last updated April 16, 2009

MEMBERS DIRECTORY:
for alterations please contact Keith Woolford:
keith@bromsgroveartsalive.co.uk

ALL & SUNDRY
Paul Vollans, 1 Newbourne Hill, Rowney Green, Alvechurch B48 7QN
Tel: 07852 222 268
email: paulvollans@btinternet.com
Website: allandsundry.org
We aim to get as many people as possible involved in live theatre. People from all backgrounds and abilities ~all ages
above 12 are welcome.We do a huge variety of shows (Farce, drama, Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime etc.), enjoy
a great social side, and there’s plenty of opportunity, on and off stage, for everyone!
Visit our web site for further details or tel 0121 445 4065.

ALL SAINTS ART
Tony Turpin, 89 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove B61 0AL
email: anthony.turpin@btinternet.com
Tel: 01527 876 659
Painting for pleasure in watercolour, pastel, acrylic & oils. Anyone wishing to learn to paint is welcome ~ experienced
guidance given.

ARTRIX •
Andy Woods, Artrix, School Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1AX
Tel: 01527 572 739
email: artrixdir@ne-worcs.ac.uk
Website: artrix.co.uk
Bromsgrove’s theatre, cinema and live music venue.

AVONCROFT ARTS SOCIETY •
Mike Norton, Stoke Heath Community Arts Centre, Redditch Road, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove B60 4JR
Tel: 01527 833 829
email: avoncroftarts@hotmail.co.uk
BAA Board member: Bill Chambers - email: ukbillok@hotmail.com
Provision of facilities, tuition etc to members in: Folk Dancing, Photography, Pottery, Drawing and Painting, Calligraphy,
Art Textiles Hand Craft Printing. Also facilities for hire.

AVONCROFT MUSEUM OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Simon Carter, Avoncroft Museum, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove B60 4JR
Tel: 01527 831 363
email: director@avoncroft.org.uk
Website: avoncroft.org.uk
Avoncroftis a fascinating museum of historic buildings spanning seven centuries, rescued from imminent destruction and
carefully rebuilt on a beautiful open-air site in the north of Worcestershire. Open from March to December (please see website
for opening times) Avoncroft hosts a series of events throughout the year which appeal to a wide range of audiences.

BARNT GREEN CHORAL SOCIETY
Fiona Brown, Stable House Door, School Lane, Alvechurch B45 7SA
Tel: 0121 445 5513
email: chrishackney@barntgreenchoralsociety.org.uk
Website: barntgreenchoralsociety.org.uk
We are a mixed voice choir of about 70 singing members, meeting for rehearsals on Monday evenings, and perform
4 concerts per year.

BDC - ARTS DEPARTMENT
Huw Moseley, The Council House, Burcot Lane, Bromsgrove B60 1AA
Tel: 01527 881 381
email: h.moseley@bromsgrove.gov.uk
Website: bromsgrove.gov.uk
The arts development department within Bromsgrove District Council. We arrange street theatre each Summer and
support the Arts in Bromsgrove

BLACKWELL CONCERT BAND
Vicky Cook, 10 Sylvan Avenue, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2PG
Tel: 07845 897760
email: Kevin@kpearson2.wanadoo.co.uk
Website: blackwellconcertband.co.uk
We are a community wind/brass band for all ages and abilities, who play in a few local events each year. All are welcome.

BROMSGROVE AREA MUSIC CENTRE (formerly Worcester Youth Music)
Chris Eldridge, Elgar Centre, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcs WR2 6RH
email:  celdridge@worcestershire.gov.uk
Website:  worcestershire.gov.uk
Bromsgrove Area Music Centre ~ The centre aims to provide opportunities for young people in the bromsgrove area to
take part in a variety of musical activities with an emphasis on ensemble work.

BROMSGROVE ART SOCIETY
Mrs J Lloyd, 24 Ashmead Rise, Cofton Hackett, Birmingham B45 8AD
Tel: 0121 445 3209
email: anthony.turpin@btinternet.com
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month.

BROMSGROVE CHORAL SOCIETY
Stephanie Vale, 62 Newland Road, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7AZ
Tel: 01905 774871
email: stephvale@inbox.com
Website: bromsgrovechoralsociety.org.uk
BAA Board member: Helen Chambers - email: helen.mccallum.1@googlemail.com
We meet together to enjoy singing and performing choral works.

