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The rain stayed off long enough for crowds to enjoy a variety of entertainment in Centre Park today, Vale’s 14th carnival, its first ‘Party in the Park.’ Early morning rain and the threat of heavy showers may have kept some locals away, but an estimated 800+ people [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Arts and Leisure’
July 6, 2008
Variety Show in Centre Park
July 5, 2008
Third ‘Green Flag’ Award for Centre Park
Gary (Gus) Eaton
Gary (’Gus’) Eaton glows with pride as he puts the finishing touches to Centre Park before its big showpiece day, the ‘Party in the Park’. The hundreds, possibly thousands of visitors will probably leave a mountain of litter and mess on this perfectly manicured beauty spot in the middle of the Vale, but [...]
July 1, 2008
Vale’s mini Glastonbury… Party in the Park
Unsettled weekend weather could mean sunshine or showers for the large crowds expected for Party in the Park, Castle Vale’s 14th annual carnival, situated this year for the first time in Centre Park. The event will showcase local talent, including Tezlin Newall Harding, Astral Youth Dancers and The Usual Suspects.
Entertainment from the main ’arena’ starts at [...]
July 1, 2008
Soccer Stadium bar open this Sunday, 11 am.
The bar at the Vale soccer stadium in Farnborough Road will be open from 11a.m on Sunday morning, the day of the Party in the Park. Stadium boss Garry Kilday usually expects to be busy on Carnival Day, with thirsty locals popping in for a drink, but with the carnival site moving to Centre Park [...]
June 30, 2008
Poetry children chosen
Ten local primary-age children have been shortlisted for the top prize in the “Through the Eyes of a Child Community Poetry Competition, 7-11 yrs category. One child from Pegasus School, two from St Gerards, three from Topcliffe and four from Chivenor Junior and Infant School have been invited, with their teachers and parents, to a [...]
June 23, 2008
Have you ever thought, That a poet ought, To visit Phoenix Court …. (last line needed)
Heart FM’s Charlie Jordan
Charlie Jordan, Birmingham’s poet laureate, will be teaching Phoenix Court residents how to write poetry at a workshop this Thursday morning.
Charlie is best known as a radio presenter on Heart FM - she often hosts the ‘Heartbreakers’ programme in the evenings.
At Phoenix Court, she’ll be hoping to get the old folk to [...]
June 23, 2008
Mad Mike, 23 stone Ronin, Gangsta and the Bouncer on their way
Live wrestling comes to the Residents Club in Yatesbury Avenue on Friday 25th July. LPW (Leicester Professional Wrestling) are promoting seven matches, starring the creatively named: Mad Mike from the Midlands Asylum, Gangsta the King of Bling, 23 stone Ronin and The Bouncer from the Firm.
Fearsome though it all sounds, LPW boss Mark Brownhill says [...]
June 16, 2008
Saturday night film at Chivenor
Local over 55’s are forming a film club, meeting to enjoy a film each Saturday evening at Chivenor House in Drem Croft. The evenings will start on June 28th at at 5pm, with light refreshments. It’s open to all over 55’s resident in Castle Vale. Call 0121 748 8115 or 748 8146/8147 or just turn [...]
June 12, 2008
Poetry competition and evening
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Big Brum Theatre in Education group are organising a poetry competition called ‘Lifting the Vale on Childhood’ - open to adults and children, who live or work in Castle Vale. The subject of the poems should be ‘memories of childhood’. Winning poems will be read out at a prize evening at Pegasus [...]
June 5, 2008
A book that made me laugh or cry - a book for Birmingham
Birmingham Libraries are asking people to nominate their ‘favourite’ books as part of the National Year for reading, in their quest to establish: A Book for Birmingham. Nominations can be made until 17th August. The voting will start in early September.
You can recommend a book in three categories:
1. a book that made me laugh
2. a [...]
