Sandwell Council

🌞🌞A summer of fun in Sandwell 🌞🌞

Sandwell Council sent this bulletin at 01-08-2022 05:34 PM BST

Fun-packed activities at our museums

Celebrate with Sandwell Museums & Arts Service and enjoy a summer of fun-packed activities for families! 👩‍🎨🖼🎟

Get creative and have fun with things to make, arts and crafts to enjoy, nature activities, historical fun, performances and lots more for all ages.

Visit the Sandwell museums webpage to see all the activities available.

Get into the artistic FLOW

Join artists and natural play experts at Bromwich Hall from 3-17 August for the FLOW Festival of bold and imaginative arts and culture made with, by and for children in Sandwell and Birmingham.The three weeks of FREE fantastic family activities take place in the grounds of Bromwich Hall (also known as the Manor House) in Hall Green Road, West Bromwich, in a shipping container designed by children – a place to play and be creative. There will be something new every day, with activities taking place daily (apart from Sundays).

Find out the full programme of activities.The FLOW Festival is produced and curated by The Parakeet Studio CIC for the Birmingham 2022 Festival.

Play Day fun at Valley

Come and join the Go Play Sandwell team for an afternoon of FREE fantastic fun at Sandwell Valley Country Park for a day to ‘give a yay to play’!

Join in the fun on Wednesday (3 August) between 12noon and 4pm at Sandwell Valley, Salter's Lane, and together let’s build better play opportunities for all children!

Giant bubbles
Dhol drumming
Inflatable games
Arts and crafts
Giant puppet theatre workshop

Do your kids love reading?

Why not get signed up for the free Summer Reading Challenge?

Collect special stickers with each library visit and, at the end of the challenge, children will receive a special medal and certificate.

And whether you're young or young at heart, Sandwell Libraries are here to help you get into a love of reading.

Free fun in the park

We have lots of FREE fantastic fun activities for kids aged 11-19 (up to 25 for young people with SEND) in our parks this summer.

This week, join us at Brunswick Park in Wednesbury for skating skills, graffiti and mystery games. Activities are running from 12noon to 4pm tomorrow (Tuesday), Wednesday and Thursday.

We're in a new park each week, so take a look at what's coming up near you.

Our parks and green spaces aren't just free, they are award winning!

We're very proud to have kept our 14 Green Flags awarded to some of Sandwell's loveliest parks and green spaces. Check the full list of Sandwell’s Green Flag sites for 2022.

Young people swim for free during school holidays

If you’re feeling inspired by events in the pool during the Commonwealth Games, don’t forget that people aged 18 and under swim for free during the summer holidays.

Our friends Sandwell Leisure Trust and Places Leisure (for West Bromwich Leisure Centre) are offering free swimming for people aged 18 and under during school holidays. Sign up to access free swimming sessions.

After the Games, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre will be turned into a fantastic community leisure facility opening next spring. You can read more about the difference our free swimming offer and other sporting activities have already been making to boost physical health in Sandwell.