Author: Suzanne Carter

Game Design Challenge for 12-16 year olds during half term

We all learn more when we’ve having fun, right?

How fantastic would it be to have a few games available for visitors to play in the cafe and on event days to help people understand and enjoy even more our wonderfully historic Stirchley Baths!

If you are aged between 12-16, have a creative flair, enjoy playing games, working as a part of a team and are up for a challenge, then this game-filled intensive day may be just perfect for you. Graphic Designer Paul Tranter will be on hand to work with the teams to create artwork from which we can develop some game prototypes after the session. We’re not expecting the games to make it to retailers, but we do want to create some actual games which can be played by the public in the future.

Need to get inspired? Then why not pop in with your family the day before for our free Game On! event where you’ll be able to play a range of traditional and popular games and get ideas flowing…

Game Design Challenge Booking

There are only 12 spaces available and pre-booking is essential. Priority will be given to young people from South Birmingham. Please contact Suzanne, our Community Heritage Coordinator at Stirchley Baths by email suzanne@suzannecarter.co.uk or text 07793 075737 before you register to make sure there are spaces available. Then fill in the Registration Booking Form with our Rules of Engagement, and send it to Suzanne. The cost for the full day is £10.00 This can be paid before, or on the day.

 

 

Happy 1st Birthday Stirchley Baths!

On Saturday 14 January 2017, one year after officially reopening, 110 visitors joined us for a slice of cake (made by the talented Danni) and to celebrate a really rather good first year at the community hub. It was certainly a bit unusual singing happy birthday to an actual building, but everyone seemed to get into the spirit of the party! Here are some images, from the fabulous Phil Banting…

It was a time to reflect on the past year and Suzanne, our Community Heritage Coordinator, was set the challenge of compiling a list which proves that the Baths really does boast an A-Z of activity in the building. Thanks to Pricelle and Karen for helping with this! See the resulting film below:

We also took the opportunity at our first year’s party to launch some new initiatives for 2017. This includes:

NEW Schools Learning Programme

Full details about our new programme devised by Sue Pope, Suzanne Carter and Toni Midlane HERE. Huge thank you to Bournville Junior School and Stirchley Nursery and Primary School for testing our resources and activities last year, and to volunteers Ellie and Rob for supporting our first schools ‘take over’ day.

 

 

 

 

Spreading the word across the city…

We are delighted to launch our NEW promotional film with British Sign Language and Subtitles – with massive thanks to our local residents and volunteers Sue, Sandra, Ron, Freddie, Phil and Chris who took part in making it, and to the wonderful Sarah Hayes who produced the film. Shout out also to Megan who gave her services as a BSL Interpreter for free. Please share this film through your networks to help raise awareness about the Baths; its facilities and history.

Spreading the word locally…

The next thing we launched at the party was our new marketing leaflet. Thank you to volunteer marketing professional Boris who helped us in the text edit stages and for the design skills of Kerry Leslie who turned our mock up into artwork.

Now we need to begin OPERATION SPREAD THE WORD! We have a leaflet for every household in Stirchley, but need an army of volunteers to help deliver them! Can you take a bundle for your street? What great exercise! If you can get involved within the next month, then please pop into the Baths to find out how you can claim a street or more. Or email suzanne@suzannecarter.co.uk to express an interest in this one-off volunteering opportunity.

A penny for your thoughts…

Finally, we thought we would try a new way to evaluate Stirchley Baths in 2017; its activities, facilities, events, the building, and your experiences of them. If you are in the building, please leave your thoughts and comments in our THOUGHT JAR – and you can help yourself to a penny if you wish.

What an exciting way to round off a great first year and to start a second. Thank you to everyone who came to the event and for your ongoing support.

 

 

 

 

 

Another opportunity to watch our Film School movies on a big screen!

picmonkey-imageA month or so ago there was a ‘call out’ for independent films to be shown at the first ever film night at P Café in Stirchley; of course we submitted the fantastic work made by young people and Scott Johnson, where the Baths was turned into a film location and studio.

They will be screening all three films on Friday 13 January – so do come along from 6pm and watch them in the comfort of the cosy P Café. The children’s films are first up, but the whole evening looks fantastic!

We’ve been told that there will also be a prop box for people to take selfies of themselves before they go and watch the films!

The childrens’ films are up first and will be followed by a short break to allow younger audience members and families to leave if they wish to.

Hope to see some of you there!

Address: P Café, 1464 Pershore Road