Balsall Heath Second Saturday

The Second Saturday of the Month

Category: Gardening

  • Peace Garden Open Day – Myrtle Cottage

    Peace Garden Open Day – Myrtle Cottage

    Peace Garden Open Day 🌄🌺
    Sat 8th February 11.30am – 3.30pm

    All welcome. Drop-in.Come and enjoy our beautiful Peace Garden this Saturday.
    🌱 Explore the plants and wildlife
    🌱 Relax and reflect on the changing of the seasons with an optional activity to leave a message in the garden
    🌱 Visit the Adil Khalid Remembrance Bench


    Drop-in / All welcome

  • Peace Garden Open Day – Myrtle Cottage

    Peace Garden Open Day – Myrtle Cottage

    Peace Garden Open Day 🌄🌺
    Sat 10th Aug, 11am – 3pm

    All welcome. Drop-in.

    This Balsall Heath Second Saturday, we invite you to our new Peace Garden, created by Bek and a group of young volunteers over the past 8 months. Located just next to The GAP and in-front of The Old Print Works’ house Myrtle Cottage, this small garden is intended as a space for the local community to learn about and connect with nature, and as a space for peace, reflection and the celebration of life. 🕊️ 🌱

    It’s looking absolutely beautiful, and we can’t wait to share it with you.

    For this open day, you will be able to:

    💚 Help us install a wormery, learn about soil and its life-creating goodness, and contribute towards community composting by bringing along your own food waste, greens and browns to add

    💚 Decorate a peace stone to add to the Peace Garden (or to take home)

    💚 Create a mini pond to attract pollinators

    💚 Or simply have a wonder or a sit down to soak it all in

    Hope to see you there 🌻

  • Open Garden – Myrtle Cottage

    Explore the space, take a seat, enjoy food and drinks and design a Peace Flag in this newly created space in Balsall Heath

  • Community Garden Project with Rebecca at The GAP

    Community Garden Project with Rebecca at The GAP

    We want to develop an urban oasis that reflects the heart and history of Balsall Heath and its vibrant communities and cultures.

    We hope that as the garden grows it will provide a place and space to nurture our collective wellbeing and help us to deepen our connections to the more-than-human life that surrounds us.

    During the workshop sessions, our young people will work alongside a professional gardener and artist, Rebekah, to learn key skills needed to build and maintain a sustainable garden. Come prepared to get your hands dirty and touch some soil!

    🌳KEY DETAILS:

    ☀️This Project is for anyone between the ages of 16-25

    ✨Completely FREE!

    🪴No previous experience needed