Hooray for Holocene!

How amazing were local band Holocene at Warley Woods Picnic in the Park? Bearwood's Got Talent, we tell you!

Still in their teens (OMG! we are so envious!) Holocene’s Bishan Davies, Marcello Sanzari, Aaron Barnett-Bass and Ben Campbell are already a big hit.

When we caught up with them they told us that they are busy getting ready for their next gig. They're playing at the O2 Academy 3 on 12 September with KillTimers and Last Masquerade.

Ben Campbell, the drummer, said: “We’re really excited about the opportunity to play with The Last Carnival in what promises to be a great gig”

“The response at Picnic in the Park was great and our new single All Around went down really well. We're looking forward to playing more local gigs soon."

Doors open at 6pm, tickets cost £7. You can buy them from here!

Bearwood's New Art Class!

Artwork by  J. Ballam

Calling all those arty types!  Do you fancy yourself as Van Gogh, Dali or do you just have spare time that you would like to fill in doing something artistic?

Una Rose Smith contacted welovebearwood to tell us all about her new art class which just sounds ideal.

This is what Una told us...

"My New Art Class will be held at St. Mary's Church Hall in St. Mary's Road off the High Street in Bearwood. I am hoping that parents with spare time before picking-up their children from local schools might be interested.

I will be teaching all aspects of Painting & Drawing and instructing students in the use of a variety of mediums. I will also support those wishing to go on to futher studies in Art. I have a Masters Degree in Fine Art and I am a practising Artist and Art Tutor.

The classes will run between 1.00 and 3.00 p.m. on Fridays and begin on the 21st September. The cost is £7.00 per two hour session."

People who want further information before booking a place can contact Una via email  at unarosesmith@hotmail.com

P.S. The painting's by J Ballam, one of Una's many talented students.

Win tickets to the BBC Good Food Show!

Food glorious food...Bearwood’s blessed with some real gems, there’s Franzl’s Austrian Restaurant, Haweli (possibly the best balti house in the universe), Neelams, Lightwood’s Chippy (home to the world famous orange chips), Antonio’s Deli (not forgetting Home to Home Cooking) and Azzari Too, plus a whole load of other great eating places and not forgetting Charlie’s Mom’s Chocolate Factory and Rachel Gandolfi’s cakes of course.

So we just know you’re going to love our latest competition to win tickets to the BBC’s Good Food show. It’s foodie heaven...stuffed full of mouth watering treats for you to sample and buy (perfect for stocking up on those Christmas treats!). There’s a fabulous drinks section too...wines, spirits, ciders, real ales...all free to sample.

As if that wasn’t tempting enough some of the biggest celebrity chefs will be there as well. This year the line up includes the newly slimmed down Hairy Bikers, James Martin and the sweetest thing to come out of Italy since Tiramisu, Gino D'Acampo. There are some special Masterchef Cook Offs too, hosted by Gregg “Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this” Wallace and John ‘raised eyebrows’ Torrode, featuring the winners of this year’s celeb and non celeb competitions.

We have FIVE pairs to tickets to give away...yes...FIVE pairs...all you need to do is to answer the following simple question:

Which two Great British Bake Off hosts will be giving demos at the show?

Send your answers to welovebearwood@googlemail.com putting the word FOOD in the subject box. The closing date’s October 30th and we’ll be drawing the winning names from our magic colander on October 31st. Good luck!

The BBC Good Food Show’s on at the NEC from 28th November to 2nd December. Standard tickets are on sale right here, right now from £21.50.