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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 6PT
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.
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