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Peaceful Places and Spaces…. a gentle wellbeing day in the Gardens
September 7th
Part of the ‘Gardens of Birmingham’ month of wellbeing
Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens, Saturday 7th September, 11- 4.30pm
Peaceful Places and Spaces
- Musical meanders – relaxing music in claire voie and other spaces with blankets and mindful suggestions – all day
- Foraging walkshop with Olly 2pm -3pm – gather in the courtyard
- Natural Movements- with Soobie: 1pm and 3pm: a gentle outdoor movement workshop, suitable for all ages, connecting us to the nature around us. Bring or borrow a mat or blanket if you don’t want to stand / sit directly on the grass
- Crafting/drop ins from 11ish
- Craft session -upcycling old t shirts – 1pm. New things for old…Bring any old tshirt , or just see what’s on the table
Birmingham Botanical Gardens Saturday 14 September, 10-4.30pm
There will be a range of mindful and creative activities in store, including a Garden Art Club and a lunchtime performance from musicians from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Schedule:
– Postcards Through Time: 11:30am to 4:00pm
– Lily Pad Paper Crafts: 11:00am to 4:00pm
– Lunchtime Performance: 12:30pm to 2:30pm
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Martineau Gardens Saturday 21st September , 12- 4pm
Open Garden afternoon, 12-4pm . FREE to ALL
Enjoy a walk around the gardens, a whittle with our green woodworkers and stretch your body with some Tai Chi. We’ll be running family activities, our garden team will be offering talks on planting and offering advice and there’ll even be a chance to buy homemade cake and enjoy a cup of tea.
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Winterbourne Gardens, Saturday 28th September
Unmasking || Remapping: Winterbourne Gardens Emotional Mapping Audioguide with Lee Mackenzie
Taking the form of a guided walk through the grounds, and drawing from archival maps and garden plans, Birmingham-based artist Lee Mackenzie has created a map onto which you are invited to plot your emotional and sensory response to the place. Creating a visual response to the location. This audio-guide aims to highlight the multitude of ways that different people experience the same space.
The audio-guide draws on Lee’s practice of poetry mapping – a celebration of, and reconnection to, place. Lee encourages visitors to rediscover a sense of wonder and meaning within places by facilitating slow engagement with environments. His work uses a playful, poetic style, challenging us to form counter-narratives to the ordinary, revealing the spectacular in the mundane.
Pre booking is required, and limited tickets are available BOOK HERE
