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regular events
Sandwell Stride Walks
A great way to get some
exercise and enjoy the fresh
air at some of Sandwell’s lovely
parks and nature reserves.
All walks are led by a trained
walk leader. All ages and abilities
welcome with refreshments
available on many walks.
Info: 0800 011 4656
Reading Group
Central Library,
West Bromwich
Reading Group meeting the last
Friday afternoon of each month
Time: 2.30pm-4pm
Free admission
Info: 0121 569 4911
Every Thursday
Hollybush Comedy Night
Hollybush Pub,
53 Newton Lane,
Cradley Heath, B64 5EA
Open mic comedy night. Acts
from all over the country perform
their original material on the big
stage. Event held in traditional
Blackcountry pub with real ale
served. Feel free to order takeaway
food or eat on the premises.
Time: 7pm doors open; show
starts at 8pm
Price: FREE
For info: 07949594484
centre reception (shown below)
Info: 0300 012 0121 – Leisure
Pass discounts available
www.slt-leisure.co.uk
Sandwell Leisure Trust
Swimming Centres:
• L angley Swimming Centre,
Vicarage Rd, Oldbury, B68 8HS
• Smethwick Swimming Centre,
Thimblemill Rd, Smethwick,
B67 5QT
• Tipton Leisure Centre, Alexandra
Road, Tipton, DY4 8TA
• Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Barrs
Road, Cradley Heath, B64 7HA
• Portway Lifestyle Centre:
Newbury Lane, Oldbury,
B69 1HE
• Wednesbury Leisure Centre:
High Bullen, Wednesbury,
WS10 7HP
Learn to Swim with
Sandwell Leisure Trust
Various times and days
Swimming lessons for all ages
and abilities from 5 years
to adult. Parent and toddler and
one-to-one sessions subject
to availability. Learn to swim
in a safe and warm environment
with our friendly and fully qualified
instructors. Book now for your
30 minute lesson. Contact any
Sandwell Leisure Trust swimming
Sandwell Family Information
Service can advise you on
childcare and local services/
events that are available in
Sandwell.
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Countryside Walks
If you enjoy walking in the
countryside and like to meet new
people, then our free healthy walks
are for you. Lasting for about
an hour, they take in some of
Sandwell’s best countryside. With
a designated leader at the front
and the rear of the group, you’re
free to walk at your own pace.
Priory Woods Health Walk
Every Tuesday
10.30am-11.30am
Meet at Sandwell Park Farm
Sot’s Hole Health Walk
Every Thursday
10.30am-11.30am
Meet at Sandwell Park Farm
Thimblemill Brook
Health Walk
Third Wednesday of each month
10am-11am
Meet at Thimblemill Library
Info: 0121 429 2039
Sheepwash Local Nature
Reserve
Great Bridge Library,
Sheepwash Lane, Great
Bridge, Tipton DY4 7JF
Fridays. Walk in this beautiful
nature reserve. Distance: 3 miles
Time: 10.30am
Price: Free
Info: Mike Whale: 0121 588
5068 or Terry Baker: 01922
620 785
If you need a childminder, day
nursery, pre-school playgroup,
holiday play scheme or out of
school club for your child/or
children, or you want to find out
about a local service/event give
us a call on 0121 569 4914 or
visit www.sandwell.gov.uk/
holidays for further information.
Sandwell Libraries
During September, October and November, Sandwell libraries will
be hosting a range of events and activities tailored to suit all ages.
• Bollywood-themed fitness
Featuring:
sessions
• Autumn-themed school
• Health walks
holiday activities
• Knit and natter groups
• Play and stay sessions
There is something for
• Children and adult reading
everyone.
groups
• Local history groups
For further information call 0121 569 4911
Sandwell
Museum
Service
Events and
Activities
Find out about Sandwell
museums upcoming
events and activities at
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
museums
Sport & Leisure
Exhibitions
Countryside
Heritage
Literature
www.sandwell.gov.uk/whatson
Performance
Holiday Camps
Whether it’s playing sport, taking
coached activities or joining in fun
sessions to splash about and enjoy
time with your friends, Sandwell
Leisure Trust has something
for you. SLT Holiday Camp
activities are run during all major
school breaks including October,
February, Easter and Whitsun
half terms and the main summer
school holidays. Contact your
local leisure centre for further
details about other activities and
bookings on 0300 012 0121 or
visit www.slt-leisure.co.uk
There is loads to do
during the school
holidays in Sandwell
SUNDAY
11th
SEPTEMBER
What’s On
in Sandwell
Family Fun
Autumn 2016
Sandwell Council… working for you
Access guide
If you have any questions about your visit,
please phone the site for more information.
