Monthly Archives: June 2017

Tonight at Thimblemill 7.30pm Pierre (Jean-Baptiste Maunier) is an aimless child at an austere boarding school in France. The students and faculty are constantly at odds with one another, until a music teacher, Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot), arrives and starts … Continue reading →

If you are local to Bearwood, why not take a stroll down to Lightwoods Park on Sunday, if you're not already planning a meal out to treat Dad?! Bring your family, something to sit on, and a picnic, and if … Continue reading →

Please note the change of door time!  

Pools at Smethwick Swimming Centre will close next month to allow essential maintenance work to take place. Sandwell Council is working with Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT) to ensure minimal disruption for customers while work is carried out for three weeks … Continue reading →

…the fabulous Digbeth Dining Club! Street food, music, stalls, and so much more at the Bearwood Street Festival!  

SLAMATHON Sunday 25 June, 2-7pmThimblemill Library, Thimblemill Road, Bearwood Bearwood Action for Refugees are celebrating UK Refugee Week 2017 in style and inviting the whole community to join them. On Sunday 25 June, in partnership with Agora Poetry, they are … Continue reading →

Warley Woods in Smethwick is the model which “others should aspire to and emulate,” so said judges announcing that Warley Woods Community Trust has taken gold in the RoyalForestry Society (RFS) Excellence in Forestry Urban and Community Forestry Awards. There … Continue reading →

This Sunday the first Bearwood Street Festival will take place on Bearwood Road. The organisers are very keen to recruit some more volunteers to help out on the day. It could be stewarding the event, helping to set up the … Continue reading →

…it's time to party!  

The Friends of Thimblemill Library are raffling two tickets for Elton John's concert next Wednesday at the Genting Arena, near the NEC. The raffle tickets will go on sale from 6.30pm tonight, priced £1 each, until the Friends Group meeting … Continue reading →