Hello,
Welcome to Newsletter #124 from The Old Post Office.
Our newsletter is here a little early this weekend - we didn’t want you to miss out on the Bookmarks launches today at Stirchley Library & Selly Oak Library - more info below.
It’s also International Women’s Day! Happy IWD to all our coworkers. In previous newsletters we have shared a few IWD events happening today - including She Creates from 3pm at Cafe Artum in Hockley, and a Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid event from 4pm at St. Germain’s Church in Edgbaston.
Lastly (for our intro reminders at least) there is also a community litter pick in Stirchley today Saturday 8 March from 10am-12noon - the litter pick will cover the parks along the River Rea and even some of the surrounding roads if there is enough people. See you there?!
Or if not - see you in the coworking space next week.
— TOPO volunteer team
What’s on at TOPO
Award-winning florist Roo (The Flower Studio) is holding a wreath workshop on Sunday 6 April from 12.30pm-3.30pm, £60pp and everything you will need is provided. Tickets via The Flower Studio’s website.
Save the date! Sarah Karen is holding a Weaving Workshop on Tuesday 8 April from 6pm. Ticket info to follow.
Business purchases
If you’re running a small business - as we approach the end of the tax, year perhaps you have remaining budget you'd like to spend? As well as coworking memberships that can be bought in advance, we also have a registered address service (£96 per year - with a 25% discount for charitable organisations/social enterprises) and we offer affordable venue hire (£15 per hour - minimum booking 3 hours). More information about our services on our website.
Local(ish) links
Bookmarks launches locally today - this project explores and records the vital role of libraries and books in our lives. The project focuses on three community libraries in the Selly Oak constituency, in Druids Heath, Selly Oak, and Stirchley. The project launched on World Book Day, Thursday 6 March at Druids Heath Library. And launches today (Saturday 8 March) at Selly Oak Library from 10am and Stirchley Library from 2.30pm. More info online.
More from Stirchley Library - there is a World Book Day Event - swap your World Book Day Tokens between 10am-12.30 and 2pm-4.30pm, while stocks last. It’s also the Children's Lego & Duplo Club from 2.30pm-4pm. All sessions are free, no need to book, just drop in.
Weekly coworker Jim shared Culture Club, a new event series organised by Caneat, happening Thursday 13 March - with guest speaker Tom Baker, founder of Loaf. Tom now runs a bakery in Wales - and Loaf is a blossoming co-op with multiple directors. Tom was actually my first freelance client back in 2011! And I did the Loaf rebrand in 2018 too - and as Caneat have said “Tom’s unique view point on the food world is one we can all learn from” Tickets are £10 and can be purchased on eventbrite.
What Did You Want To See? is an upcoming exhibition at IKON gallery by Mahtab Hussain, the exhibition features new work, including Hussain’s systematic documentation of 160 Birmingham mosques, revealing the diversity of mosque architecture; portraits of Birmingham residents which highlight the city’s vibrant Muslim community; and a communal space within the gallery aimed at fostering inclusion and intercultural dialogue. More info on IKON’s website. Free, Exhibition 20 March until 1 June
Coworker Ellie is sharing new work at an event called STORIE: Experiments in Prose held at Kilder Bar in Digbeth on Thursday 17 April - tickets are free, register online.
The Old Post Office coworking space
The Old Post Office, 1533 Pershore Road, Stirchley, South Birmingham B30 2JH
The coworking space is open from Monday to Friday, between 9am-5pm - and Wednesday evenings 6pm-9.30pm.
You can book a half day, full day - or if you’d like to start something more frequent you may like to consider a discounted monthly membership.