Central Library
High Street, West Bromwich B70 8DZ
0121 569 4904
Tipton Sports Academy
Wednesbury Oak Road, Tipton DY4 0BS
0121 502 5534
Forge Mill Farm
Forge Lane, West Bromwich B71 3DX
0121 538 7210
Warley Woods Community Trust
and Golf Course
The Pavilion, 101 Lightwoods Hill,
Smethwick B67 5ED
Trust office: 0121 420 1061
Haden Hill House Museum and Park
Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath B64 7JU
01384 569444
Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
Holyhead Road, Wednesbury WS10 7DF
0121 556 0683
Manor House Museum
Hall Green Road, West Bromwich B71 2EA
0121 553 0759
Wednesbury Leisure Centre
High Bullen WS10 7HP
Oak House Museum
0300 012 0121
Oak Road, West Bromwich B70 8HJ
0121 553 0759
Oldbury Rep
Barlow Theatre, Langley B69 4SP
0121 552 2761
Oldbury Council House
Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE
0845 358 2200
Sandwell Park Farm
Salter’s Lane, West Bromwich B71 4BG
0121 569 3069/3070
Key to events
West Bromwich Town Hall
High Street, West Bromwich
Oak House, Manor House and Haden
Hill House & Museum are listed buildings
which restrict adaptations to improve
access. Please contact the site directly
if you have any questions.
Wednesbury Museum & Art Gallery
now has a lift to the first floor galleries.
For information about libraries please
visit www.sandwell.gov.uk/libraries
When you see these symbols,
you can expect:
PO Box 2377
Sandwell Council House
Oldbury
B69 3DE
Web: www.sandwell.gov.uk
Email: marketing_publicity@
sandwell.gov.uk
Working in partnership with
Sandwell Leisure Trust
Timetables for full programme
of activities at leisure centres
can be picked up from centres,
or downloaded online
www.slt-leisure.co.uk
For information about activities
for young people visit:
www.justyouth.org.uk
www.bctouring.co.uk
Wheelchair access
Adults
Assistance dogs welcome
Children and family
Accessible parking
Young people
Accessible toilet
Arts
Staffed reception
Countryside
Visual impairment
Heritage and local history
Assistive hearing
Sport and Leisure
Refreshments
All information is correct at time
of going to press in August 2016,
but changes may happen that are
beyond our control. We suggest
that you telephone the venue for
information prior to setting off.
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Autumn 2016
SEPTEMber
Sunday 11 September
The most famous person
you’ve never heard of!
Saturday 3 September
Bishop Asbury Cottage,
Creatures of the Night
Newton Road B43 6HN
RSPB Sandwell Valley, 20
Visit the childhood home of
Tanhouse Avenue, Great Barr,
Bishop Francis Asbury – one
B43 5AG
of the most famous historical
This is one of our most popular
characters in the USA. This year
events and not to be missed!
is the 200th anniversary since
We’ll be talking about bats and
the death of this fascinating man
going on a bat walk around the
reserve. You will encounter some born in Hamstead.
Time: 2pm-5pm
amazing night-time wildlife. Our
Price: Free
friendly experts will introduce
For info: 0121 556 0683
you to the secret world of some
of our favourite creatures of the
night. Use our bat detectors to
Sunday 11 September
discover how many different bat
species are flying in the night sky. Proms in the Park
Haden Hill House and Park
Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm
Price: adults £7; children £3.50; Enjoy musical entertainment, with
20% discount for RSPB members jazz from the Martinique Jazz
Band, easy listening songs with
For info: 0121 357 7395;
Janice Williamson during the
[email protected]
afternoon and early evening, then
rousing tunes from Halesowen
Brass Band in true flag waving
Sunday 4 September
proms style to end the evening.
