Hello,Welcome to newsletter #67 from Kerry, the person who runs the coworking space.This week's email includes:
Coworking space news *closed all of August*
Out of hours activities
Local happenings / links to things
Thanks to Phil, Fiona, Alice and Babb for covering this week. I'm off work at the moment - my toddler has glandular fever. Managed to avoid getting playdough in my keyboard and bringing you this newsletter I drafted last week. Enjoy!Kerry
The coworking space will be closed all of AugustTime for a break! August was *so* quiet last year, and I already feel the coworking space quietening down. It's best I take the break while everyone else is, and get some much needed R+R (lol who am I kidding, I have a toddler!) or at least book in some DIY at the coworking space.Open Thurs 27th / Fri 28th / Mon 31 July - grab your half day discount pass for first time visitorsThanks for all your support! Stirchley Sewing School will continue as normal in the evenings
One off half day taster sessionsFor the rest of July, you can try the coworking space for a half day session for £5. Either: Morning 9am-12.30pm, or afternoon 1.30pm-5pm. Get in touch via email with your date + whether it's a morning or afternoon you'd like to book, and I'll send you the one off payment link and get you booked in. Round it up to a full day if you like. When payment is received, and it's in the calendar, your booking is secured. Hopefully see you soon!T&Cs: This is for July only. Payments on the one off half day passes are non-refundable, and once you've sent your date and session, paid for the date, it's non-transferable to another person, and it's not guaranteed I'll be able to rearrange your date/session within the timeframe. It's me doing the admin manually on these, whereas the booking platform is much easier - hurrah for automation.
New event!Vision board and collage crafternoonHosted by Maisie Rees (artist) and Hannah Chudasama (life coach)All materials included, please feel free to bring along materials, diaries, sketchbooks. Tea & cake included!Limited spaces available, tickets £5pp inc eventbrite feesSunday 30th July from 2—4pm at The Old Post Office About the organisers - Maisie Rees is an artist based in Birmingham and Hannah Chudasama is an NLP practitioner & Confidence Coach. They're joining together for this informal, laid back crafternoon, combining mindfulness techniques with creative practice.Get your ticket on eventbrite here
Charlotte's Stirchley Sewing School is in full swing, Mondays and Thursdays at the coworking space - there are places available on upcoming courses if you missed out this time around. Including *absolute beginners*, I'm thinking of joining in September: www.stirchleysewingschool.com
Lots of links
I was hoping to watch along to this while working on Friday but only from putting the event in this newsletter I've realised it's in Austrialia... and on at 3.30am! So perhaps not. Maybe you're awake then? Urban Design Association Webinar Series - Natalia Krysiak Child Friendly Neighbourhood Design - Cities for Play, tickets on eventbrite. Fri 28 July, 3.30am (lol)
This Saturday 29 July, 10am-12pm, coworker Jordan, Isherwood and Co is having their last ever mega plant sale, paving the way for Isherwood and Co 2.0! At their Bournville Shop on Woodlands Park Road by the roundabout. There's always queues so get in there early - coffees for sale. Details via instagram.
Retrofit Balsall Heath have a review/planning and general meet-up on Sunday 30 July, 2pm-4pm in Moseley Road Bath's Gala Pool Living Room. (seen via instagram)
Coworker Irene's project Birmingham Heritage Week website goes live on Tues 1 August. There are free events (about 70%) and paid for events, taking place all over Birmingham. Not to be missed - some venues sell out tickets very quickly so set a reminder if you don't want to miss out. Visit the current website for a flavour of what sort of events take place.
Coworker Sean (Safer:Now) has an event on Weds 2 Aug, 10.30-11.30am: 'Contextual Safeguarding Wraparound Package for 3rd Sec, CSC and VRUs' (free) details/registration on eventbrite
On Sat 5 August it's the (second?) annual Ten Acres Plum Festival - this is in what they refer to as the 'middle meadow' which is near Dogpool fish and chip shop I think... along the river rea route. Storytelling, yoga, and a community celebration of plums! There's a facebook event which you can see even if you don't use facebook
'Crip L in Need' Crip Ladywood Drag King is holding a fundraiser, help a queer in need on Sunday 6 August at The Loft, details via instagram & link to fundraiser here
Izzy Galleymore is holding ecopoetry workshops in Small Heath Park "Who'd like a side of pond-dipping, insect magnifying and underwater viewing with their poetry writing this summer? Join me and my fabulous partners next month for some free ecopoetry workshops in which we'll think about cuteness, wonder and ickiness in the natural world. Free. Ages 14-21" Thanks to Katy for sharing this one. (image on instagram)
When I met up with Jack Spicer Adams last week he told me about a new non work project he was doing with Raya, Blob.isms (image below) they've been 'Putting stuff under a microscope and taking photos of it'.
Congrats to Grass Roots Druids Heath for getting their funding that I mentioned last week
Ps. In case you missed it: the big news is the coworking space is going to be closed all of August. I look forward to coming back refreshed in Sept :o)