BROMSGROVE CONCERTS
Mrs Gillian Fredrick, 54 Littleheath Lane, Bromsgrove B60 1JL
Tel: 01527 874 136
email: gmfredrick7@yahoo.co.uk
Website: bromsgrove-concerts.org.uk
Promoting recitals of professional chamber music concerts, staging each year up to 11 recitals per season in Artrix.

BROMSGROVE FESTIVAL
Dr Mary White, 7 Marlborough Avenue, Bromsgrove B60 2PG
Tel: 01527 872 975
email: anthony.turpin@btinternet.com
2006 saw our 46th Festival & 26th Young Musicians Platform. Our aim is to promote a wide ranging quality programme,
with an emphasis, when possible, on young artists.

BROMSGROVE FOLK CLUB •
Bob Bignell, 31 Moorpark Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 4HB
Tel: 0121 476 5938
email: bobcyn@aol.com
Website: bromsgrovefolkclub.co.uk
To bring the best in folk music to Worcestershire whilst encouraging the development, continuation of folk arts and
performance within the community.

BROMSGROVE MUSIC TOURS
Jennie McGregor-Smith, Coombe Cottage, Finstall, Bromsgrove B60 1EW
Tel: 01527 872 422
email: song@mcgregor-smith.com
Organising coach visits and holidays for classical music, operas & ballet. (see also Celebrating English Song)

BROMSGROVE OPERATIC SOCIETY
Ian Cox , 45 Hunt End Lane, Redditch B97 5UW
Tel: 01527 543 808
email: info@bromsgroveoperaticsociety.org.uk
Website: bromsgroveoperaticsociety.org.uk
BOS promotes amateur participation in local arts. Each May we perform a major musical production and also
an autumn concert.

BROMSGROVE SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Jonathan Kingston, Director of Music, Webber House, Conway Road, Bromsgrove B60 2AD
Tel: 01527 579679
email: jkingston@bromsgrove-school.co.uk
Website: bromsgrove-school.co.uk
Musical education and excellence!

BROMSGROVE SOCIETY LOCAL HISTORY
Anne Maguire, 6 Broad Street, Sidemoor, Bromsgrove B61 8LW
Tel: 01527 871 354
email: con@beanstalk.org
Website: bsoc.co.uk
Studying local history.

CELEBRATING ENGLISH SONG (formerly ENGLISH SONG AT TARDEBIGGE)
Jennie McGregor-Smith, Coombe Cottage, Finstall, Bromsgrove B60 1EW
Tel: 01527 872 422
email: song@mcgregor-smith.com
Website: celebratingenglishsong.co.uk
The promotion of professional concerts of English Song during the summer.

CHADDESLEY JUNIOR STRINGS
Georgia Vale 42 Dovecote Road, Bromsgrove B61 7BP
Tel: 01527 879 663
email: gvale@inbox.com
Website:
Chaddesley Junior Strings is based in Bromsgrove, and gives boys and girls aged 7 upwards the opportunity to play string
music (violin, viola and cello) together. The group practice and perform regularly, using music specially written for them
by their director, Georgia Vale, and have won classes in the last two years at the Worcester Competitive Festival. All are welcome,
no audition necessary.

CHRISTINE HARMER
41 Stonehouse Road, Bromsgrove B60 2JY
Tel: 01527 874 528
email: caharmer@btinternet.com
Website: enamelled-jewellery.co.uk
Designer and maker of enamelled jewellery.

GLAMBA THEATRICAL PERCUSSION GROUP
Nick Ledbury, 10 Epsom Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove B61 0PY
Tel: 01527 577854
E-mail: sambaworkshops@yahoo.com
Website: glamba.co.uk
Playing world beats on everything from drum kits to dustbins; also providing samba/trash workshops for schools and
community groups through Nick and Karen Ledbury.

GRAFTON CONSORT
Mrs Jean Sterne, 183 Sellywood Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1TJ
Tel: 0121 472 2028
email: heatherggriffin@yahoo.co.uk
A chamber choir, rehearsing Wednesday evenings, available for church services, charity concerts etc.
New members welcome.

HANDPRINT POTTERY •
Nancy Frost, 166 Crabtree Lane, Bromsgrove B61 8PH
Tel: 01527 579 515
email: nancyfrost@talktalk.net
Small pottery studio producing both functional and decorative work in stoneware, majolica and mixed media.

THE HOUSMAN SOCIETY •
Jim Page, 80 New Road, Bromsgrove B60 2LA
Tel: 01527 874 136
email: jimpage@btinternet.com
Website: housman-society.co.uk
Promoting knowledge and appreciation of the life and works of AE Housman and his family and the causes of poetry and
literature in general.

