Sally Taylor

Bard’s Book Brings Community Together On Saturday 3rd June, around 400 people came to the Dorothy Parkes Centre to see the 400-year-old, publicly-owned copy of William Shakespeare’s works and to take part in a spectacular array of Shakespearean activities! Back in October last year talks began with the Everything to Everybody project about bringing Shakespeare’s First Folio out to Smethwick, and so after months of planning and coordination, the first Saturday in June finally arrived… The...

Bearwood Community Bakery is Trialling Home Delivery for a Month! We are excited to share that from the 8th - 22nd February, Bearwood Community Bakery will be trialling a home delivery option for Wednesday bread orders to addresses between the high street, Adkins Lane, Barclay Road, Rathbone Road and parts of Thimblemill Road.  A full list of postcodes included within our delivery area is listed below. This pilot will enable us to work out the initial logistics and sustainability of running a...

Bearwood Community Hub is moving You might be a little surprised that we are very soon going to be starting a new phase,  working across various locations in our lovely community. St Mary’s is no longer available to us on the same terms as before so we have taken the difficult decision to relocate. We're hoping that by working across  Bearwood we will reach even more people, offer greater access and play a small part in supporting a thriving high street on Bearwood Road.  The image is a beige...