Craft and Care
Rock and Roll Brewhouse 19 Hall Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomQuartermasters - a craft session with a difference! Using craft to build a caring community join us at Rock and Roll Brewhouse in Stitch a hoop while we listen and discuss death and dying with Suzanne McArthur from Birmingham Hospice. A question shared could mean an answer heard. Free but please book through eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-and-care-tickets-625226167297 […]
Meet the Undertakers
A Natural Undertaking 290 Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, BirminghamHave you ever wondered what it is that funeral directors really do? It's a business that we don't really think about until we have to. Nor do we really want to. However, knowing what the role of an undertaker is can make planning a funeral a more positive and empowering experience. Which can lead to a more healthy […]
Meet the Authors – Anna Lyons and Louise Winter from Life. Death. Whatever.
The Heath Bookshop (Kings Court (opposite Asda), R/O94 High Street, Kings Heath,, BirminghamAs an end of life doula, Anna supports people who are dying, their family and friends and sometimes, people experiencing bereavement. Her aim is to help people live as good a life as possible right up until the very end. As a funeral director, Louise has an unconventional approach. She created Poetic Endings, the kind […]
Campo Santo
Warstone Lane Cemetry Vyse Street, Birmingham,Discover more about death in the Jewellery Quarter with two special tours, a picnic and a ‘Death over Drinks’ discussion! Campo Santo starts with an interactive audio tour of Warstone Lane Cemetery led by ITZATNA Arts, which compares and contrasts Victorian and 20th century customs around death, burials and memorials, and looks at ideas shared […]
Meet the Author – Hollie Starling
The Heath Bookshop (Kings Court (opposite Asda), R/O94 High Street, Kings Heath,, BirminghamAuthor of The Bleeding Tree, Hollie Starling will be sharing an excerpt from her book and will join in a discussion The Heath Bookshop owners Claire Dawes and Catherine Gale. About The Bleeding Tree: As summer falls into autumn, Hollie Starling is hit by the heart-stopping news that her father has died by suicide. At […]
