Stone Hall, Acocks Green – Hope for a Positive Future

Lots of people were saddened to see the closure of our local Adult Education Centre in the summer.

Disability Resource Centre is a long established Birmingham charity who has plans to work in partnership with other Acocks Green–based organisations to explore the opportunity of acquiring the former Birmingham City Council–owned Adult Education Centre for the benefit of the community.

Stone Hall, Acocks Green

As part of this work, they are running a short community survey to gather local views and help shape future plans for the building. Please be part of this feedback which will help to support a really positive outcome for this grand old building in our village.

There are two versions of the form to choose from, whichever works best for you.

Easy-read version:  Community Survey: Future of Stone Hall in Acocks Green – Easy Read – Fill out form

Community survey: Community Survey: Future of Stone Hall in Acocks Green – Fill out form

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Winter Fayre & Christmas Lights Switch On

Come along and support Acocks Green Village in Bloom and Acocks Green Lions. Live Music and an array of stalls. And Christmas Lights for the first time in Acocks Green for a while!

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Sunday 23rd – Community Canal Tidy Up

Come along and help tidy our lovely local waterway! The Canal Trust will be there to support us. New volunteers always welcome and you can just stay an hour.

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Help Brighten Up the Village this Sunday

If you can spare an hour, come along with your spade/trowel, (or you can borrow one), and do something positive for The Green.

With all the rain the ground will be soft and make our job easier. Forecast looks better for the weekend. We have lots of bulbs to plant!

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Public Meeting – Tuesday 11th November

Community Updates – Why not come along and find out more?

Note Corrected date.

Click on link to join meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85357125634?pwd=3XQnl6PVjvmqxKbIAsw51udfWNJgfa.1

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Festive Lights this Winter in Acocks Green

Village in Bloom have applied for funding to brighten up the Village this winter with some Festive Lights. They will be along the main canopy and on the lamp posts. Plans are being made at the moment but the aim is to have the lights switched on on Saturday 6th December. They are hoping to work with other organisations and individuals to have stalls, entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus!
To make it a success they need local people to help cover the costs, can you help?

Donate HERE if you would like to support the fund.

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Calling all Keen Photographers!

The much-appreciated calendar needs local people’s photographs. Don’t forget that it has to be identifiable as our area.

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Live Orchestral Performance in Acocks Green – Monday 7th July, 7pm

This is an opportunity not to be missed here in Acocks Green. Even if you have never experienced live classical music before, this is most definitely worth a try – you won’t be disappointed. The Kimichi Orchestra, brought together and featuring staff from our very own Kimichi Music School will perform together with many other musicians in this immersive performance. This means that the audience can sit amongst the orchestra and be completely immersed in the sound and the great acoustics of St Marys Church.

Keith Slade will introduce the music and explain the the key features to look out for in the piece, to make it accessible to those who may never heard this music before.

This is the grand finale of a season of live music that has taken place at the Kimichi School – a series called Phoenix Music Mondays which will commence again in September. A chance to see high quality, live music in the neighbourhood and watch musicians revelling in the chance to play powerful music that they love to perform. And amazingly it is free! (They are usually happy to accept donations on the door).

Last year Kimichi Orchestra wowed the audience with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a short clip: Beethoven’s Fifth performed in Acocks Green.

No doubt they will impress people again. You can read a more about the Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony HERE

Support live music here in Acocks Green and be prepared to be impressed!

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Public Meeting of the Neighbourhood Forum – this Tuesday

Click HERE for zoom connection to meeting

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Village in Bloom Spring Festival 17th May

Come along and support Village in Bloom at this lovely, family friendly community event.

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