Events
Light into Night – Bringing New Hope
To celebrate the beginning of the dark nights we ran a magical event – ‘Light Into Night’. We all got together and made a fire in New Hope park for people to gather round. We lit the park with LED lights and candles and Glue Collective made shadow puppets while the children toasted marshmallows at […]
Highgate Heats up – a summer of fun and creativity
This summer, we started our ‘Home in Highgate’ journey with local young people exploring and celebrating the vibrant community of Highgate. Through a series of activities and opportunities, young people had the opportunity to show us their neighborhood, share their stories and interview local people. The Summer programme led to a summer fete at New […]
Bring New Hope Home in Highgate this Saturday
It’s summer fete time with our Highgate friends on Saturday August 31st 11am to 4pm in New Hope Park! There’ll be games, food and fun, all free organised by Birmingham Open Space Forum and all our local partners from Highgate Cultural Action Area! This summer Friction have been working with Young People in […]
Making Friends and Dens Home in Highgate
Join us for a fun-filled day of den-making at Appletopia Park (formerly Conybere Street Public Open Space) on Thursday, August 29th from 11am to 1pm, and then at St.Martin’s Youth and Community Centre, 1pm to 5pm. Our Summer Youth Programme for ages 8 to 18 has been a blast, and we’re inviting parents with younger children […]
Seasons greatings and see you in the New Year!
Wishing you all be merry and bright, with twinkling lights and cozy nights. Wishing you all the best this winter season! We’ll be closed now until 2nd January 2024
Celebrating Local Legends
On the 9th September our Art Club celebrated local legends as part of Balsall Heath Second Saturdays, bringing our local legends to people at the Market to discover and chat about their local legends. The event followed much research and preparation – Savhanha Nguyen worked with our Art Club, leading workshops, researching local legends with […]