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IN THIS ISSUESummer timeTime to splash out on a new outfit 9

Epic Literary ChallengeSt George’s School pupils raise money for charity 13

A new greenhouseon a shoestring budget 14

Summer in the gardensEnjoy Martineau Gardens at their best 16

Edgbaston Directory goes globalWith its launch on the internet 19

Pupils create sensory gardenKing Edwards pupils gardening for the elderly 21

Tyndallwoods raises money for Birmingham QE Hospital 24

Sarehole MillOpens millpond to the public 27

Dear Neighbours,

Welcome to your July issue of Edgbaston Directory.

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WHAT’S ON A snapshot of what’s on around Edgbaston in July and August.

To list your event in or near Edgbaston FREE contact Amy on 689 0432

FAMILYFamily activities at Birmingham Botanical Gardens – children must be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian. Activities take place from 1-4pm, for further information call 454 1860

10 July – Outdoor activities: pond dipping, scavenger hunts, bugs and beasies17 July – Teddy bear trail and story time. Come in fancy dress to win a prize24 July – parachute games and other outdoor activities31 July – Make and decorate your own sunglasses24 August – teddy bears picnic 12-3pm

Summer Art Play Join the creative fun with a series of art workshops that encourage families to look at art and the outdoorsOn: 25 July – 10 AugustAt: macContact: 0121 446 3232

Life Below StairsIt’s Mrs Nettlefold’s tea party - join in the fun washing linen, polishing silver, collecting eggs and dressing up for the big event (ages 6-12)On: 2, 3, 4 AugustAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Edgbaston Park RoadFor info: 0121 414 9114

Garden FunBe an eco warrior, explore the garden, make paper pots, plant seeds to take away and make your own junk eco monster (ages 6-12)On: 9, 10, 11 AugustAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Edgbaston Park RoadFor info: 0121 414 9114

Creative CraftsTry your hand at Edwardian crafts - card making, rag rugging and print making (ages 6-12)On: 16, 17, 18 AugustAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Edgbaston Park RoadFor info: 0121 414 9114

William Morris Design MorningLearn about William Morris and be inspired to try out some designs and printing for yourself (ages 6-12)On: 23, 24, 25 AugustAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Edgbaston Park RoadFor info: 0121 414 9114

EXHIBITIONSCourt on CanvasThe first game of lawn tennis was played in 1859 in Edgbaston. This unique show at the Barber less than half a mile away is the first ever to explore tennis in art bringing together paintings, drawings and sculptures inspired by the game.On: 27 May – 18 SeptemberAt: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of BirminghamContact: 0121 414 7333

MUSICJustin Adams and Juldeh CamaraGuitarist and writer Justin Adams joins forces with Gambian griot and master musician, Juldeh CamaraOn: 8 July At: macContact: 0121 446 3232

Lady Sings the BluesAn evening with seven of Europe’s finest musicians and a most remarkable jazz singer On: 10 July 7.30pmAt: Birmingham Botanical GardensContact: 0121 454 1860

Jazz by CandlelightJoin Casey Green and his band for an evening of traditional jazz in the gardenOn: 23 JulyAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Edgbaston Park RoadFor info: 0121 414 9114

NATUREPlant shows at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and GlasshousesBonsai Show 10 July 11-4.30

Alpine Garden Society lecture: ‘Dwarf Shrubs’ 18 August 7.30

Bonsai Demonstration 21 August 11.00-3.00At; Birmingham Botanical GardensContact: 0121 454 1860

SPORTTwenty 20 Quarter FinalsOn: 6-8 AugustAt: Edgbaston Cricket Ground For info: www.edgbaston.com

Twenty 20 FinalsOn: 27 AugustAt: Edgbaston Cricket Ground For info: www.edgbaston.com

THEATRESnow WhiteChapterhouse Theatre presents this classic favourite, a production especially for the younger audience.On: 4 August, 3pmAt; Birmingham Botanical GardensContact: 0121 454 1860

Back Pain Talk

As featured on BBC WM’s Joanne Malin show, back pain expert Dr James Rousseau gives a FREE Back Pain Talk including Any QuestionsAt: Birmingham Chiropractic Clinic, MoseleyOn: Wed 13th July at 6pm and Wed 10th August at 6pmFor info: to book your place, call now on 0121 449 7766.www.birminghamchi ropracticclinic.co.uk.



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Summer’s hereWedding season. Holiday season. It can only mean one thing… time to splash out on a new outfit.

Not so if you go along to Encore, the exclusive nearly new boutique in Moseley village. This is a place where not only can you find amazing bargains but you can also take along those forgotten clothes at the back of your wardrobe and turn them into spending money.You would hardly guess you are in a second hand clothes store until you see the prices, there are hidden treasures waiting there for everyone.

Set over two floors Encore has a fine choice of top labels and good high street brands for both women and men, including Dolce & Gabanna, Karen Millen, Prada, Ghost, Ralph Lauren, Armani, and Missoni. And they have a stunning array of accessories including shoes, handbags and jewellery.

You can find formal wear, work wear, party clothes and casual attire. All without facing the crowds in the city centre.

Encore is on Alcester Road, close to the main crossroads in Moseley, next door to the Junction pub. There is ample parking in the car park just a little further along.

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Students Complete Epic Literary Challenge Students at St George’s School, Edgbaston, have recently completed an epic challenge to read every single book in their school library.

This amounted to a mammoth 7000 books in total, from short stories and novels to encyclopaedias and dictionaries, with some books containing literally thousands of pages.

The challenge was set by Pia Abbott, Head of English Studies, to help encourage students of all ages to read a wide variety of books. It took almost fourteen months to complete the task and most of those who took part were sponsored, to help raise money for the Birmingham branch of the Acorns Children’s Hospice.

Following completion of the task the school presented a cheque for £2345.41 to Eileen Rock, Birmingham and Warwickshire’s Community Fundraising Manager for the hospice.

“Our students love a challenge and what could be better than something which

combined raising money for a good cause with improving their personal knowledge and increasing their passion for books,” says Sir Robert Dowling Kt, Headmaster at St George’s.

The children were also given the creative task of designing a visual theme for the challenge and they came up with a rainbow and a pot of gold. This was produced as a large display board, located in the school reception for all to see. It was updated regularly to show how many books had been read and how much money had been raised. When the fundraising cheque was presented to the Acorns Hospice students from the school dressed as the colours of the rainbow.

“It’s been a great event for the whole school,” says Pia Abbott. “Everyone is tremendously proud of the achievement.”

Students present the cheque to Eileen Rock at St George’s School, Edgbaston


Build your own Greenhouse out of old windowsKaren Leach, a local Moseleyite has taken the concept ‘on a shoestring budget’ to its fullest extreme with her construction of a greenhouse out of ‘found’ objects. She explains all.

“Maybe it’s a Constant Gardener-esque attempt not to think too much about anything, or maybe it’s middle age – but I’ve been becoming increasingly obsessed with our garden of late, and so found myself hankering after a greenhouse in which to nurture tender seedlings and grow tomatoes out of the blight-carrying wind,” says Karen. “But the idea of buying one of those budget plastic ones that lasts a season was depressing, and so were the prices of proper wooden ones. My tomatoes seemed destined to remain hunched in a coldframe.”

“Inspiration struck when I cycled past a skip full of lovely old wooden windows in Moseley, and we now have a beautiful greenhouse built entirely out of windows that would otherwise have ended-up up the chimney of Tyseley incinerator. It took a few months to collect enough windows (we did ask!), including some with coloured glass and one huge, arched beauty from Chantry Rd which forms the roof.

“There’s a minimal foundation of a layer of bricks (a quarry tiled floor is the next project), and then the windows are attached to each other simply with long screws from one frame into the next – the roof attaches in the same way, strengthened with a broad supporting post.”

