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
Make a Christmas wreath using natural vine wreath base which can be reused, collected sprigs of pine, fir holly and other greenery and traditional aromatic Christmas dried orange and cinnamon. Add a few reusable artificial berries and ribbons.
Led by Deb Slade, Community Arts Worker. Deb rally enjoys gathering the greenery, drying orange slices etc at the start of the Christmas month.
You are welcome to bring some of your own greenery – Deb will bring plenty of holly for everyone, so look out for the more unusual, blue greens and lime greens for contrast. If any one has any eucalyptus, bring loads!
The workshop is free, but spaces are very limited and booking is essential! To book, e-mail caldmoregarden@gmail.com or message / whatsapp Anna on 07871813252.
The workshop is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.
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.
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.
Caldmore Community Garden was started in 2011 by a local charity Caldmore Village Festival on a piece of derelict land in the middle of Caldmore, Walsall. With the continued support of landowners – Walsall Council and whg – and the hard work of volunteers, it was transformed into a vibrant community space that has become indispensable for local people.
We would not have been able to achieve all this without our funders over the years: Walsall Council, whg, Green Square Accord, Sanctuary Housing, Near Neighbours, The National Lottery Awards for All fund, the Arts Council England, Creative Black Country, People’s Postcode Trust, People’s Health Trust, Heart of England Community Foundation, Asda Foundation, Tesco Bags of Help, West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner, Comic Relief, CAF Bank, Children in Need, Millenium Point Charitable Trust, Black Country Touring, and West Midlands Combined Authority.
We are especially grateful to the Tudor Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund, “Reaching Communities”, for helping us grow and reach our potential, to open every day to the local community, and explore new exciting directions to support local people. It is thanks to their funding that we were able to make this video and document our project and all its achievements.
Thanks to Junction 15 Productions for the outstanding and inspiring work they did with this video and to Paul Turner at PT Aerial Photography for his professionalism and providing us with the amazing aerial footage of the Garden. And above all, we would like to thank the community of Caldmore for being a constant source of inspiration and all our wonderful volunteers involved in Caldmore Village Festival and Caldmore Community Garden. Look how much we have achieved together and how much potential we have for the future!
Film made with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and the Tudor Trust and produced by Junction15 Productions. Visit them at www.junction15.com.
B’Opera Baby Opera features in the video at one of our events this year – they are absolutely amazing, visit them at www.bopera.co.uk.
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 Growby 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.
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.
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!
Join us for a relaxed music concert tomorrow Saturday 11-1pm (11-12.00 making musical instruments, 12pm concert), bring a picnic and enjoy your time at Caldmore Community Garden. For children aged 0-5. See you tomorrow, everyone!
Immerse yourself in a day filled with authentic Polish and Eastern European flavors, music, and traditions.
Caldmore Community Garden 