Events

Apple Pruning and Wassail – 20th January 12-4pm

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We’re bringing a country tradition to town.  Come and take part in our version of a countryside tradition to help celebrate the start of the year and encourage our apple trees to bear lots of fruit this summer.

  • Apple pruning workshop with Sally Cunningham – 12-2pm – learn all about pruning apple and other fruit trees at this practical workshop with our Garden Organic expert! It’s free but please book in advance on caldmoregarden@gmail.com.
  • Mike Bethel will treat us to a beautiful performance at 2.30pm singing songs celebrating nature.
  • Arts and crafts for children – come and make some shakers to drive out the old year and the poor crops.
  • Hot soup, cake and campfire – dress up warm and join us in the Garden!

Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH

Christmas at the Garden – 16th December 2023 1-4pm

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Come and join us for a joyful Christmas celebration at the Garden.

Visit Santa’s Grotto – meet Santa and his elves! All children get a present from Santa.

Enjoy Christmas music with B’Opera:

  • at 1pm Relaxed Concert for children aged 0-5 and their families;
  • at 2.30pm – Carols and winter songs from all around the world.

There will be Christmas crafts, and our community cafe will be running with mince pies, non-alcoholic mulled wine, hot drinks and home-made cake!

Everyone is welcome!

Festival of Lights – 4-5th November at Caldmore Community Garden

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Let’s light up Caldmore again!

On Saturday 4th November at 4pm we will be making lanterns and musical instruments to carry in our lantern procession, and at 6pm Ash Mandrake will enchant us with a live performance full of music and stories. We will finish the day with a campfire, so bring your own marshmallows and things to toast over the fire.

On Sunday 5th November we will gather at 5:45pm for our lantern procession to light up the streets of Caldmore – the procession leaves the Garden at 6pm and on coming back there will be a performance by LED drummers and Autin Dance Theatre with their amazing Out of the Deep Blue! All that in a beautifully lit up Garden open for everybody to explore.

The event is free thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Children in Need, whg and Black Country Touring.

We can’t wait to see you!

Halloween Party

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Join us for a Halloween Spooktacular Party at Caldmore Community Garden!

Will you dare to walk through the Tunnel of Horrors?

Will you pass the potion making test at the Potions Lab before things go horribly wrong and you get turned into a frog?

Will you join the Zombies for their zombie walk?

Come dressed up in your Halloween costume, bring a home-made Halloween themed dish to enter a competition, and don’t forget a torch!

Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH Walsall

6-7.30pm

Polish and Eastern European Festival at Caldmore Community Garden

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Join us for the vibrant Polish And Eastern European Festival at Caldmore Community Garden, where cultures converge and diversity flourishes! 🎉 Immerse yourself in a day filled with authentic Polish and Eastern European flavors, music, and traditions.

  • Food
  • Live music
  • Children’s Activities
  • Bouncy Castle
  • Candy Floss
  • Face-painting

Caldmore Community Garden, 12-5pm, free entry

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and organised in partnership with Midlands Polish Community and People for People.

The Zoo that Comes to You and Where We Grow – a Day of Performances with Black Country Touring on 16th September 12-4pm

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Join us for a spectacular day of art, nature, creativity and performances brought to us by Black Country Touring!

2pm The Zoo that Comes to You by Scarlet Oak Theatre – A family show featuring puppetry and live music! Come and meet these eclectic animals as they discuss their life experiences and the challenges they face in a rapidly changing world. A joyous journey featuring puppetry, live music and playful characters, Scarlet Oak Theatre welcomes people of all ages to join the conversation about animal conservation.

12-4pm Where We Grow by Black Country Touring – four short performances grown from community gardens across the Black Country have been spread around our garden. Wander around and enjoy each one!

And as always – arts and crafts, drinks, home-made cakes and refreshments at our community cafe!

Scarlet Oak Theatre

Jasmine Orchard and Lucia d’Inverno met when training at Circomedia: centre for contemporary circus and physical theatre. Both artists bring to the company their experience from working in a variety of educational settings; youth theatres, baby sensory classes, schools and home education groups. With their professional experience of acting, puppeteering, directing and producing they have come together to form Scarlet Oak Theatre, a company committed to making theatre that is equally accessible and engaging for children and their grownups.

www.scarletoaktheatre.com

FREE ENTRY!

Brought to us with support from Black Country Touring, The National Lottery Community Fund, West Midlands Combined Authority, Arts Council England, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and People’s Postcode Trust.

Let the Summer Begin – STREET GAMES

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Let the summer begin!

Come and join us for Street Games at Caldmore Community Garden – an inclusive and accessible fun day of street games, live music and dance with BSL Performance and Interpretation. You can expect games from around the world that everyone can get involved in, hosted by fabulous Game Hosts and party music sets from EIF Sound and Music.

The show is brought to us by Black Country Touring.

There will also be leather crafts with Walsall Leather Museum, nature activities for kids with Nature Makers, glitter tattoos, home-made cakes and refreshments at our community cafe!

Not to be missed.

Windrush Community Event

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This Thursday we are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Windrush – join us for a community event organised at the Garden by Walsall Black Sisters Collective!

The event starts at 11am and finishes at 3pm.

There will be live performances, music, bouncy castle, cultural workshops, stalls, food and many more, everyone is welcome.

The event is organised with the help of Walsall Council and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Meet the Gruffalo at Caldmore Community Garden

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Come to the launch of our new Gruffalo Trail at the Garden – meet the Mouse, Owl, Fox, Snake, and of course the Gruffalo himself!

  • Take part in Gruffalo crafts and listen to Julia Donaldson’s story at 11.30am and 12.30pm.
  • Enjoy home-made cake and hot drinks at our Community Cafe, and bring a picnic if you like!


Aimed at children under 6, but siblings can come along, too!

Our address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH