New members always welcome. Please ring the Hub on 01905 822722 and ask for Alvechurch Library or pop into the library on the Birmingham Road.


FORGE MILL Embroidery & Textile Group are friendly, vibrant and creative. They meet at Beoley Village Hall on Friday mornings to explore and develop modern and traditional textile tech- niques. They hold workshops to share skills and experiment with a range of media and stitch (e.g. printing, 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.


WYTHALL WRITERS meet at the Peter Thompson Room at St Mary’s Church, Shawhurst Lane on the second Thurs each month. New members always wel- come. 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 morn- ing and afternoon tutored session on Fridays at The Friends Meeting House in Barnt Green. There is a waiting list for both sessions. Call Julia on 01527 873711 or 07711 845125.


THE “CRAFTY Ladies” craft group meets every Monday morning in Alvechurch Library from 11am–1pm, with knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting etc. An in- formal and self running group that uses shared library space. Please call 01905 822722 for further information.


AVONCROFT ARTS Society at Avoncroft Arts Centre (Redditch Road, Broms- grove B60 4JR), runs tutored/ non- tutored classes in Art, Textiles, Ceramics, Embroidery and Dance. Contact Alyson or Joyce on 01527 833829 or avoncroft- arts@btconnect.com


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.


JAZZ CONCERT IS A FIZZY DELIGHT Music Review: The Midland Sinfonia presents Fret & Fiddle Jazz Quartet, St Laurence Church, Alvechurch


NOT WHAT you’d expect. No, not at all. TMS have an enviable reputation not only for polished performances but also the variety of genres explored. Jazz isn’t new to the programme per se, but an entire concert given over to stan- dards rather mixed with classical music is stepping into an alternative space. Meet Fret & Fiddle, fronted by Sally


Minchin on violin and vocals accom- panied by Andy Bole on guitar, Simon Smith on double bass and Rich Hughes tinkling the TMS ivories. Second number out of the blocks


BURCOT WOODTURNING Club offers a friendly meeting place for woodturners of all abilities and experience. A varied programme includes demos, talks, hands- on practical evenings and visits to exhibi- tions. The group meets on the first Thurs of the month from 7.15–9.30pm at Burcot Village Hall. Info from John on 0121 458 5884 or www.burcotwoodturners.org.uk


BROMSGROVE ART Society meets month- ly at the St John Ambulance Centre, Bro- msgrove B61 0EX. Visitors welcome, entry £2 including refreshments. For further information call Tony on 01527 876659 or visit www.bromsgroveartsociety.org.uk


ALVECHURCH Library is available to host day and short courses such as card-mak- ing or scrapbooking. If you have a skill to teach or share, get in touch on 01905 822722.


To have your event or group listed, send details to Sally Oldaker via the addresses on Page 3, by July 18.


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was a beautiful rendition of Pennies from Heaven, followed by more classics than you could shake an unnecessary baton at. Tiger Rag, Honeysuckle Rose, Night and Day – to pick a favourite was impossible as delights kept coming. F&F included blues, gypsy and, of


course, dixie in their repertoire, while music by Leonard Cohen, Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli showcased the quartet perfectly. The concert title, “Jazz & Fizz”, pretty


much summed up the whole experi- ence by this accomplished group (I particular liked the violin and piano working so well together). Encore as soon as you’d like, please. Review and photo by Keith Woolford


Guess the close-up: ANSWER


Did you guess correctly? The close- up on page 18 showed the fancy brickwork on a property on Red Lion Street. Look out for more in a future issue!


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