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.
We have teamed up with Autism West Midlands to deliver a Wellbeing Activity Session for Adults – join us for a free gardening and arts activity at the Garden on Monday 22nd May 12-2.30pm, free for Black Country residents.
To book, please visit https://shop.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/…/wellbeing….
We would like to invite all our friends and neighbours to join us at the Coronation Party at Caldmore Community Garden from 12:00-14:00 on Monday 8th May!
Bring a picnic and come dressed up in your traditional clothes to celebrate this country’s diverse heritage.
There will party games, children’s crafts, scones with jam and cream, and of course samosas and cucumber sandwiches!
See you at the Garden!
Discover how Eid is celebrated around the world at our free event at the Garden.
We have Nasheeds, an Islamic knowledge competition, arts and crafts activities, world foods, a BBQ, bouncy castle, face painting, mendhi and a fantastic family atmosphere. Everyone is welcome.
What Lurks in the Pond
Saturday, 15th April, 11am – 2pm
Come and join us for a free Easter Egg Hunt event with two egg hunt zones – one for children under 5 and one for 5-12.
Come dressed up in your party dress and wear your Easter bonnet if you have one!
Easter arts and crafts – make your own Easter basket, cress head and Easter cards Seed sowing and gardening for kids Tombola Face-painting Cake and drinks at our Community Cafe
1pm Easter Egg Hunt for children – don’t be late!
There is only one hunt and it finishes within 15 minutes, so you’re going to miss it if you’re late.
Free Bumblebee Day in the Garden!
Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, Walsall, WS1 3RH
Saturday 25th March 2023, 11am-2pm
Family activities: 11am-1pm
Talk: 1-2pm
Join the Bee Inspired team for an exciting day of all things bumblebee!
Get creative with family activities for all ages from 11am-1pm.
And come along to learn all about our bumblebee friends at our talk from 1-2pm – open for all!
Children must be accompanied by adults. Come dressed for a day out at the garden.
MEET THE GRUFFALO
At Caldmore Community Garden
Saturday 18th March 11-2pm
– 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 12pm and 1pm.
– 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
BRITISH GARDEN BIRDS
TALK BY COLIN MCSHANE
1-2pm at AAINA HUB (Bath Rd, next door to the Garden)
The talk will concentrate on the birds people will most see in gardens or parks. Colin will tell us how to identify them and what the key differences with similar species are, and spice it up with plenty of other bird facts. There will be a chance to ask your own questions about garden birds in preparation for Big Garden Birdwatch the following weekend.
Colin McShane runs a small volunteer group called Belvide Ringers who catch and ring wild birds to tag them under licence to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). They have been doing this for 40+ years during which time we have ringed in excess of a quarter of a million birds in the UK and several other countries around the world.
MAKING BIRD FEEDERS AND BIRD BOXES
11am – 1pm at Caldmore Community Garden
Come and make your own bird box to take home and install at your garden with Steve and the Men’s Shed team.
Learn how to make a range of bird feeders from recycled materials (toilet roll tubes, paper or plastic cups, plastic bottles, cans, etc), pine cones, seeds and vegetarian suet.
Explore the bird world with bird crafts and make some bird ornaments to hang in your house and garden.
Complete a trail and take part in British Garden Birds knowledge competition for children and win a bird-watching kit!
The event is funded by West Midlands Combined Authority Green Grants and People’s Health Trust and organised in partnership with AAINA Community Hub.
We are very sad to share with you that Thomas Worley, Justice of the Peace, our neighbour and longstanding Caldmore Community Garden volunteer, passed away last week.
Tom had been involved in the Garden from the beginning, always nosy, kind, infecting everyone with his sense of humour, generous to a fault – it was from his back garden that we used to run an extension lead for all our events when we still didn’t have electricity in the early days. He was a master of the barbecue, a hard worker, and a proud owner of a long ladder that he was always happy to lend us when we needed it.
We will never forget all those times when he used to just pop down and check on us, sharing a laugh and a cup of tea, and one of his countless stories from the mining days or when he used to be Justice of the Peace.
He was a dear friend to us all, and will be greatly missed at the Garden and in the whole of Caldmore. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to his family, especially his wife Voula.
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