All About Dogs
Bring your flags and picnics.
The Meadow, Warley Woods,
Time: 2pm-6pm
off Lightwoods Hill or Abbey
Price: FREE
Road, Smethwick, B67 5ED
01384 569444;
Come along to our family dog
www.facebook.com/
event to watch and have a go
sandwellmuseums
at fly ball. There will be a dog
psychologist and demonstration
from the Border Force sniffer
dogs and lots of stalls.
Time: 11am – 4pm
Price: donations
For info: 0121 420 1061,
[email protected]
Saturday 10 September
Lost Mansions of the
Black Country – Talk
Wednesbury Museum
and Art Gallery
Local historian Ian Bott gives a
fascinating insight into the grand
houses of the Black Country
which have been lost to time.
Time: 2:30pm – 4pm
Price: FREE
For info: www.sandwell.gov.uk/
joininmuseums
Wednesday14 September
Piano Duet - evening concert
Wednesbury Museum
and Art Gallery
Wednesbury Museum Society
present piano duet Sara
Wilander and Iain Jackson for an
evening of live music.
Time: 7.30pm-9pm
Price: £5 for non-members
01384 569444;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
joininmuseums;
[email protected]
Saturday 17 September
Rounds Green Library
50th Birthday Bash
Rounds Green Library,
Martley Rd, Oldbury B69 1DZ
Come along and to celebrate
our 50th birthday. There will be
refreshments and exhibitions on
all things 1960s.
Time: 10am-1pm
Price: free
For info: 0121 552 2879
Saturday 24 September
Tipton Library’s Annual
Local History Day
Tipton Library, 17 Unity walk,
Tipton DY4 8DZ
The 8th annual local history day
features talks, music, poetry,
photo exhibitions, film shows and
much more.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Price: FREE
For info: 0121 557 1796
Sunday 25 September
House a Hedgehog
RSPB Sandwell Valley,
20 Tanhouse Avenue,
Great Barr, B43 5AG
Come and make a Hogitat (a
hedgehog house) for the spiny
friends in your garden. Our
experts will be on hand to help
you discover lots of different
ways to make your garden more
hedgehog friendly. We will even
provide advice on the best place
to locate your new Hogitat.
Time: 11am-3pm
Price: adults £10; children
£5; 20% discount for RSPB
members
For info: 0121 357 7395;
[email protected]
OCTOBER
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 October
Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 October
Sewing Club – Halloween
Costumes
Manor House Museum
West Bromwich
Come along to make a
Halloween costume. Make a
unique Halloween costume and
be the envy of all your friends
with your ghoulish get-up.
Materials are not included.
Time: 10am-2pm
Price: £45.00 for four
bite-size classes
For info: 0121 588 2985
Wednesday 5 October
A History of Warley Woods
The Pavilion, Lightwoods Hill,
Warley Woods
Come along to a talk about the
history of Warley Woods – from
its farm land, its owners, the
Abbey, the public park and the
Community Trust.
Thursday 22 September
Time: 7.30pm
Community Offer
Price: £4
Autumn Tea Dance
For info: 0121 429 2440;
Charlemont Methodist Church, www.warleywoods.org.uk;
Saturday 10 and
Charlemont Rd, West Bromwich [email protected]
Sunday 11 September
B71 3DU
Galton Valley Pumping
Come and join us at an afternoon
Station Open Days
Friday 7 October
of tea and Sequence, Ballroom,
Galton Valley Pumping Station
80s and 90s Disco
Latin and Line dancing led by
off Brasshouse Lane
Corks Club, Bearwood Road/
Keith
Handley.
Enjoy
swing
and
Visit Galton Valley Pumping
Sherwood Road, Bearwood,
jazz music from The People’s
Station and learn about the
history of the canals. You can also Orchestra and find out more about B66 4BT
Come and strut your stuff at our
take a guided walk to the remains the Sandwell Community Offer.
disco to help raise money for Warley
of the Smethwick Engine House. Time: 1pm-4pm
Woods Community Trust. Children
Price:
free
Time: 10am-3pm
welcome within a family group.
