What's On and Things To Do Around Dudley

Drama Adventures with Toni Midlane. Suitable for ages 2-4 years. Fridays (term-time only) 10.30 – 12 noon. Energetic and highly interactive drama adventures for pre school children including movement, music, imaginative play and crafts.

B’Opera – First Songs with Zoë Challenor. Suitable for ages 0-4 years. Mondays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. B’Opera creates beautiful music for tiny ears through interactive performances for babies, toddlers and their grown-ups.

Baby Bhangra. Suitable for ages 1-5 years. Tuesdays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. On Tuesdays we’re going to strut our stuff… Dance is a perfect way to develop co-ordination and movement skills and a fun way to exercise – and everyone can join in!

Theatre Fun with David Eden. Suitable for ages 2-4. Thursdays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. Creating new drama activities for young children – with a little help from the grown-ups! We will unlock their imagination using movement, mime, and storytelling, and discover a whole new world of play.

Drama Adventures with Toni Midlane. Suitable for ages 2-4 years. Fridays (term-time only) 10.30 – 12 noon. Energetic and highly interactive drama adventures for pre school children including movement, music, imaginative play and crafts.

B’Opera – First Songs with Zoë Challenor. Suitable for ages 0-4 years. Mondays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. B’Opera creates beautiful music for tiny ears through interactive performances for babies, toddlers and their grown-ups.

Baby Bhangra. Suitable for ages 1-5 years. Tuesdays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. On Tuesdays we’re going to strut our stuff… Dance is a perfect way to develop co-ordination and movement skills and a fun way to exercise – and everyone can join in!

Learn the traditional art of rag rugging on one of our themed rag flower workshops. Help bring some of that summer colour into your own home with a traditional rag flower decoration. Our craft specialist will teach you the art of rag rugging and you will learn all the skills you need to start your own rag project.

Discover how to delve back further into your British family history with the help and guidance of our genealogy specialist. This in-depth workshop will guide you through how to research your family prior to 1840.

A short introductory talk about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening. Through the absorption of the divine power, many people are experiencing the healing of illnesses and pain, that have been declared as “incurable” by the medical profession.

We’re delighted to bring back our most magical event with a new route! Starting from leafy Rowheath Pavilion our new 10k route will lead you through Bournville, Selly Park and Cotteridge where fairy woodland creatures lie in wait.

Step into the magical world of In the Night Garden and see Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka brought to life before your eyes with beautiful costumes, magical puppets, enchanting music and breathtaking projections. In the Night Garden Live takes place in its own purpose-built, family-friendly Showdome.

Working with young people? Come to an afternoon of free CDP on gender equality in schools, on Monday 2nd July, 2-5pm at Think Tank, Birmingham Run by Institute of Physics, this event draws on their expertise from working with schools and organisations across the UK, and will share robust research-based strategies to...

Have a wonderful family day out (hopefully a sunny one!) at our NICE Summer Festival 2018 on Saturday 30th June between 11am to 3pm. There are a plethora of activities to take part in and loads taking place on the day. They include; . Live Music . Scrumptious Street Food . Summery Drinks .

Join us and the thousands of people across the UK this spring who will be ‘Stepping Out’ and walking to make a difference for everyone affected by stroke in your local community.

Yarningham, Birmingham’s fibre festival returns for its third edition in July, featuring dyers and independent producers from across the UK and beyond. The Yarningham team have carefully selected the best dyers, suppliers and producers for a weekend celebrating all things yarn.

Come along to our friendly story session where you can can sit in a snug room and listn to a tale or two. Or if you are inclined why not tell us a story yourself.

Traditional music sessions take place in pubs all over the city but traditional singing is also alive and well. Here’s a chance to sing and listen to traditional songs in a friendly and informal environment.

Bring your songs, raise your voices, let the songs be heard, whether they were written yesterday or hundreds of years ago, let us learn from them and take heart from them.

Enjoy listening to English, Scottish & Irish folk music and song. ENTRANCE FREE

The band meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month to make music together and explore the style and repertoire of the English Village music tradition. All musicians welcome.

H2O + All For Nothing. Artists performing: H2O.: Tickets avaiable.

Music and Song Concert featuring the Moseley Village Band and Birmingham Clarion Singers. This forms part of the Moseley Festival - free entry, donations welcome.

Romantic Elizabethan moated manor house with charming walled gardens and a small Elizabethan-style herb garden, all tended by volunteers. Tours of the Hall, which contain secret hiding places and rare wall paintings, are also available.

Urban oasis with pond and waterfall, raised beds, multiple pathways threading through garden, unusual plants and tropical area.

A garden created and recreated, evolving over 7 years. From the patio a recently extended pond takes centre stage. Varied planting including herbaceous borders, shade loving plants, tree ferns and bamboo, a rockery and woodland area. Rear of the garden has raised vegetable beds, fruit trees and chickens.

Three London chums decide that a boating trip up the Thames is just the ticket to help cure them of their imaginary ailments, including "a general disinclination to work of any kind".

Take a walking tour of Dudmaston’s eclectic mix of Modern Art. Sir George Labouchere once said that seeing a collection of abstract art made him feel as if he’d had ’a number of very good cocktails.

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the UK’s premier all male theatre company, invite you to join them this summer for Shakespeare’s most perilous play, The Tempest.

Work with natural materials and simple hand tools to carve your own utensil. Learn the art of spoon carving in this small and steady paced workshop run by Ben Mayho from the Wild Craftist. Suitable for over 18s only. Booking Essential. Phone: 07968 071588. This event is strictly for people aged over 18.

Comer Woods is home to the UK’s northernmost population of White Admiral butterfly. Join us for a walk in the woodland to see if you can spot these beautiful insects. Meet Roger, our butterfly enthusiast in the car park in Comer Woods.

Unwind from day to day distractions and immerse yourself in our beautiful landscape. Qualified meditation instructor Michele will lead you on a calming and restorative walk around the park and garden.

Morville Hall is just up the road from Dudmaston and opens on selected Fridays and Saturdays throughout the summer. Originally an Elizabethan House, Morville was extensively enlarged around 1750, giving it the appearance of a Georgian Home. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Take a walking tour of Dudmaston’s eclectic mix of Modern Art. Sir George Labouchere once said that seeing a collection of abstract art made him feel as if he’d had ’a number of very good cocktails.

Join us for a toddle and some seasonal nature fun around the park. Activities may include scavenger hunts, feeding the ducks and muddy puddles! Please wear your wellies. Wild Toddlers is suitable for those older children who are now walking, we will be using paths NOT suitable for pushchairs. No booking is required.

Join Shropshire Council Rangers for a day exploring the wildlife of Severn Valley Country Park. Take part in pond dipping, minibeast hunts, wildflower walks and much much more…

An evening of eclectic acoustic music from critically acclaimed trio Whalebone. The award winning instrumental trio, whose blend of Celtic folk music interwoven with strands of rock, Americana and Eastern European tradition has earned them a following both in the U.K.

On the Summer Solstice weekend come to the Visitor Centre at Severn Valley Country Park for a mesmerising evening of folk music with local award-winning band Whalebone. Panoramic views down the valley and local real ale available..

The walk will visit Hillfort remains at Nesscliffe, Oliver’s Point, Kynaston Cave and the remains of Shrawardine Castle. Please note that this walk starts and finishes from Nesscliffe Hill Country Park and NOT Severn Valley Country Park. Free parking available at the Pines Car Park at Nesscliffe (SY4 1DG)

This is the first year for Steaming Down The Valley – Racing The Train, a trail run of a little over 4, fairly challenging miles! Starting at Severn Valley Country Park and ending at Arley Station racing a full on Steam Train from Severn Valley Railway!

Join us for a pushchair friendly walk, sometimes followed by a short story time. The buggy walk is suited for those children who are not yet walking and are in pushchairs. The buggy walks are FREE . No booking is required. Car park charges apply

Join our rangers and local experts from ‘Geologists in the Geopark’ and try to find your own carboniferous fossil! This family friendly 2 hour session starts at the visitor centre with a brief introduction to the fascinating geology of the park and what you might expect to find during the fossil hunt.

A group of diverse suburban gardens. 42 Boden Rd: Large restful garden, mature trees, cottage borders, seating areas and small vegetable area. 36 Ferndale Rd: Florist’s large suburban garden, ponds and waterfalls, and fruit garden. 63 Green Rd: Eccentric’s north facing wildlife friendly garden.

Bon Accord quartet will be playing a session of gypsy jazz at the Brewood Music Festival on 14th July.

Three London chums decide that a boating trip up the Thames is just the ticket to help cure them of their imaginary ailments, including "a general disinclination to work of any kind".

A fundraising trip with a difference is being arranged in favour of the Macmillan Cancer support unit in Halton Hospital. We are looking for 8-10 adventurous adults who have never dared to bare before to join us on a visit to a spa where the patrons enjoy their experience naked.

Uksalsafeet are extremely excited to present our 1st Friday of the Month Salsa Party at All Saints, Belwell Lane, Sutton Coldfield B74 4TR. Uksalsafeet would like you come along and experience our warm friendly atmosphere at our parties.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see a certified Jazz Genius at work alongside the award winning Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra... The name “James Morrison” is known throughout the world for his sheer brilliance as a jazz musician and an all round entertainer.

**ARTRIX ARTS CENTRE ** Bromsgrove Wednesday 27th June - 7.30pm Tickets £12.00 - Box OFFICE : 01527 577330 www.artrix.co.