Balsall Heath Second Saturday

Monthly creative festival

Category: Exhibition

  • What if we learnt to reconnect with nature? Exhibition Launch & Seed Bomb Workshop

    What if we learnt to reconnect with nature? Exhibition Launch & Seed Bomb Workshop

    1 – 5pm at The Gap. All ages. Free. Drop in/No Booking required.

    Come along to this public sharing of artworks created by young people as part of The Other~Wise Summer School, exploring ways to reconnect with nature through creativity and culture. Meet the young participants to hear first-hand their ideas and learnings, and contribute towards the exhibition by sharing your own knowledge. Join us throughout the day to make your own seed bombs, and for a youth-led walk around Balsall Heath to distribute ones made during the summer school (exact time tbc).

  • RETROFIT BALSALL HEATH

    RETROFIT BALSALL HEATH

    Retrofit Balsall Heath is planning a day of tours, talks and teas to
    mark our one year anniversary and celebrate our Retrofit journey
    so far.
    In June 2022, drawing inspiration from Balsall Heath’s unique
    legacy of grassroots local democracy and the strength of positive
    relationships between local faith communities, Retrofit Balsall
    Heath secured agreement from Birmingham City Council for the
    local community in Balsall Heath to tap LADS 3 funding to retrofit
    700 local homes.
    So far, nearly 200 homes have had work done to make them more
    energy efficient, helping to tackle fuel poverty, health disparities,
    and the climate crisis.
    We have learned that “Retrofit” is more than a technical term for
    insulating existing homes to make them fit for purpose and fit for
    the future. It is a transformative concept for whole communities;
    for community neighbourhoods and landscapes, and for individual
    hearts and minds.
    We hope to share our stories, lessons learned, joys and
    tribulations.
    We welcome practical, financial, spiritual accompaniment and
    assistance for our next steps.
    https://zerocarbonhousebirmingham.org.uk/
    https://www.facebook.com/RetrofitBalsallHeath
    Please join us for our
    Retrofit Open Day 2-6pm
    Friday 30th June 2023
    hosted by
    zerocarbonhouse Birmingham – you can book here

    http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/retrofit-balsall-heath-open-day-and-evening-speaker-supper-event-tickets-623636101367

  • RETROFIT BALSALL HEATH

    RETROFIT BALSALL HEATH

    Directors Office – 1.30pm – 4pm- The Old Print Works, courtyard entrance

    An information sharing session about Home Energy Efficiency Grants

    Homeowners and tenants with a B12 postcode can apply for grants to have work done on their homes that could significantly reduce their energy bills. Other postcodes in Balsall Heath can also apply.

    There’s no household income cap, but the scheme is for older homes like these …

    The scheme is completely free for eligible owner-occupiers. Private landlords need to pay a 1/3 contribution.

    Want to know more?

    Please join us for information sharing – for you and your neighbours/street.

    It’s a chance to learn more about the scheme, how to apply for the grant and get your questions answered.

    Please invite your friends and neighbours from Balsall Heath.

    A three-page paper form needs to get filled in to apply – DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 23 NOVEMBER!!

    If you can’t make it please email

    RetrofitBalsallHeath@gmail.com or

    mecctrust@hotmail.com or

    phone MECC 0121 440 3500

    https://www.mecctrust.co.uk/ or drop in at MECC, 93 Court Road, off Edward Road, B12 9LQ

  • Back Home exhibition

    Back Home exhibition

    11am – 5pm Upper Gallery, The Old Print Works

    We all have a ‘back home’, whether it’s Mombasa, Karachi, Kingston or Smethwick, there’s
    somewhere that we recognise as being where we originate from. It may be where we live now,
    or were born, or even somewhere we’ve never been.

    Back Home is an exhibition of black and
    white portraits of diverse Brummies, captured by legendary photographer Vanley Burke,
    at places across the city where they feel at home.

    Free