Category Archives: youth activities

Springtime Festival – Support Acocks Green Village in Bloom

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Kit Barlow

On Saturday 4th May we have a celebration of Springtime in the village, (and hopefully good spring weather!) Acocks Green Village in Bloom are hosting an event to raise funds and celebrate their successes (8 consecutive Gold Awards). There will … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, environment, Events, places on interest, things to do, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Can We Achieve Gold Again?

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Kit Barlow

Only a few weeks until Acocks Green Village is judged again by the Royal Horticultural Society’s Judges. Village in Bloom need volunteers to help get the village looking its very best before Judgment Day. Can we keep up the run … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, environment, Events, Village in Bloom, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Village in Bloom Need Your Help

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Kit Barlow

On Sunday a team of volunteers planted up the majority of the 22 planters in Acocks Green village with a colourful array of bedding plants. Working individually (and keeping our social distance) a team of 7 worked tirelessly to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, things to do, Village in Bloom, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Get Active for 2020

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Kit Barlow

It is a new year, and a new decade so it’s a great time to think about how you can get out there and make a difference, both for yourself and for the community. Here in Acocks Green and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, places on interest, things to do, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Christmas in Acocks Green

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Kit Barlow

So it’s the darkest, coldest time of the year and it’s no coincidence that this is the season of coloured lights, singing and social gatherings in order to help us get through the bleak midwinter. There’s lots to enjoy now … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, music, places on interest, things to do, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Daffodils and Tulips for Acocks Green

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Kit Barlow

The Village in Bloom Team have been busy choosing and buying hundreds of spring bulbs to plant, so that in the Springtime the village will be a mass of beautiful and contrasting colours. Meet at the Inn on the Green … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, theatres, Village in Bloom, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Canal Clean Up – 15th September

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum set up a collaboration with Canals and Rivers Trust to adopt a stretch of canal back in 2016. A group of volunteers meet up a few times of year to clean and tidy the canal, picking … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, places on interest, things to do, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Keep the Green Clean Update

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Birmingham City Council have recently been equipping community groups with litter-picking tools, and so volunteers from Acocks Green Village in Bloom took advantage of the offer. Ashley Atterbury the Assistant Service Manager from the Fleet & Waste at Montgomery Street … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, News, Village in Bloom, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Holiday Events at your local Library

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Encourage the kids to read books during the schools holidays with the Summer Reading Challenge: – to read ANY 6 books before they go back to school in September. There’s little rewards along to the way to motivate them and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, holiday activities, things to do, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Greening up Acocks Green

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Kit Barlow

Another weekend of community spirit. On Saturday Acocks Green Village in Bloom were at Stockfield Funday encouraging children and adults to try a little gardening, with pick and mix planters, a plant swap and seed-sowing with children.  Anyone who sowed seeds … Continue reading →

Posted in Acocks Green, Events, News, places on interest, Village in Bloom, volunteering, youth activities | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment