The Shuffle Stage!

The Bearwood Promoters team (those lovely folk behind the Bearwood Shuffle) have announced their fantastic line-up for this Sunday’s (5^th July) Warley Woods Picnic in the Park Shuffle Stage. 
 
Bearwood resident/BBC 6 Music DJ Stuart Maconie will be compere for the afternoon and the acts are (Whoop!  Whoop!  Drum roll…):
 

1pm - 1.15pm Jennie Sutherland Dance Act  – Riven Productions

1.25pm - 1.50pm Brandhall Community Choir

 

2.05pm - 2.30pm Colin Hall’s Gypsy Blood

2.40pm - 3.05pm Holloway Head

3.10pm - 3.35pm Caballo Blanco

3.55pm - 4.25pm Jnr Blue Notes

4.35pm - 5.05pm Strumtroopers

 5.15pm - 6.00pm The Coopers

 Please note that all timings are approximate! 

 With not long to go now we’re very excited.  See you there!

Thimblemill Library July 2015 Calendar

 

If we had to give Thimblemill Library’s July events a theme we would definitely say ‘sounds of the summer’!  This month’s calendar’s wall-to-wall with music!

 

 

 The fun starts when the Birmingham Jazz Festival brings Steve Ajao Blues Giants to Thimblemill Library this Friday evening, 3^rd July.  It’s a FREE (we do love that word!) gig so make sure you get there early to get a good seat. 

 

 

Then on Saturday, 4^th July, the  talent scouts will be out and about at the library’s very own Thimblemill’s Got Talent ‘Wow Factor’ competition.  It’s Bearwood’s youngsters’ turn this time so keep an eye out for the next Sam Smith or Ella Henderson. 

 If you’re after a soul-tastic evening, the Sounds of Motown is taking place on 9^th July but if ‘the hills are alive with the sound of music’ is more your thing why not pop along for the Singalong to The Sound Music evening on Saturday 11^th. 

 

 

It’s going to be a non-stop musical weekend because on Saturday, 12^th July Thimblemill Library is also taking part in the nation’s community music celebration Our Big Gig.

 Then on Saturday 18^th July Thimblemill Library steps back in time when The Jays will be resurrecting the great hits from the 1940s and 50s.  Don’t forget to dress for the occasion!  Tickets are only £5 per person/ £3.50 concessions.

On a final ‘musical’ note Freshold Theatre are looking for female ambassadors for their ‘We Women: Celebrate’ event.

 

If you have a story to tell about your experiences of your nationality or ethnic group (be it in in the form of song, acting or maybe even poetry) contact the theatre group or Thimblemill Library for more details and then get down to the auditions which are being held in the evening of Monday 20^th July. The chosen performers will receive £50!

 

 

Jobs a good'un!

Courtesy of the We Are Bearwood blog (click here for their ‘it’s good in the wood’ website!) we found out about 2 job vacancies which would genuinely make you feel HAPPY at work.

One of our favourite local charities, BUDS, is advertising for two vacancies, one working for the HAPPY Project in conjunction with BUDS and the other as a Volunteer Support Assistant.  

The Happy project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the elderly in Oldbury, Langley and Smethwick.

Here are the details:

Vacancy 1 – Volunteer Support Assistant  16 hours per week         £8p/h
*Contract period July – Dec 2015

Vacancy 2 – HAPPY Support Assistant  16 hours per week          £8p/h

*Contract period July – Mar 2016

*Contract dates could be extended dependent on funding.

To apply, please email admin@buds.co.uk for an application form and job description.

Closing date 10 July 2015

nterviews w/c  13 July 2015