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 […]
Death Cafe with The Heath Bookshop
The Heath Bookshop (Kings Court (opposite Asda), R/O94 High Street, Kings Heath,, BirminghamDeath Cafes are an informal space for people to come together to chat about life and death. There is no agenda and no agreed discussion topics - it's whatever people in the room feel comfortable discussing. Facilitated by BrumYODO and held at The Heath Bookshop, this 90-minute event includes drinks and cake. Death Cafe is […]
To Absent Friends at Anjuna Lounge
Anjuna Lounge Hazelwell Street, Stirchley, Birmingham, West Midlands, United KingdomTo Absent Friends is a small informal gathering in which we tell and listen to stories of our loved ones over dinner.
Discover the Birmingham Catacombs walking tour
Jewellery Quarter Station Vyse Street, BirminghamJoin the popular guide Kevin Thomas on this walking tour, in association with Brum YODO, to discover one of the city’s best-kept secrets, From the druid burial that should be at Stonehenge; the graves of Alfred Bird of Birds custard, the man who invented tennis and the inventor of the lightbulb to the Jewellery Quarter’s connection with the Titanic and the printer whose embalmed body was moved around Birmingham.
