MAKERFEST WALSALL A Celebration of Creativity, Innovation & Community Walsall, get ready to make, create, and be inspired! MakerFest is coming back to Walsall Town Centre on Saturday 13 September and it’s set to be a fantastic day of hands-on fun, discovery, and imagination for all ages. Rooted in the heart of the Black Country’s proud tradition of craftsmanship ...
What is Yam From Here? Yam From Here is a multimedia project funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund, which tells the story of the diversity of the Black Country through the perspectives of those who call it home. Why Yam? The title of the project is inspired by the Black Country dialect term 'Yam' from 'Yow am', meaning you are. ...
News Roundup Winter 2026 It was a great milestones with various activities in the previous year 2025 and more intriguing events in 2026 Again, 2025 was a year of creativity, connection and community impact. As we move confidently into 2026, we are celebrating what we have built and sharing what is coming next as we continue to grow, evolve, and ...
Help Shape Birmingham's Music Visitor Experience Birmingham Music Visitor Experience Survey: Help shape Birmingham's Music Visitor Experience! Birmingham has an incredible musical heritage from world changing bands and historic venues to grassroots scenes and the everyday music culture that makes this city unique. Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham Music Archive, Live Music Mapping Project Aston University and other are working together on a ...
Image courtesy of Corbin O’Grady Studio & Art for Life Our theme for this newsletter is arts in hospitals, and you will find a series of resources below highlighting the positive impact of the arts in hospital environments. We invited the National Arts in Hospitals Network (NAHN) to write a guest blog sharing their work and the evidence behind hospital arts programmes. ...