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Talk Club Captains wanted!
Dudley and Halesowen Libraries are looking for volunteer Talk Club Captains to lead and support a talk club for men aged eighteen and over. Founded in 2019, Talk Club is a talking and listening community that makes it easier for men to look after their mental...
Lighting up for Christmas in Camborne
Camborne’s Christmas Lights Switch On is happening this Saturday 22 November. Camborne Brass Band will begin the stage entertainment in Commercial Square at 1pm, followed by performances from CD Kids, Keur Arwodha Kemeneth and Makasong, Holman’s Choir, TR14ers, The...
Crime and lifelong learning
Two free author talks at Stourbridge Library this month promise insights into two very different aspects of human behaviour. The first on Saturday 22 November from 11am to 1230pm, focuses on the positive impact of lifelong learning. Written by mumpreneur Lorraine...
Open weekend at Cornish leisure centres
Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall will be holding an open weekend on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November. In keeping with this month’s ‘Social Enterprise Day’, the Open Weekend will run with the theme of ‘Thriving on Purpose’. The aim is to celebrate the...
Open weekend at Reading leisure centres
Better leisure centres in Reading will be holding an open weekend on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November. In keeping with this month’s ‘Social Enterprise Day’, the Open Weekend will run with the theme of ‘Thriving on Purpose’ – the aim being to celebrate the positive...
Move more, feel better: staying active with diabetes
By Karen Edmond, GLL Community Sport Manager Exercise really matters for diabetics and prediabetics. Why? Because physical activity helps the body use insulin more effectively, keeps blood sugar levels steady, reduces blood pressure, and supports healthy weight loss....
Book launches at Dudley Library
It was finding the first chapter of an unfinished book by her late mother that inspired Kay Louise Bowen, from Sedgley, to write her first novel Secrets. Published by Austin Macauley and about to be showcased at book fairs in New York, Miami and Mexico, Kay’s...
High five for Tykes on Trikes
Camborne’s fifth annual Tykes on Trikes event saw children up to the age of ten pedalling hard through the town’s main street. Supported by parents, family and friends, competitors gathered at the Tyacks Hotel for three separate races. Goodie bags sponsored by...
Are there ghosts in Lye Library?
Are there ghosts in Lye Library? That’s the question Starlight Phoenix Paranormal will be answering when they reveal the results of an investigation carried out by the ghost hunting group at the library last week. Their findings are being discussed from 2pm at Lye...
Local History Day Success
More than a hundred people attended a Local History Day at Dudley Archives and Local History Centre. Part of the Dudley History Festival and supported by the Friends of Dudley Archives and Local History Service (FDALHS), the event proved a popular opportunity to delve...
Artist talk will close Dudley Library exhibition
An exhibition celebrating Black History Month 2025 will end with a free talk by the artist Abraham Babjide Cole at Dudley Library on Friday 31 October from 11am to 1pm. Bound by Roots, Divided by Paths is a deeply reflective journey that traces the intertwined...
Better Leisure supports ‘Let’s Lift the Curfew’ to make women feel safe when getting active outdoors in autumn and winter
A “Lift the Curfew” beginners track session for women is being held on Friday 31 October at Reading’s Palmer Park Leisure Centre and Stadium from 6.30-7.30pm. Let’s Lift the Curfew is a national movement from This Girl Can that calls attention to the unwanted curfew...
Foundry opens in Camborne
The first of ten projects funded by £23.7m of Camborne Town Deal funding has been completed. Foundry is a state-of-the-art workspace facility that comprises coworking desks, meeting rooms, private studios, phone booths, a members’ kitchen and lounge, an event space...
Free half term fun at Dudley Libraries
There’s plenty to keep children occupied at Dudley’s thirteen libraries this half term. Activities for infants and toddlers include Baby Rhyme Time that uses nursery rhymes and songs to foster early language and listening skills, and Storytime where children gather...
Half term holiday fun
Silent discos, five-day intensive swimming lessons, soft play, inflatable aquaruns, junior gym, tennis, junior pickleball, trampolining and badminton – just some of the many holiday activities available at Better leisure centres throughout Cornwall this October half...
World Cornish Wrestling Champion
Michael Edwards, 28, has been declared the new heavyweight Cornish wrestling champion of the world after a hard-fought competition at Castle an Dinas, near St Columb Major. As a local athlete who is supported by the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), Michael is a gold medal...
Ready, steady, pedal!
A new category has been added to this year’s Tykes on Trikes race in Camborne. Organised by Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team, this year’s event takes place in the town’s main street on Sunday 26 October, with a third race, Twinkling Stars on Trikes,...
Positivity in Camborne
There’s lots to celebrate and be very proud of in Camborne. That’s the message behind Positively Camborne - a new campaign aimed at showcasing some of the town’s many highlights. Camborne’s Business Improvement District (BID) team is behind the initiative which builds...