Egyptian Discovery Morning

Egyptian Discovery Morning, Saturday 8 October, 10am–1pm, The Museum Collections Centre (25 Dollman Street, Nechells), £17.50 – including refreshments

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A rare opportunity to handle real Egyptian artefacts not usually on display – and spend a morning finding out about ancient Egypt from museum expert, Phil Watson. No specialist knowledge required. Advance booking is essential.

Email: julia.kirby@birmingham.gov.uk

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Call: 303 2836 – or 303 1966 to book directly with the box office.

Open Day at Park Lane Garden Centre

BITA Pathways invites you to an Open Day at Park Lane Garden Centre on Friday 30th September from 11.00am to 3.00pm.

Drop in to find out about training and work experience opportunities, talk to Learning & Work Advisers, consult the garden doctor in his surgery between 12.00pm and 2.00pm and watch the winter container demonstration at 12.30pm.

Also available for sale: winter bedding plants, compost, shrubs and items from the pottery, woodcraft and textiles workshops. new coffee shop now open offering freshly brewed coffee and home-made cakes.

Park Lane Garden Centre, Park Lane, Aston, Birmingham B6 5DL T: 0121-359-2020 E: parklane@bitapathways.co.uk

Digbeth Fun Day

Digbeth Fun Day will be a day of pigeon racing, BBQ-ing and live music for all the family!

Ten Digbeth publicans are each backing a pigeon in a race from Worcester – who will win?! Come to learn more about pigeons, enjoy a BBQ, Raffle, and see which pub will win a pigeon prize.

Local acoustic musicians will be performing during the day, adding pigeon-related songs to their repertoires.

When: Sunday 14th August, BBQ and music from 13:00, Pigeons returning approx 14:30
Where: Project Pigeon’s Loft, Milk Street, Digbeth (click here for a map)

Any money raised on the day will go towards supporting Digbeth Residents Association and Project Pigeon.

See you there!

Poster

Uprising Leadership Programme

• Are you an enthusiastic 19-25 year old committed to changing your community for the better?
• Do you live, work or study in East London (Hackney, Newham, Barking & Dagenham or Tower Hamlets), Bedford or Birmingham?
• Do you want to make change happen?

UpRising opens up pathways to leadership for talented young adults by equipping them with the life skills, knowledge, networks, confidence and power to transform their communities for the better. UpRising is a part-time leadership programme that requires commitment from you. Included in the programme are:

• Leadership retreat
• Social Action Project
• Learning sessions
• Learning visits
• Leadership opportunities
• Networking
• Mentoring
• Coaching
• Alumni network

Find the application form online at www.uprising.org.uk

Spaces are limited. The selection process will take place in September and the programme will start in October.