Acoustic Music Festival this Saturday at Caldmore Community Garden

A great way to round off the summer with an afternoon of live music including performances from some of Walsall’s best live acts as well as leading national names. 


The ever popular Alex Fawson will be kicking off proceedings as well as hosting the day. The afternoon also sees a performance from local legend Martin Breedon who will be bringing his band the Rustlers to enliven The Garden Stage.  Fresh from her storming performance at the Arboretum in August as vocalist for  Funk and Disorderly,  Gemma Niles will be returning to the garden heading up her own band Katsu Cassettes.


Heading up the the M6 from Birmingham singer song writer, Jack Cattell will be taking the stage later on in the afternoon, for a rare Walsall  performance, showcasing music from his new EP, Locked Away.  https://jackcattellmusic.bandcamp.com/


Heading up the bill, we are very proud to have the return of the amazing songsmith, story teller and all round national treasure Ash Mandrake, who will be sharing his own unique brand of psychedelic folk. https://ashmandrake.bandcamp.com


This amazing event is brought to you absolutely free and is hosted in the beautiful environs of Caldmore Community Garden.


The event starts at 1.00pm and goes on to 7.30. The garden café will be opening all afternoon serving up hot and cold drinks and a range of cakes and light refreshments. You’re welcome to bring your own picnic and there will be covered areas in the unlikely event that we have any rain showers!

The event is it’s very definitely family friendly, and there is a play area for young children along with hosted activities, so please come on down and chill with us, to round off our summer of great events at Caldmore Community Garden!

CALDMORE ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

CALDMORE ACOUSTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
A great way to finish the summer.
Refreshments available or bring a picnic.


Breaking news !
A late last-minute addition to our amazing lineup is the very incredible Faye Bagley. She has played before many times at the Community Garden and were delighted to be able to welcome her back. Why not check out one of her videos here
https://youtu.be/J4QvldtvWMs
Unfortunately Trouble and Strife have had to step down due to illness.


Although the weather is looking distinctly autumnal please don’t let this put you off coming. With have constructed marquees around the stage to keep the audience dry and there will be plenty of hot soup and warm snacks from the community café. We’re also running children’s activities in doors to keep the little ones busy!It promises to be a great day look forward to seeing you there.

Tree House Opening Party!

Tree House

After months of careful preparations it is time to OPEN THE DOORS OF THE TREE HOUSE!
Join us at this children-orientated event at the Community Garden and enjoy the first opportunity to have a look at the Garden from above.
Event programme:
– 1pm – Multicultural Music Making children’s performance
– 1.30pm – Grand Opening of the Tree House
– Arts and crafts, Stories from the Tree House, treasure hunt and family games
– Bouncy castle and face-painting
– Cake and drinks at our community cafe.
And from 2pm – a CAMPFIRE! Bring your own sausages, marshmallows and things to toast.
Address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH

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Polish Picnic in Walsall – Saturday 17th October, 1-5pm

PL picnic ENCaldmore Community Garden and Polish Supplementary School in Walsall would like to invite everyone to a Polish picnic in the community garden on Saturday, 17th October 2015.

Come and join us for an afternoon of Polish music, arts and crafts and games for the whole family, Polish Your Polish language class for non-Polish speakers, face painting, barbecue and relaxing time in the garden.

Caldmore Community Garden is a space for all communities of Walsall where they can grow their own veg, fruit and flowers and take part in activities for children and events bringing together diverse cultures of Caldmore.

Polish picnic is another event – after our English, Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani days – aiming at showcasing one of the cultures through music, food, language and traditions. It is a great opportunity to meet people and spend an afternoon with neighbours and wider community.

We would like to invite everyone to take part in a best cake competition – cakes will be judged by a panel of experts. Funds raised will go to the Polish Supplementary School in Walsall.

The picnic is organised by European’s Welfare Association CIC, Polish Supplementary School in Walsall, Walsall Housing Group and Caldmore Village Festival Groups. It is funded through Near Neighbours, Awards for All and whg.

Start: 1pm for 5pm finish.
Address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH (by Caldmore Village Primary School)

And what a day it was! Some photos from our Open Day

What a day!

We’ve had 86 visitors, Good Traditions rocked the garden with its folk repertoire, we still smell of lavender and carry around our lavender sachets, we wrote little pieces about the garden that will inspire our Writer in Residence David Calcutt, the food was gorgeous and even bugs got their hotel!

Thank you all for coming, helping out and supporting the garden. Hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did!