Primary Times Birmingham WHAT’S ON WHERE Ongoing If you are looking for more inspiration, there are many more events on our <strong>web</strong>site www.primarytimes.co.uk/birmingham Kids Dance Fitness Class Just Play B44 9HP www.justplaysoftplay.co.uk 1.30-2.15pm. Mondays. Easy to follow dance fitness routines, fitness games/ activities. Improves balance, co-ordination, movement patterns, confidence, teamwork and more. Age: 2-4 years. T: 0121 360 22 55. Ballet Tots Just Play B44 9HP www.justplaysoftplay.co.uk 1.30-2.15pm. Wednesdays. Come and learn some of your first ballet terminology, moves and steps while imagination is used to keep it playful and fun for your little ballerina. Age: 2-5 years. T: 0121 360 22 55. Jo Jingles Just Play B44 9HP www.justplaysoftplay.co.uk 11am and 12noon. Thursdays. Enjoy 45 minutes of music, singing and movement with Jo. Classes are carefully structured and each week educational themes are introduced using well known nursery rhymes and instruments. Mixed ages. T: 0121 360 22 55. Little Kickers Just Play B44 9HP www.justplaysoftplay.co.uk 10.30-11.15am. Thursdays. A positive, funfilled pre-school football programme executed in a friendly, pressure-free environment. Age: 2-5 years. T: 0121 360 22 55. Reading Group for Young People Ward End Library B8 2HF www.birmingham.gov.uk 2-3pm. A new reading group for young people at Ward End Library. It’s aimed at 11-17 year olds, of all reading abilities, and promises to be fun and exciting. T: 0121 464 0366. Tunnel Tots Dudley Canal and Limestone Mines DY1 4SB. www.discover.dudley.gov.uk 10-11am. Every Monday – boat leaves at 10am. Share some stories as you travel along and sing some songs together in Cathedral Arch. Afterwards, come along to the Gongoozler where there will be colouring and puzzles for the toddlers to enjoy whilst the adults relax with 25% off a hot drink and piece of cake. Just 80p per passenger. No advance bookings are taken for our Tunnel Tots trips, so seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis on the day. T: 0121 557 6265. 4 September – 19 September Birmingham Heritage Week: Soho Rooftop Tours Soho House B18 5LB www.birminghammusuems.org.uk Tours: 11.30am, 1 and 2.30pm. Take a tour up to the roof of Soho House to take in the panoramic views of the local area. Explore the elegant Georgian home of Birmingham’s foremost industrialist Matthew Boulton and the meeting place of the Lunar Society during Birmingham Heritage Week. Tours cost £10 per person. (Entry into visitor centre and grounds are free.) Pre-booking is advised. T: 0121 348 8150. 4 September - 5 October Summer Holiday! The Leather Museum Walsall WS2 8EW www.go.walsall.gov.uk Get ready to enjoy some vintage vibes with this exhibition. Bold mid-century fashion and swimwear, picnic sets and postcards will be on display as the museum celebrates the traditional British summer holiday. Free event. T: 01922 652288. 4 September – 31 October Costume Exhibition: Connecting the Estate Dudmaston WV15 6QN www.nationaltrust.org.uk 12.30-4pm. Discover how a forester’s tools and uniform has changed over the last 100 years. T: 01746780866. 4 September – 3 November Made @ MAC: Family Fun at MAC mac Midlands Art Centre B12 9QH www.macbirmingham.co.uk 9am-9pm. A lively course programme reflects MAC’s widely respected familyfriendly credentials and offers a wide range of courses that families can take part in together. This exhibition showcases some of these activities and a selection of the work produced. T: 0121 446 3232. 5 September Nature Tots at Brandon Marsh - Home Sweet Home Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature Tots aims to encourage an early interest in wildlife. With this in mind, we hold activities outdoors, in the natural surroundings of our reserve at Brandon Marsh. These sessions start with fifteen minutes of fun free play and everyone is here we head outside to get stuck in with some wonderful activities based on that weeks theme, before returning to the centre to make an amazing craft you can take home. T: 02476 302912. 6 September Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walk Museum of the Jewellery Quarter B18 6HA www.birminghammusuems.org.uk 2-3.30pm. Birmingham’s world famous Jewellery Quarter has been Britain’s main seat of jewellery and silver manufacture for at least the last 150 years. Come along for a lively guided walk looking at the people, places and themes that have helped to shape this singular working district. Meet on Newhall street opposite the Queen’s Arms pub at 2.00pm. Pre-booking is essential. T: 0121 348 8140 Nature Tots at Parkridge - Home Sweet Home The Parkridge Centre, Solihull, B91 3HG www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature Tots aims to encourage an early interest in wildlife. With activities outdoors in the natural surroundings of the reserve at The Parkridge Centre. The session starts with fifteen minutes of free play, when everyone is here, then head outside to get stuck in with some wonderful activities based on that weeks theme, before returning to the centre to make an amazing craft to take home. T: 0121 704 0768. 