Karen stressed that even for a DIY novice like her it was relatively easy. The hardest part was making all the odd sized windows fit into a neat rectangular structure, but she found a puzzle-solving satisfaction about that too. Oh, and there was a certain amount of channel-cutting to ensure that rain can drain off the roof properly – but she advises that if you choose your roof windows more for practicality and less for aesthetics, that might be less of a problem.

Karen made shelving out of discarded pallets and has now had the satisfaction of seeing her first generation of seedlings grow up in the added warmth, as well as an excellent crop of tomato plants.

So if you are hankering after a greenhouse but can’t see when you’ll have the funds to afford it then this is definitely a very rewarding way of getting a beautiful and functional greenhouse almost for free.


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Summer in the GardenSummer has come to Martineau Gardens, a community garden in Edgbaston.

The two and a half acre site is managed by a charity and tended by a team of gardening enthusiasts, the majority of which are volunteers. The Gardens are open to the public every day except Sunday and you can enjoy a hot drink beside the Pavilion for which donations are welcomed.

Martineau Gardens is a haven for wildlife. Despite its close proximity to the city centre, the area provides a ‘green corridor’ giving wildlife a lifeline to move through the urban sprawl. As custodians of this precious oasis, the charity has created a Nature Trail and Guide to explain to visitors how the Gardens are managed for wildlife. The Guide also illustrates what habitats can be seen and what species to look out for. The Trail leads visitors along a numbered track through the wooded area of the Gardens (designated a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation

or SLINC) before emerging by the wildflower meadows and Bird Hide.

Pictured below is number 9 on the trail, the Summer Meadow, a carpet of Red Campion with splashes of Ox-eye Daisy and a home to brimstone butterflies, damselflies and red-tailed bumble bees. Later in the season taller plants take over like hogweed, teasel, nettle-leaved bellflower and gromwell. We also have a ‘bee hotel’ in this area, a small open box with tubes, which was installed by OPAL (Open Air Laboratory) to provide a nest for wild bees which help our own honey bees with pollination.

An inspiring place

The Gardens aim to act as a source of inspiration for the sustainable use of resources and other environmental issues. With that in mind special events, environmental courses and activities are held. If you’re interested in leading a sustainable lifestyle but don’t know where to start, why not try out a one day course as a taster?

Sat 9 JulyRag Rug Making

Sat 30 & 31 JulyHerbal Medicine

Sat 3 SeptemberBaking in an Earth Oven

Sat 1 OctoberUsing & Fitting a Woodfired Stove


All the courses take place in the beautiful surroundings of the Gardens, and are led by trained professionals, experts in their field. The courses are one day (except for Herbal Medicine), they run from 10am until 5pm and cost £60. To book a place or read course descriptions, contact course organizers, the charity LILI (the Low Impact Living Initiative) on 01296 714 184 or via www.lowimpact.org

Pictured above, environmental artist and tutor, Lizzie Bean, preparing the Earth Oven at Martineau Gardens. In September, Lizzie will be teaching students how to bake bread, pizza and other delicacies in the outdoors.

Martineau Gardens is located at 27 Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B5 7UG opposite the Priory Hospital and five minutes walks from the mac. Limited parking is available on site or buses 1, 61, 63. X62, x64, 47 and 45 will bring you close to the Gardens.

For further information:0121 440 [email protected]

Open: Monday to Saturday, 10am until 4pm (closed Bank Holidays) – entry is free except for events.


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Edgbaston Directory hits the world wide webOwned by Swan Publishing this delightful local community magazine has now found its way onto the internet.

So if you remember an article or advert from a previous issue and can’t lay your hands on it then just go to www.swanpublishing.org where you will find back copies dating back to its launch in February last year.

And if you run a business or work for an organisation that sees Edgbaston as a target audience then you can find out all you need to know about the incredibly low cost advertising packages available. You can also look at distribution maps which show exactly where the magazine is delivered each month.

