June Supper Club

Last month’s Supper Club was buzzing with excitement as we shared the next stages of the Neighbourhood Public Square over some tasty pizza.

This month marks one year since of Neighbourhood Trade School here in Ladywood. We will be celebrating this first birthday with cake and reflecting on the knowledge, skills and wisdom we have shared with each other over the past twelve months. We would love it if you would be prepared to share a favourite Trade School experience, or what being a class host or learner has meant for you, as part of this celebration.

Continuing from this month’s Trade School classes, Ray will be hosting part 3 of his Board Game Making class series with the chance to test play the co-created board game which features iconic Birmingham locations reimagined as part of a Pokemon and Dungeons and Dragons universe.

Following on from last months Public Square takeover, CIVIC SQUARE team will be popping up again with illustrations, designs and ideas, and holding space for conversations about the next stage of creating the Neighbourhood Public Square.

This month we are really lucky to have a host of neighbours sharing what they are up to locally and inviting you to get involved:

Hannah, Paul and David will be joining us to share how they are using the Link Road Dream Fund to unlock their organising together on Link Road. Hannah is setting up a potting shed in her back garden that will be used to help propagate plants for the street, and to teach neighbours the skills to get started with horticulture. Paul and David have recently installed a planter on their front garden, which they are turning into a sensory garden, complete with a Sharing Cupboard full of books to be borrowed, swapped and donated. They are also in the process of creating a stage in their back garden to be used for free community events.

Clare from the Birmingham Voluntary Services Council and Toqueer from The Urban Green Room will be hosting a table ahead of them popping up at the Neighbourhood Futures Festival at the Birmingham Nature and Wellbeing Centre next weekend (27th-30th June). They will also be sharing how to get involved in their photography project exploring green and non-green spaces in the neighbourhood.

Tom Jones, one of the organisers of Round the Ressa, will be joining us to share an invite to this family friendly, fun day around the Edgbaston Reservoir on the 6th July 2-4pm.

Join us for a selection of tasty vegetarian dishes with vegan and gluten free options. Everyone is welcome to bring a dish, drinks or fruit to add to our table too. Homemade and homegrown is encouraged!

If there is food to spare, feel free to bring your own tupperware and take leftovers for yourself, friends and family to enjoy after our meal together. Waste not, want not.

Midland Sailing Club is a welcoming space situated on Edgbaston Reservoir less than two miles from Birmingham City centre. They host sailing events and courses at their site, and have kindly opened up the space for community meetings like this Monthly Supper Club: midlandsailing.club

Sail Birmingham is an initiative by Midland Sailing Club to get more people in Birmingham and the surrounding area to be active on the water. Visit their site to find out more about how to get out on the water with various pay and play sessions, as well as community programmes and private bookings: sailbirmingham.com

The Midland Sailing Club site is accessible from the footpath around Edgbaston Reservoir. You can walk or ride your bike, or reach the site via bus route 80, which stops on Icknield Port Road or 82, 87, 89, 11 which stop a short walk away on Dudley Road. We encourage arriving by foot or public transport where possible. If arriving by car, you can park inside the gates at the Icknield Port Road entrance.

Our Monthly Supper Club takes place in the main room upstairs. There is a lift up to the Midland Sailing Club, and please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements so we can assist you.

Host or Publisher CIVIC SQUARE