For
info:
0121
565
5605;
Price: FREE
Time: 7.30pm – 12pm
KPG-CommunityOffer@
For info: 0121 556 0683;
Price: £5; concessionary £3
kaleidoscopeplus.org.uk
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
For info: 0121 429 2440;
joininmuseums
www.warleywoods.org.uk
Saturday 10 September
Friends’ Fun Day
Langley Library, Barrs St,
Oldbury B68 8QT
Community stalls, fun
and games for all the family.
Time: 10am – 1pm
Price: FREE
For info: 0121 552 1680
Sandwell & the
Queen photographic
exhibition
Wednesdays and Thursdays
11am-3pm and Saturdays
until the end of September
2pm-5pm
Wednesbury Museum and
Art Gallery.
Call: 0121 556 0683
www.sandwell.gov.uk/museums
salsa night
Thursday 20 October 2016 at 7pm
Oldbury Royal British Legion
Windsor Road, Oldbury, B68 8NY
Salsa dance demonstration, free salsa dance
taster sessions and buffet £8
Proceeds of the evening go to Sandwell Parents
for Disabled Children and Cares Sandwell
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@SandwellCouncil
Wednesday 12 October
Wednesbury Music Club
Wednesbury Town Hall,
Holyhead Road, Wednesbury
Live musical concert with
Shelfield Male Voice Choir
Time: 7.45pm-9.30pm
Price: £5; concessionary price
for 10 events £25
For info: 0121 502 5751;
[email protected]
Thursday 13 October
Don’t Go into the CellarTheatre Company
Haden Hill House Museum
Our popular theatre company
return to thrill and chill you once
again this October with
‘Murder by Gaslight’ A Ghoulish
Audience with two of the most
infamous poisoners in British
history - William Palmer and Harvey
Crippen. We invite you to encounter
these murderous men of medicine
as the diabolical doctors regale you
with their case histories, and invite
you to judge for yourselves whether
they were in fact, guilty as charged!
Time: 1st show at 6pm and
2nd show at 8pm
Price: £7 includes light
refreshments
For info: 01384 569444;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/museums
Monday 24 October
Spooky Fun Day
Manor House Museum
Come and meet the Manor
House mystery gang and their
super sleuth pooch! There will
be lots of spooky things going
on including party time with the
mystery gang. You can make
some crafts and do a treasure
hunt plus much more.
Time: 11am- 3pm
Price: £1 children; 50p adults
(there may be small charge for
some activities)
For info: 0121 588 2985
Visit www.sandwell.gov.uk/whatson
for more information about events and activities
Wednesday 26 October
Potty for Pumpkins
Wednesbury Museum and
Art Gallery
Join us for loads of pumpkin and
autumnal craft and art activities.
With trails, pumpkin facts and
games and you can even try
some pumpkin.
Time: 11am-3pm
Price: Free
For info: 0121 556 0683;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
joininmuseums
Friday 28 October
The Grey Lady Trail
Warley Woods, 101
Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick,
B67 5ED
Follow the trail around Warley
Woods to learn the story of the
ghostly Grey Lady of Warley
Woods. Bring a torch so you can
find your way.
Time: 6pm. - 7.30pm
Price: £2
For info: 0121 429 2440;
www.warleywoods.org.uk
Thursday 27 October
Pumpkin Carving Workshops
Oak House Museum,
West Bromwich
Come and join us on our
fantastic pumpkin carving
workshop and take home your
‘spooktacular’ creation in time for
Halloween. Pumpkins, tools and
stencils provided.
Time: 11am – 3pm
Price: £2.50
For info: 0121 553 0759
Friday 28 October 2016
Halloween Family Fun Day
Haden Hill House Museum
Spooky goings on at Haden
Hill House and Hall, come and
join in with Halloween fun for
all the family. Music, workshops
quizzes, trails and more.
Time: 11am-3pm
Price: Free
For info: 01384 569444;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
museums; www.facebook.com/
sandwellmuseums
Thursday 27 October
Children’s Halloween Half
Term Craft Workshops
Haden Hill House Museum
Join in the fun at our Halloween
themed drop-in style craft
workshops and make something
to take home.
