The venue for the Friends of Farnborough Fields meeting today at 5pm has changed to the CVCHA OFFICES, 11 High St, Castle Vale, B35 7PR.

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Castle Vale Allotments Open Day – Saturday 10th October, 10am to 3pm

Castle Vale Leisure Gardens Association would like to invite you attend their open day this Saturday. The allotments is behind the Stables just off Farnborough Rd (by the ridings Care Home)

The allotments is a lovely site with plot holders growing all kinds of fruit, vegetables and flowers some even have chickens!

On the day the plot holders will be doing tours of the allotments and community garden, there will be family workshops and activities and you will have the chance to purchase refreshments and cakes.

The allotments open day is part of Castle Vale Environment Month. Over the course of the month local groups and organisations will be working together to promote open spaces in Castle Vale, Share information and raise awareness of environmental issues.

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Throughout October Castle Vale NPB will be working with local organisations and groups to raise awareness of environmental issues, share useful information about environmental services and promote usage of the many parks and open spaces we have on the estate.

Over the course of the month we have a number of activities and events taking place including free family sports sessions in Centre Park, an Allotments open day, a Big Tidy Up in the Conservation Area and a Family Halloween Bike Ride.

Keep up to date on what is happening by following us on Twitter www.twitter.com/cvnpb or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/cvnpb

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The Castle Vale community Awards will be taking place on Friday 16th October at Greenwood Academy, 7pm.

Time To Get Your Tickets – The countdown to the 2015 Castle Vale Community Awards is building with excitement, now that the second voting round is closed and the votes are being counted ready to announce the winners on the evening.  Active Arts keep it a closely guarded secret with a handful of people sworn to secrecy which all adds to the atmosphere of the event.

Anyone can be part of the celebration, as the evening is open to the public as well as family and friends. It’s a great chance to celebrate with all the nominees and winners and  learn about what they do, hear about what they were nominated for and get the chance to meet them.

Tickets are just £3 each which includes food (Caribbean buffet) and you’re able to purchase non-alcoholic drinks on the night or bring your own drinks (including alcohol).

You can buy your tickets from The Sanctuary, Castle Vale Library, the TRA or reserving online here to pay in advance or on the night. (All nominees receive 2 tickets each and can use the RSVP link to also reserve on line and buy extra.)

It will be a great evening filled with entertainment and the chance to win on the raffle. Plus the team behind the scenes do an amazing job at creating all the glitz and glamour that help to make any awards evening special. So don’t wait – get your tickets now as there’s only just over 2 weeks till the event is here!

To find out more about the nominees and to get regular updates, visit the Active Arts website or Like the Active Arts Facebook page

Passionate about photography? Crazy about crafts?

***FREE MASTERCLASSES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS***

Why not come along and learn new skills, brush up on old ones, share thoughts and ideas, improve your wellbeing, meet new friendly people and most importantly have fun!

1st Class Monday 12th October 2pm – 4pm @ The Sanctuary or

Thursday 22nd October @ the Digital Hub (bottom floor Topcliffe House)

For more information call contact Becki on 0121 748 8134/07956 007696 or rebeccabe@cvcha.org.uk

This year both The Sanctuary and Castle Pool will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the world’s biggest coffee morning.

The Sanctuary will be holding their coffee morning between 10am and 2pm on Friday 25th September. to find out more visit: https://www.facebook.com/Compass-Support-at-The-Sanctuary

The Castle Pool event is being run by Peggy Reid and will be across the whole weekend:
Friday 25th September : 10am till 4pm
Saturday 26th September: 10am till 3pm
Sunday 27th: 10am till 1pm

To find out more visit: https://www.facebook.com/CastlePoolCommunityPartnership

Everyone is welcome – come along and support a great cause!

CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2015

As part of the Castle Vale Campaign for Learning Project we are asking Castle Vale residents to complete a survey to let us know your views about accessing learning and training opportunities.

We have a short survey which we are asking you to complete. The survey asks questions such as what is stopping you from attending a training course, when are the best days/times, how would you like to be kept informed etc.

Click the link to go to the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/castlevaleCFL

The feedback you give will be very important towards helping with the future planning of learning opportunities and courses for local people.

If you would like to find out more information please contact Carla Belle on 0121 748 8189 or carlab@cvcha.org.uk

Castle Pool Community Partnership are inviting Friends of Castle Pool to go along to the Pool on 25th September

The trustees and supporters of the Castle Pool Community Partnership and the Pool Users Group would like to invite you to

“Call in for a Cuppa”

 on

Friday 25^th September 2015 between 4.00 p.m. and 5.00p.m.

At Castle Pool, Farnborough Road, Castle Vale.

It’s now almost 9 months since the Charitable Trust took over the management of the Pool with the Castle Vale Pool Users Group and we are just about coming up for air.  We realise that we haven’t properly introduced ourselves and it’s something we need to do.

Please pop in for a cuppa and meet the team and we can find out from you what you think so far, what else you would like us to do – and maybe what you can do for us!

We do hope you can join us – we have no limit on numbers so feel free to come along.

Thanks

judytullett@castlevale.org.uk

079660598844/0121 464 0881

HS2 are holding a local information event in Birmingham City Centre on Tuesday 29th September.  The event is an opportunity for local communities to find out more about the status of the project and what it means for the local area.

Residents will be able to:

• talk to our experts about engineering, construction, property, the environment and more;
• see local maps and plans of the project; and
• ask questions and explore the current proposals in more detail.

The event is open to all and will be from 11:30 – 19:00.  

For more information please read the invite: CS205C_Invite_Millennium Point_WEB