Village What’s On
TICKETS ARE now on sale for A Fusion of Music and Dance, the 2017 DMS Heart of England variety show at Symphony Hall on May 7. The annual concert, which raises thousands of pounds for charities, will feature more than 300 musicians with dancers, choirs and special guests.
£2 entry, includes raffle ticket and prizes. More info from Don on 07980 204966, or just turn up!
HALESOWEN BRIDGE Club offers Chicago Bridge on Thursdays at 2pm in the United Church Hall, Hagley Road, Halesowen B63 4PX and is seeking new members. All are welcome. Within easy reach of Bromsgrove; parking is available. For info ring Ann Git- tins on 0121 550 5246 or see www.
halesowenbridgeclub.org.uk
ART & LITERATURE
WORDS, THE Bromsgrove group that pro- motes interest in the written and spoken word, hosts award-winning novelist Jona- than Coe in The Studio at Artrix on Sun Feb 19 at 7.30pm. Bromsgrove-born Jonathan’s work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, often treated satiri- cally. The world premiere of his adaptation of his novel The Rotters’ Club was staged at the Birmingham Rep in 2016. Single tickets £15 (students/under-16s £7.50) from the Artrix box office: 01527 577330. More info at
www.bromsgrovewords.com
ART INTHE VILLAGE: Learn how to draw and paint or how to improve your skills. Small friendly groups in home-studio set- ting in Barnt Green village with plenty of one-to-one tuition. All abilities welcome. Daytime and evening classes available. Contact Jo Pardoe on 07967 041446 for more information.
WITHYBED POETS are a group of poetry writers who meet in Withybed Green to share their poems and write together. They are open to anyone who enjoys writing
MUSIC AND DANCE SPECTACULAR Performers include Britain’s Got Tal-
This year‘s show supports the MS Soci-
ent finalists Richard and Adam and Beau Dermott, the Town Hall gospel choir, and DMS patron and rock legend Bev Bevan who will perform and co-host.
and sharing poetry. They love reading their poems to audiences, which they do at the monthly Acoustic Roots in Alvechurch, but also for libraries, churches, community groups and festivals. They write poems on request for special occasions. The next meeting is on March 8; for details or to ask about commissioning a poem, ring Mary on 0121 445 5957.
FORGE MILL Embroidery & Textile Group are friendly, vibrant and creative. They meet at Beoley Village Hall on Friday morn- ings to explore and develop modern and traditional textile techniques. They hold workshops to share skills and experiment with a range of media and stitch (e.g. print- ing, dyeing, free machine embroidery, hand stitched texture, embellishment etc). All abilities and experience catered for. If you are interested in joining, call Lynda on 0121 445 3212 or Janet on 0121 445 4576.
LICKEY HILLS ART SOCIETY, a friendly bunch of artists and those interested in art, meet at Longbridge Methodist Church, Bristol Road, B45 9TY, on the first Sat each month at 7.30pm. Open to artists and non- artists alike. For more info call Graham on 0121 453 7097 or come to a meeting – the members would love to see you.
AVONCROFT ARTS Society at Avoncroft Arts Centre (Redditch Road, Bromsgrove B60 4JR), runs tutored/ non-tutored classes in Art, Textiles, Ceramics, Embroidery and Dance. Contact Alyson or Joyce on 01527 833829 or
avoncroftarts@btconnect.com
ALVECHURCH ART Group meets at the Baptist Hall (rear of church) every Tues from 1–3.30pm, using all mediums except
ety Solihull and Birmingham Dogs Home, as well as raising awareness for Delete Blood Cancer. Tickets are available from DMS on 01564772831 or
www.thsh.co.uk
oil. All welcome, especially beginners. Friendly tuition. Call Paul on 0121 445 5437 or drop in.
ALVECHURCH READERS Group now meets in the library on the last Tuesday of the month from 2pm until 3.30pm. New mem- bers always welcome. Please ring the Hub on 01905 822722 and ask for Alvechurch Library or pop into the library on the Bir- mingham Road.
ALVECHURCH Library is available to host day and short courses such as card-making or scrapbooking. If you have a skill to teach or share, get in touch on 01905 822722.
WYTHALL WRITERS meet at the Peter Thompson Room at St Mary’s Church, Shawhurst Lane on the second Thurs each month. New members always welcome. More info from Helen on 01564 824517, Eileen on 01564 822214, Louise on 0121 430 4992 or www.wythall
writers.com
BARNT GREEN Art Club runs a morning and afternoon tutored session on Fridays at The Friends Meeting House in Barnt Green. Call Julia on 01527 873711 or 07711 845125.
THE “CRAFTY Ladies” craft group meets ev- ery Monday morning in Alvechurch Library from 11am–1pm, with knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting etc. An informal and self running group that uses shared library space. Please call 01905 822722 for any further information required.
BURCOT WOODTURNING Club offers a friendly meeting place for woodturners of
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