Time: 11am – 3pm
Price: 50p-£2
For info: 01384 569444;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/museums
Thursday 27 October
Whizzy Witches and Wizards
Family Fun Day
Wednesbury Museum and
Art Gallery
Loads of great family fun and
entertainment for a spooktastic
day with magic shows, crafts,
games, trails and an interactive
family theatre performance with
Abracadabra at 1pm.
Tuesday 25 October
Time: 11am-3pm
Halloween Family Fun Day
Price: Free (maybe small charge
Oak House Museum,
for some activities)
West Bromwich
For info: 0121 556 0683;
Halloween fun for all the family,
www.sandwell.gov.uk/
with magic and balloon modelling, joininmuseums
by entertainer Ron Popple.
Spooky music in the Oak House
Thursday 27 October
from resident music man Andy
Children’s Autumn Half Term
Casserley and ‘spooktacular’
Craft Workshops
trails, quizzes, games and crafts
Haden Hill House Museum
throughout the day. Join us in
Join in the fun at our autumn themed
your most gruesome Halloween
drop-in style crafts workshops and
fancy dress costumes for a
trails. You can aslo make something
‘hauntingly good day.’ Small
to take home. Our friends from
charge for crafts materials.
the RSPB will be here too.
Time: 11am-3pm
Time: 11am – 3pm
Price: FREE
Price: 50p - £3
For info: 0121 553 0759
For info: 01384 569444;
www.sandwell.gov.uk/museums
Friday 28 October
An evening with Sally Barker
Thimblemill Library, Thimblemill
Rd, Smethwick B67 5RJ
Singer and runner up in the
BBC’s The Voice TV programme
Sally Barker returns by popular
demand to share stories and
songs. Supported by local band
The Bearwood Bandits
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £8 at the door;
concessionary tickets in
advance £6
For info: 0121 429 2039;
thimblemill_library@
sandwell.gov.uk
On until Friday 28 October
Martin Parr’s Black Country
Stories
Tipton Library
The Martin Parr photographs
in this exhibition have been
specially selected for Tipton. The
photographs are part of Black
Country Stories, an ongoing body
of work and archive produced by
Multistory that documents and
celebrates life in Sandwell and
the Black Country.
Time: call the Tipton Library
for times
Price: FREE
For info: 0121 557 1796;
www.multistory.org.uk/events/
Bonfire Night
Friday
4 November
Saturday
5 November
Victoria Park,
High Street,
Smethwick
Dartmouth Park,
Lloyd Street,
West Bromwich
For more information
please check our website
www.sandwell.gov.uk/bonfirenight
closer to the date
Roald Dahl Day
Tuesday 13 September 2016
All Sandwell libraries
Free. For info: 0121 569 2601 www.sandwell.gov.uk/libraries
Friday 28 October
Fright Night – silent movie
evening
Oak House Museum,
West Bromwich
Join us for a wonderfully
atmospheric silent movie showing
of the 1922 film ‘Nosferatu’. It
will be accompanied by the Black
Country Guitar Quartet - a truly
unique evening at the Oak House
barns visitor centre. For age 16
years and over.
Time: 7pm-9.30pm
Price: £9; concessionary £8
For info: 0121 553 0759
Friday 28 October
Trick or Treat
Manor House Museum,
West Bromwich
Come along and trick or treat in
a safe environment. There will be
many different residents to meet
you as make your way around
the Manor House with lots of
different tricks and treats along
the way. Booking essential.
Time: slots 3pm, 4.15pm,
5.30pm and 6.45pm
Price: £6 (adults free if
accompanying a child)
For info: 0121 588 2985
Saturday 29 October
Fright Night ‘The Circus
Comes to Town’
Manor House Museum,
West Bromwich
Do you dare enter the Manor
HELL House this Halloween?
The circus has arrived, the big
top is open - do you dare come
in? There’s lots of scary fun
at one of the most haunted
buildings in the Midlands! There’s
a short ghost tour around the
grounds to hear about the real
ghosts that have been seen.
