages 4-11. Sign up each child below. If you are signing up multiple children please note you can press 'add additional ticket' at the bottom of the sign up form. You only need to sign up once for the whole week!

Wed 22 Jul10:00Grace Church Stirchley(4.4mi)

via Grace Church Stirchley

History & Heritage

Around £3.50

Art Club: Summer Fun at the Museum

Join us for some creative crafts during the school holidays. Led by our museum learning team, each workshop will follow a different activity every week throughout the school holidays.Week 1 - Clay SculptingWeek 2 - Felt Flower BouquetsWeek 3 - Fabric WeavingWeek 4 - Tile DecoratingWeek 5 - Pattern PrintingWeek 6 - Clay Coil PotsEvent Information:Workshops will take place each week on Mondays, Wednesdays and FridaysSessions run at 10:30am, 12pm and 1:30pm and last for approximately 1 hourTickets cost £3.50 per child (Member tickets cost £3)Accompanying adult tickets are freeUnder 3s can attend for free, however activity is aimed at older childrenAll children must be accompanied by an adultMuseum entry is freeSpace is accessible via a liftThis event will take place in The Studio, which can be found next to the Pre-Raphaelite Galleries. To reach The Studio from the Main Entrance, walk up the stairs into the Round Room, continuing straight ahead through the Bridge Gallery, which currently holds our Ozzy Osbourne Exhibition. Then, turn right then quickly left past the Toilets, into the Wild City Gallery. Once you walk through the double doors and pass into the Pre-Raphaelite Galleries, The Studio is on the left. See our floor plan for details.Pre-booking is advised.

Wed 22 Jul10:30Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Children & Family

Baby Glowbugs (Term Time Only)

Baby Glowbugs (Term Time Only) at Stirchley Baths. We've done the legwork finding it — they've done the legwork organising it. Fair deal.

Wed 22 Jul10:45Stirchley Baths(4.6mi)

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Sports & Fitness

Fitness Sessions for Elders

One for the diary — Fitness Sessions for Elders at Stirchley Baths. The organiser's keeping schtum on the details, but that's half the fun.

Wed 22 Jul10:45Stirchley Baths(4.6mi)

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Community

Dino Dig

Step into the Science Garden and travel back millions of years at our exciting Dino Dig experience!Become a fossil hunter as you create your very own dinosaur fossil rubbings. Using dinosaur footprints and fossils, you’ll discover how scientists interpret the clues left behind by dinosaurs long ago.Get hands-on with our fossil handling collection and have a go at digging for fossils in our sand pit.Messy. Creative. Educational.Roars of fun for the whole family.Perfect for curious kids and grown-ups alike — come and dig into the past with us!Event InformationTwo drop-in sessions at 11am-12pm and 2pm-3pm.Activity runs Monday to Friday and select weekend days during the Summer holidays (Mon 20st July to Fri 28th Aug).Location: Thinktank Science Garden (subject to weather).Included in the admission price.

Wed 22 Jul11:00Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Community

Dinosaur Junk Modelling with Tat Vision

This May Half-term and Summer holidays, join Birmingham artist Tat Vision at Thinktank Science Museum for a dinosaur-themed junk modelling workshop.Using recycled materials, design and build your very own dinosaur sculpture - from towering T. rexes to spiky stegosaurs. Let your imagination run wild as you transform everyday materials into prehistoric creations.Drop in activity 11am - 3pm in our Find Your Future Gallery on Level 2.Included in Thinktank admission price - book your tickets below.

Wed 22 Jul11:00Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Nature & Outdoors

Around £3.50

Busy Bee Garden Trail

Join us at Blakesley Hall for our exciting Busy Bee Garden Trail! Follow the trail around our bee-autiful grounds and learn all about bees and their busy lives.Each child will receive a certificate at the end of the trail!£3.50 per child and the trail can be completed at anytime between 11.00am and 4.00pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Wed 22 Jul11:00Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Community

Around £3.50

Crafty Wednesdays: Summer Holidays

Join us in the Barn for Crafty Wednesdays at Blakesley Hall! A fun craft activity suitable for all children.Booking Information£3.50 per child. Booking advised as our craft activities are popular with families.Spaces are limited, pre-booking is essential. Your ticket includes the craft activity and access to the gardens. Admission to the Hall is not included in this ticket. Tickets are non-refundable.

Wed 22 Jul11:00Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Community

Teddy Bear Zip Wire

Join in the fun at Blakesley Hall! Have your teddy bear zip wire from the top of Blakesley Hall down to the gardens.Get a certificate to mark their achievement, follow our garden trail and meet the teddy bear nurse.Why not make a day of it and bring a picnic too? We have plenty of indoor and outdoor furniture for enjoying picnics.The event is from 11.30am-3.30pm. Ticket holders can arrive at anytime within that time period. All children taking part in the event need to have a ticket. Accompanying adults do not require a ticket.The Hall will be open from 11.00am-4.00pm and usual admission charges apply.Birmingham Museums Trust is a registered charity and money raised through events help us care for beautiful buildings like Blakesley Hall.

Wed 22 Jul11:30Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Arts & CultureCommunity

Knit and natter

Knit and Natter on Wednesdays at 10.30am

Wed 22 Jul11:30The Shed(4.6mi)

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Workshops & Classes

Fabulous Fossils Workshop

Led by our friendly Learning team, in this workshop you'll find out how fossils are formed, and get the chance to make a fizzy exploding dinosaur fossil of your own to take home! Event Information:This is a ticketed event.Workshops run on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the Summer holidays at 1pm and 2:45pm.Workshops will be held in The Studio, Level 2.Workshops run for 35 minutesPre-booking is strongly advised: tickets are available online as an add-on activity when you purchase your admission tickets.

Wed 22 Jul13:00Sarehole Mill(2.8mi)

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Community

Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears at St Giles. Consider this your nudge. The organiser's site is your next stop for the details.

Wed 22 Jul13:30St Giles(4.5mi)

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Community

Summer Social - Walk

Join us for a summer walk! Please sign up so we know who's coming.

Wed 22 Jul17:00Grace Church Stirchley(4.4mi)

via Grace Church Stirchley

Children & Family

All Saints Youth Project

Wednesday ECHO Group (Care Experienced Young People 11+) – 6–8pm

Wed 22 Jul19:00All Saints Centre(3.7mi)

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Wellness & Wellbeing

Tai Chi & Qigong

We found this gem on Stirchley Baths's website. Tai Chi & Qigong — sounds like it could be a cracker, doesn't it?

Wed 22 Jul19:00Stirchley Baths(4.6mi)

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Likely freeCommunity

London Boys

Behind the loud and intimidating motorcycles of the Bangladeshi Bad Boys is a group of second-generation Bangladeshi men who find in their bikes a sense of

Wed 22 Jul19:00mac(4.9mi)

via macLocal gem

Sports & Fitness

Ladies football 4 fun

Wednesdays at 6.30pm

Wed 22 Jul19:30The Shed(4.6mi)

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Venues with events near Shirley Heath

A few local places from the listings above, all within three miles.

Sarehole Mill2.8 miles away

More about Shirley Heath

West Midlands, England

Shirley Heath is in West Midlands, with local places and neighbouring communities close by. Its events calendar is usually shaped by practical local spaces such as local halls, churches and community spaces, rather than big set-piece attractions. Near Here brings Shirley Heath events into one place so you can see what is coming up without a long search. Check the listing details before you go, especially times, booking notes and access information.

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