Edgbaston Directory is now taking a new direction with a greater emphasis on community news, so if you belong to an organisation and want to get your voice

heard or have a story you feel would be of interest to the local community then please do get in touch. And if there is anything you would like to see in the magazine that is not already there then please let us know, we are always on the look out for new ways to improve the magazine.

Having run the Moseley Directory since its launch in February 2006, editor Amy Watson, a Moseley local, launched Edgbaston Directory in February 2010 and My Kings Heath in March 2009. These three magazines complement each other perfectly and provide a valuable means for businesses to promote themselves to their local area.

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Local students create sensory garden for care homeA group of students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School For Girls in Kings Heath have taken up gardening as part of a project to create a sensory garden for their local Trident Reach care home. They are looking for a garden archway to complete their green fingered makeover!

Having started work on the sensory garden already, after consulting both residents and carers at the home and raising £400 to cover the cost of most of the plants and equipment required, the team (group name ‘Magic Beans’) are just £150 short of the total needed to complete their project. The project is part of the Truth about Youth campaign being run in Birmingham by educational charity, Envision, and funded by The Cooperative Foundation.

Magic Beans are appealing to local businesses or those who may be able to help them by providing (or providing money towards) a garden archway that would be the perfect all-weather shelter for the bench currently used by the care home’s residents.

Speaking about the great work that team have done so far, Kings Heath’s Trident Reach care home manager, Miss V. Brooks said,

“They’re doing a brilliant job on the project. I think it’s really good how they’ve organised, sourced and financed it all themselves. It means I don’t have to do anything apart

from the legal work! From the point of view of the residents, the new garden will be a huge benefit as this is a project we wouldn’t have been able to do ourselves.”

Magic Beans are looking to complete the project in July when there will be a grand unveiling of the new look plot to the care home’s residents, ready for them to enjoy throughout the summer.

Group member Jane Overton, 16, said, “It’s important that young people are being active and have a role in their school or local community, as we are the future of them. The experience has been amazing; I’ve met new people and it’s probably the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. It’s inspired me to get more involved in my own community.”

In addition to their hard work the team aims to establish a lasting link between their school and the care home, so that the school’s students may continue to look after the sensory garden in the future.


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Supporting our local hospitalHarborne based Tyndallwoods Solicitors is helping to promote a campaign to raise money for the QE.

Solicitor Judy Dyke explained: “What a pleasure it was to visit the fabulous Accident & Emergency Department at our new Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Parking was easy, the entrance and reception desk welcoming and the care given was 5 star.

“I saw the need for the QE ‘Plus’ Appeal. The aim of the appeal is to raise money to pay for items ‘over and above’ those provided by the NHS including the children’s play area in A&E.

“The delightful Triage Nurse Claire reminded me of the work carried out by the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in the hospital supported by the charity Troop Aid,” she said.

The objective of Troop Aid is to supply ‘basic essentials’ in a Grab Bag when service casualties return from serving their country overseas without their personal effects or clothing.

Items in the Grab Bag include T-shirt and shorts, washing and shaving kit, towel, face flannel, tooth paste, tooth brush, shower mules, socks, underwear, pen and paper.

If you want to find out more about the work of these charities please visit their websites at www.qehb.org/qeplus or www.troopaid.info

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Sarehole Mill opens millpond to publicWith a £30,000 investment from Birmingham City Council Sarehole Mill has transformed the area around the millpond creating pathways and a viewing platform, making it a delightful place to walk around and see the mill from the pond-side.

This has enabled people to make a very visible and real connection between the water and the mill – previously the only view of the pond was from a very small window on the first floor.

The renovation has also provided much needed access to the first floor of the mill for wheelchair users and the less able. The mill is characterised by many narrow steep stairways, a delight for many, but impassable for some.

Without having to go up any stairs people can now gain access to the first floor – arguably the most interesting floor with the mill-wheel and engine room.

This is the first step towards curator Irene de Boo’s long term vision of running Sarehole Mill as a working mill, grinding and selling organic stone-ground flour.