Booking is essential.
Time: 5pm-9pm
Price: £6
For info: 0121 588 2985
Sunday 5 November
Galton Valley Pumping
Station Open Day
Galton Valley Pumping Station
off Brasshouse Lane
Visit Galton Valley Pumping
station and learn about the
history of the canals and what
life was like on the canals in the
1800s.
Time: 10am-3pm
Price: Free
For info: www.sandwell.gov.uk/
joininmuseums
Tuesday 8 to Friday
11 November
A Comedy Play Party Piece
by Richard Harris
All Saints Church, All Saints
Way, West Bromwich, B71 1RU
The action takes place in the
back gardens of the feuding
Smethurst and Hinsons and
is set in the present time. This
fast paced play is very funny.
It’s the night of Michael and
Roma’s fancy dress house
warming party. The evening
looks set to be a lively one until
a string of hilarious disasters
strike, including a distinct lack of
guests, a burning garden shed,
a marauding Zimmer frame and
the prospect of an irate husband
on the prowl.
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £4.50; concessionary £4
For info: 0121 588 4786
charity walk. The play follows
the girls as they train together,
squabble amongst themselves,
laugh together and suffer
blisters together. From training
walks, the trip to London, the
walk itself and the aftermath
the play will keep the audience
chuckling.
Time: 7:30pm
Price: £7.50
For info: 0121 357 4169
or [email protected]
Saturday 12 November
Model Railway Showcase
Wednesbury Museum and
Art Gallery
Join West Bromwich Model
Railway Society for their annual
display showcasing some of their
exciting model railways.
Time: 12pm-4pm
Price: Free
For info: 0121 556 0683
Saturday 19 November
Pantomime fun at the library
Tipton Library, 17 Unity walk,
Tipton DY4 8DZ
Funtime Theatre present a
seasonal panto with all your
Wednesday 9 November
favourite characters and villains.
Les Oiseaux - evening
Boo, hiss and cheer at our panto
concert
organised by the Friends of the
Wednesbury Museum
Library.
and Art Gallery
Time: 11am-12noon
Wednesbury Museum Society
Price: FREE
presents an evening of live music For info: 0121 557 1796;
with Les Oiseaux.
[email protected]
Time: 7.30pm – 9pm
Price: £5 for non-members
For info: www.sandwell.gov.uk/ Sunday 27 November
Letters to Lapland
joininmuseums;
Oak House Museum,
[email protected]
West Bromwich
Come and join us for a cosy
Saturday 29 October
Wednesday 9 to Saturday
family afternoon at Oak House
Birds Alive
12 November
and write and decorate your
Bleakhouse Library, Bleakhouse Cheshire Cats’ Comedy Show letter to Santa. All materials
Road, Oldbury B68 9DS
The Theatre, Gayton Road
provided. Other Christmas
Get close up and personal with
Community Centre, Gayton
themed crafts available and a
a selection of birds of prey
Road, West Bromwich, B71 1QS Christmas countdown quiz with
provided by Hawks N More.
We shall be presenting ‘Cheshire trail around the Oak House.
Fun for all the family.
Cats’, a comedy by Gail Young.
Time: 11am-3pm
Time: 2pm-3pm
The comedy is about a group
Price: small charge from
Price: FREE
of ladies called the Cheshire
50p- £2 depending on what
For info: 0121 422 2798;
Cats who are taking part in the
you make
bleakhouse_library@
London Moonwalk half marathon For info: 0121 553 0759
sandwell.gov.uk
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 2 November
Dracula’s Ghost – Halloween
Creepy Performance
Wednesbury Museum and
Art Gallery
Over 14s only. ‘Dracula’s Ghost’
This spine-tingling original
theatrical show from ‘Don’t go
into the Cellar’ theatre company
tracks the vampire from his
destruction at the hands of
Van Helsing, through his many
incarnations down the centuries.
Time: 6pm and 8pm
Price: £6
For info: 0121 556 0683
National
Heritage
Open Days
Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 September
A chance for visitors to explore heritage sites,
behind the scenes or see buildings not usually
open to the public.
Visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk
for full listings and information.