A mouthful of a title - it includes a Tai Chi demonstration (gentle Oriental exercise), willow-weaving workshops, how to make a bird-box session…. all are on the schedule for the ‘Health, Environment and Democracy Day 2008 ‘, from 11a.m. till 3p.m at Centre Park on Saturday 14th June. There are plans to entertain and inform [...]
Sallyann Rose has announced that the Farmers’ Market, usually scheduled for the third Saturday of each month in Farnborough Road, will not take place in May, and that she intends to run the next market in a different location, possibly Centre Park, or one of the local churches. Sallyann told the Neighbourhood Partnership meeting that she thought [...]
The spelling is open to negotiation at the moment, but the Valeothon is the proposed title for a 5-kilometre sponsored walk being organised by local police and youth organistations for Saturday 19th July. The walk, round the perimeter of Castle Vale, will be part of the Playscheme Summer Activities programme and will also have a [...]
5,500 copies of Vale Mail have been printed today and are ready to be delivered by our team on Friday and over the weekend to all homes, shops and offices in Castle Vale.
This is a 24 page edition, eight pages more than usual. A two page feature - ‘politics for the confused’ -offering a guide to [...]
Bob Brueton asks that anyone interested in pursuing any of the activities they experienced on Active Ats Day should call: the Astral Centre on 464 9220/9222
Below is an article by Bob Brueton, a leading member of Active Arts, and organiser of Active Arts Day
Saturday April 5th Castle Vale was a hive of artistic activities on Castle Vale. No less than 25 sessions of widely differing activities were held at the Residents club, the Sanctuary, the library, St Cuthberts Church [...]
Prince Charles and Camilla will be opening the newly refurbished Town Hall, the location for last night’s BBC1 Question Time programme. The Prince of Wales and his wife will be officially opening the new Town Hall in Victoria Square on Tuesday 22nd April. It was opened to the public last October, after £35 million of restoration [...]
Click here for a full programme of Saturday’s (5th April) free Active Arts Events at the Sanctuary, Residents Club, Library and St Cuthberts. Activities include DJing workshop, bellydancing, graffiti workshop, dance, trace your ancestors, card-making……..
Castle Vale has been chosen to host a prestigious event for the 2012 Olympic Games. Most of the events will be held in London, but some are being farmed out to suitable locations in the UK. Castle Vale has been chosen as the site for the 20 Kilometre Walk (approx 12.4 miles). Around 400 [...]
A new website that will enable locals to share garden cuttings, seeds and plants this spring and summer is the brainchild of Sallyann Rose and Mike Sloyan. Details of the project, called Gardening Exchange, can be found at www.gardeningexchange.org
Webdesigner Mike Sloyan said: “Gardening Exchange is a free website platform that enables gardeners to share [...]
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