The next phase to achieve this goal is to clean up the mill-pond which is becoming overgrown with reeds and is badly clogged up with silt. This is a huge undertaking which will cost an estimated £250,000, a figure that Irene is determined to raise through a package of funding during the coming years.

Sarehole Mill is open Tuesday to Sunday from 12.00 – 4.00pm. Access to all outside areas and the café is free, and to go inside costs just £3 for adults or £2 concessions and under 16s are free.


What’s on around Edgbaston for you and your little ones

Water BabiesSwimming sessions for babies Mon & SatAt: St Thomas CofE School, EdgbastonFor details call:Laura 01283 814 766

Toni’s TotsDrama and storytelling for pre-schoolers from 18 months upEvery Monday, 10amAt: The Hub, 318 Vicarage Road, Kings HeathFor details call: 07976 242 835

Cornerstone Parent and Toddler GroupStay and play for parents and children up to 5Wednesday 1.30-12.00At: Church of the Redeemer, Monument RoadFor details call:07812 332 430

Hawkesley Mini Gym Soft PlaySoft play for pre-school children and babiesWednesday 9.30-11.30At: Woodview Primary School, Woodview DriveFor details call: 265 2650

Kanga and Roo’s Parent and ToddleParent and toddler groupThursday 1.30-3.00At: St Peters Church Hall, Old Church Road, HarborneFor details call: 426 6034

Lillian de Lissa Stay and PlayStay and play for children up to 3 years oldWednesday 9.15-11.15At: Lillian de Lissa Nursery School, BellevueFor details call: 0121 440 3421

Baby SensoryMusic, instruments, fibre optic light shows, glowing bouncy balls, bubbles and much moreAt: Walker Memorial Hall, Ampton RoadFor details call: Karen 747 4720

Baby BoppersDance class for children over 3 yearsAt: Adage Dance & Fitness Studios, 174-176 High Street, HarborneFor info: 428 2732

Rhythm TimeMusic and movement for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Age appropriate classes available.At: Woodview Community Centre, EdgbastonFor info: Vicky 447 7632

Outdoor stay and playEnjoy the great outdoors with your little onesThursdays at 11-1pmAt: Winterbourne Gardens, Priory Road For details call: 440 7430

Pram Pushers P & TPlay group for up to 4 year old childrenThursday 9.30-11.30At: Pram Pushers P & T, Lyttelton RoadFor details call:07867 796 286

RacketeersPlaygroup for up to 4 year old childrenFriday 9.30-11.30At: Newman House, Harrisons RoadFor details call: 454 2846


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CarpetsValue Floors 1

CateringSyd The Chef 8

Chimney SweepAble Chimney Sweep 22

Chiropractic ClinicBirmingham Chiropractic Clinic 11

Clothing Boutique Encore 9

Conservatories & OrangeriesHarborne Sash Windows 32Traditional Conservatories 7

Furniture StoreHabitat Solihull 5

Gardening ServicesEvans Landscapes 22General Services 22

Gas ShowroomMoseley Fireplaces 2

Graphic DesignTickle Me Creative 31

Hair & BeautyHedshed 15

Interior DecoratingKnights 22Tapered Edge 8

Interior DesignKnights 22Tapered Edge 8

Ironing ServiceMopheads 12

IT ServicesRF Networks 19

Optometrist Mclauchlan Optometrist 19

Period Property RestorationHarborne Sash Windows 32

PhotographerPaul Berry 18

PlumbersMG Heating 29Robert the Plumber 4

Property MaintenanceMoseley Building 10

Property RefurbishmentTapered Edge 8

RestaurantHornton Grange 10

RoofingJMS Roofing & Building 4Knights 22Moseley Building 10

SolicitorsTyndallwoods Solicitors 12

Summer schools Young Film Makers 23

Toy StoreTogademus 18

Venue HireUniversity of Birmingham 10

Windows & DoorsHarborne Sash Windows 32Traditional Conservatories 7

Wooden FlooringValue Floors 1


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