Check out what events we are at this year!
Weston Park - Spring Fling!
28th & 29th May
Spring Fling returns for a third year featuring a fantastic line-up of local artisan food producers, unique crafts, delicious street food, live music from the Dirty Rockin Scoundrels and fairground rides to keep all ages entertained.
The whole estate is open to explore from long walks around the Parkland, to relaxing in the formal gardens to running wild in the Woodland Adventure Playground and taking a journey round Temple Wood on the Miniature Railway.
Bring your picnic rugs, chairs and relax for a great value day out.
10am – 4pm
Burwarton Show
3rd August
The Show is a great day out for all the family offering the opportunity to meet and catch up with friends, new and old, in beautiful surroundings.
The showground is packed with things to see and do for all ages.The Livestock area has a wide range of classes for cattle, sheep and pigs and hosts the Shearing competition which is always popular with competitors and spectators.The Horse area offers affiliated and non-affiliated classes for a broad range of equine disciplines including dressage and British Show Jumping.
Other showground attractions to look out for include a display of rare breed poultry, alpacas, majestic heavy horses, the wonderful Giant Aldabra Tortoises, Amerton Arts Studio with their hands-on craft demonstrations where youngsters can have a go at wood-turning, fly-casting demonstrations, vintage tractors and stationary engines and much much more.
8am - 7pm
Belbroughton Scarecrow Festival
23rd & 24th September
The world famous weekend started out as a small village fete where residents were asked to make their own scarecrows and display them outside their houses. But over the years it has grown more popular with other villages across the UK holding similar festivals.
As well as the scarecrow displays, the weekend also has a fun fair, a central arena with displays and performances - including an air show - and also stalls. It does a roaring trade for the shops and pubs in the village and also raises thousands of pounds for charities.
Himley Hall and Park- Armed Forces Day
25th June
Armed Forces Day is returning to the prestigious Grade II listed Himley Hall & Park.
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The FREE event runs from 11am to 5pm and offers fun for all the family, including a paintball gallery and a vintage military vehicle display.
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In the park you can buy vintage treasures and beautiful crafts at Lily & Lolly’s Vintage & Craft Fayre, there will also be a ‘tea for the troops’ from a pop-up 1940s inspired tearoom.
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There will also be a climbing wall, archery, paintball and rifle range and to have a go at.
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Highlights of the day will include a HM Veteran's Badge presentation and outreach with regular and reserve military units as well as army, air and sea cadets from across the region.
Wombourne Carnival (TBC)
2nd July
Wombourne Carnival is on Sunday 2nd July this year,
The committee are delighted to announce the theme for 2023 is "Christmas" or more specifically "The committee that moved Christmas to July"
So drag out your tinsel and get ready to decorate your trees say boo to the bah humbugs and shout Merry Christmas to all the parade participants as they go past, we hope you are looking forward to the day as much as we are!
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