6 September – 8 September I See the Future Henley Street CV37 6<strong>PT</strong> www.shakespeare.org.uk 10am-5pm. See Stratford’s future through giant binoculars. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Creative Producers International , has commissioned Anagram to create an innovative artistic project that will explore the experiences and perspectives of Stratford-upon-Avon residents. Working with the local community, two pairs of giant binoculars will curiously appear on Henley Street and in the Bancroft Gardens over the weekend of 6-8 September. Creations developed at previous workshops will be transformed into vibrant animations that play inside the binoculars during the weekend. 7 September Kiddiwinks Nearly New Sale Collingwood Community CentreAddress:Collingwood Centre B43 7NF www.stallandcraftcollective.co.uk 1.30-3pm. The ideal place to buy and sell nearly new items - from bump to big kid. KIDDIWINKS Nearly New specialise in maternity, baby and childrens clothes, toys and equipment up to 10 years of age. Entry £1. Children free. T: 07816897555. Guided Pond Dipping Sessions Sandwell Valley B43 5AG www.rspb.org.uk 11am-1pm. Come and join in with a guided Pond Dipping session. Expert volunteers will be on hand to help you discover the pond minibeasts, how to idientify them and the best way to use our equipment. T: 0121 357 7395. 7 September – 29 September Apple Pressing Month Sunnycroft TF1 2DR www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11am-3pm. September is the traditional time of harvest, Sunnycroft will be collecting the apples from their orchard to create fresh apple juice. Come a see how you go from apple to juice using a traditional press and have a taste of freshly pressed juice. Small charge per bottle of apple juice. T: 01952242884. Potato and Sweetcorn Shindig Hatton Adventure World CV35 8XA www.hattonworld.com 11am-4pm. When visiting Hatton Adventure World why not teach your children whilst having lots of fun. Included in your day ticket you are welcome to come along and pick your own potatoes and sweetcorn, straight from the field. Harvesting food is both rewarding and exciting….from the field to the plate, Hatton is putting the fun factor into food. T: 01926 843411. 8 September Summer Nights Film Festival 2019 - Mamma Mia: Here we go again, PG Attingham Park SY4 4TP www.nationaltrust.org.uk 8-10.30pm. Everyone is back for more ABBA inspired song and dance numbers as Mamma Mia 2 comes to Attingham. Set up your picnic next to the historic Mansion and enjoy a late summer evening watching this great sing along film on the big screen.T: 01743708123. 9 September Wildlife Watch After School Club - Wild Food Forage Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 3.45-5pm. Running monthly on Mondays. The sessions are aimed at children aged 4 years and up, but younger siblings are welcome, adults must accompany their children unless they are 8 years and over. Please be aware activities occur in all weathers, so please dress appropriately. T: 02476 302912. 10 September Wild Home School - Tracks and Trails Brandon Marsh SSSI Nature Reserve and Visitor Centre CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 2-3pm. Wild Home School sessions happen every second Tuesday of the month. With each session varying between a mix of curriculum focused activities, bushcraft and nature based activities. Each session you’ll be heading outside to learn about something new, with every month having a different theme, aimed at home schooled children working at a KS2 level (around 8 years and up). T: 024 76 302 912. 11 September Birmingham Heritage Week: Meet Sir Thomas Holte Tour Aston Hall B6 6JD www.birminghammusuems.org.uk 1-2.15pm. Sir Thomas Holte: hero, villain, murderer, or simply misunderstood? Who is the man behind the myths? Entry to this event is included in the price of admission. Pre-booking is essential. T: 0121 348 8100. 12 September Birmingham Heritage Week: A Servant’s Life Guided Tour Aston Hall B6 6JD www.birminghammusuems.org.uk 1-2.15pm. A special guided tour which focuses on the servants at Aston Hall. Entry to the tour is included in the price of admission. Booking essential. T: 0121 348 8100. Little Grown ups Bilston Craft Gallery WV14 7LU www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk 1-2pm. Little Grown-ups focus on providing families with babies and toddlers the freedom and space, as well as games and toys, to enjoy playing with and to pretend they’re all grown-up – from dressing-up, studying, going to work, and running a busy home – children can create their very own imaginary, grown-up worlds, far away in the future. Suitable for 0 – 7 years. £4 per child. 6 BACK TO SCHOOL 2019 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/birmingham
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