Leap Into Autumn – Saturday 20th September 2025

September 11, 2025caldmorecommunitygarden Leave a comment

Join us on Saturday 20th September for a fun packed family day welcoming Autumn to the garden!

12-4pm

We’re celebrating the changing seasons with a day of family fun, this year we’re working in partnership with Froglife, who will be showcasing their Coalface to Wildspace project.

What’s On

Exhibitions, stalls & creative activities with Juneau Projects

Arts & crafts inspired by autumn, hibernation, frogs & mushrooms

The Mushroom Show by Scratchworks Theatre at 1pm – a magical performance for all ages

Interactive workshop with the theatre company at 2pm (spaces limited to 30 participants – you can book your spot in the interval)

Come along, get creative, and celebrate autumn with us!

with thanks to National Lottery Community Fund, Heritage Fund and Black Country Touring for making this event possible

Father’s Day at Caldmore Community Garden

June 6, 2024caldmorecommunitygarden Leave a comment

Join us for a Community Fun Day for dads and their kids – come and join us for an afternoon of circus, creativity, and a campfire!

– Thingamabob by Matt Pang – performances at 12:30 and 2pm
With an internationally renowned blend of circus, invention and humour, Matt Pang brings to life a giant ball slinging, self exploding piece of handcrafted gadgetry, inspired by the famous Rube Goldberg machines and Heath Robinson contraptions.

– Arts and crafts – make a Father’s Day card!

– Home-made cake and campfire – toast some bread and marshmallows over the fire!

It’s a Pay as You Feel event – please donate to the Garden to support our future events and activities. There will be donation buckets and a possibility of paying by card, too – you can also visit our Local Giving page https://localgiving.org/charity/caldmorevillagefestival/project/CCG/.

Organised with support from Black Country Touring, West Midlands Combined Authority’s Inclusive Communities fund and the National Lottery Community Fund.

Job Opportunity – Creative Projects Co-Ordinator at Caldmore Community Garden (2 days a week)

April 25, 2024June 6, 2024caldmorecommunitygarden Leave a comment

We’re recruiting a Creative Projects Co-Ordinator to join our friendly team. You will work closely with artists and partners, help put on events, and engage with the local community, community groups, volunteers and creatives. You will contribute to the planning, evaluation and delivery of the arts programme.

The successful applicant will have a passion for creative arts, poetry, performance and strong co-ordination and admin skills. You will be experienced in working creatively with a range of artists and organisations and be committed to working with communities and artists in Walsall.

Contract: 2 days a week, June to December 2024.

Salary: £14-£15 per hour (£25,480 – 27,300 pro rata), depending on skills and experience.

Download the Recruitment Pack as a Word Document or PDF below to find out how to apply. If you’d like to talk with someone in the team before you apply, e-mail caldmoregarden@gmail.com.

Email your completed application to Anna Webster at caldmoregarden@gmail.com by 8am on Monday 13^th May 2024.

The arts programme at Caldmore Community Garden is funded by West Midlands Combined Authority’s Inclusive Communities Programme operated by the Heart of England Community Foundation. The poetry project is co-funded by Black Country Touring.

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

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023caldmorecommunitygarden Leave a comment

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

July 14, 2023caldmorecommunitygarden Leave a comment

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.