7.30pm. For more info please contact Georgia Jacobs on 01527 62766.
BROMSGROVE BELLES WI meets on the second Monday each month at The Life After Stroke Centre, Church Lane, Bromsgrove, B61 8RA at 7.30pm. For more info, contact President Carla Prid- don at
carlapriddon@aol.com
HOPWOOD WI meets at Hopwood Vil- lage Hall on the first Thurs of the month at 7.30pm. For more info call Ann Thurrell on 0121 447 7668.
ARK ANGELSWI meets on the second Monday each month from 7.30 -9.30pm at the Ark, Alvechurch. For more info contact Rachael at
rachael.colclough@
sky.com
ART & LITERATURE
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 and sharing poetry. They love reading their poems to audiences, which they do at the monthly Acoustic Roots in Alvechurch, but also for libraries, church- es, community groups and festivals. They write poems on request for people and special occasions. The next meeting is on Sept 13; for details, or to ask about com- missioning a poem, ring Mary on 0121 445 5957.
WORDS, THE Bromsgrove group which promotes interest in the written and spoken word, presents an evening with award-win- ning journalist and writer Lucy Mangan on Sun Sep 24, at 7.30pm in The Studio at Artrix. Lucy, a Guardian columnist, feature-writer and reviewer who also writes a weekly column for Stylist magazine and has written several books about family life, will discuss her writing and her feminist approach. Tick- ets £15 (students/under-16s £7.50) from the Artrix box office on 01527 577330 or
www.artrix.co.uk More information at
www.bromsgrovewords.com
FORGE MILL Embroidery & Textile Group are friendly, vibrant and creative. They meet at Beoley Village Hall on Friday mornings to explore and develop mod- ern and traditional textile techniques. 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.
ART IN THE VILLAGE: Learn how to draw and paint or how to improve your skills. Small friendly groups in home-studio setting 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.
ALVECHURCH ART Group meets at the Baptist Hall (rear of church) every Tues from 1–3.30pm, using all mediums ex- cept oil. All welcome, especially begin- ners. 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 members always welcome. Please ring the Hub on 01905 822722 and ask for Alvechurch Library or pop into the library on the Birmingham Road.
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 writ-
ers.com
BURCOT WOODTURNING Club offers a friendly meeting place for woodturn- ers of all abilities and experience. A varied programme includes demos, talks, hands-on practical evenings and visits to exhibitions. 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 visit
www.burcotwoodturners.org.uk
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 informal and self running group that
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uses shared library space. Please call 01905 822722 for further information.
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
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.
BROMSGROVE ART Society meets monthly at the St John Ambulance Centre, Broms- grove B61 0EX. Visitors welcome, entry £2 including refreshments. For further infor- mation call Tony on 01527 876659 or visit
www.bromsgroveartsociety.org.uk
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.
To have your event or group listed, send details to Sally
Oldaker via the addresses on Page 3, by Sept 15.
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