LICKEY HILLS ART SOCIETY
Jennie Wilson, 20 Holmes Drive, Rubery, Birmingham B45 9ED
Tel: 0121 453 7097
email: wjen@blueyonder.co.uk
Regular meetings held every 1st Saturday in the month (excepting January) at the Longbridge Methodist Church.
Invited professional and amateur artists are invited to give demonstrations and talks. We hold two exhibitions each year.
New members will be made most welcome.

THE MIDLAND SINFONIA •
Marian Barwell, 28 Bear Hill, Alvechurch, Worcs B48 7JX
Tel: 0121 447 7040
email: enquiries@midlandsinfonia.co.uk
Website: midlandsinfonia.co.uk
Programme of classical music ranging from solo piano, voice, chamber and orchestral concerts playing popular
and less well known works. For the 2008/09 season, will we be performing at St Laurence Church, Alvechurch,
the Artrix Theartre, Bromsgrove and our annual free concert at The Bandtand, Bromsgrove.
Watch out for our Quiz & Supper Evening at The Ark, St. Laurence Church, Alvechurch.

NORTH BROMSGROVE HIGH SCHOOL •
Steve Cowperthwaite, NBHS, School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove B60 1BA
Tel: 01527 872 375
email: JSC@northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk
Website: northbromsgrove.worcs.sch.uk
Aiming to provide stimulating Arts education and a wide range of performing opportunities for students.

PETER TEDSTONE
Peter Tedstone, 6 Oversley Close, Brockhill, Redditch B97 6GW
Tel: 01527 66465
email: peter.tedstone@btinternet.com
Performer and promoter of ambient music concerts and electronic music using synthesisers and computers.

PLAYS OFF THE PAGE
Frances Page, 80 New Road, Bromsgrove B60 2LA
Tel: 01527 874 136
email: francespage@btopenworld.com
Small friendly group meeting on Monday evenings about eight times a year to read plays.
Theatre visits twice a year.

RUBERY DRAMA GROUP
David Morris, 14 Holywell Lane, Rubery, Birmingham B45 9EJ
Tel: 0121 453 8733
email: kaymo@taltalk.net
Bringing live Amateur Drama of a wide variety to the community of Rubery and surrounding area.

SOMEONE AT THE DOOR SAMBA BAND
Maurice Preece 49 Old Staion Road, Bromsgrove B60 2AE
Tel:  01527 870 035
email: k8mos@metronet.co.uk
Website: someone-at-the-door.org.uk
SATD, a self-sufficient & thriving Bromsgrove based community band. Our aim is to develop arts in the local
community and further afield by performance and workshops.

SOUTH BIRMINGHAM GUILD OF SILK PAINTERS
Kay Morris, 14 Holywell Lane, Rubery, Birmingham B45 9EJ
Tel: 0121 453 8733
email: kaymo@talktalk.net
Website: southbirminghamguildofsilkpainters.co.uk
To promote the art and craft of silk painting. We encourage the exchange of ideas and information together,
displaying the work in exhibitions.

STEP ON BOARD APPALACHIAN STEP DANCE TEAM
Cynthia Bignell, 31 Moorpark Road, Northfield, Birmingham B31 4HB
Tel: 0121 476 5938
E-mail: bobcyn@aol.com
To learn and develop the skills of Appalachian Step Dancing, encourage participation, and demonstrate in
the wider community.

SWAN PLAYWRIGHTS
Elizabeth Parkes - address TBA
Tel: tba
email: tandeparkes@yahoo.co.uk
Website: swanplaywrights.co.uk
To develop playwriting skills and to foster an interest in new writing via workshops, readings and, our main
aim, productions.
We are playwrights not just play writes.

THEATRETRAIN
Mandi Ashwood C/o Artrix, Slideslow Drive, Bromsgrove B60 1AX
Tel: 01527 572 692
email: bromsgrove@theatretrain.co.uk
Website: theatretrain.co.uk
Meeting every Saturday at Artrix during tern time, we aim to explore and create musical theatre through classes in dance,
acting and singing. Age groups six to 18 welcome.

WASELEY HILLS CRAFTS GUILD
Joy Harmer, 41 Stonehouse Road, Bromsgrove B60 2JY
Tel: 01527 874 528
email: waseleyhcg@btinternet.com
Website: whcg.org.uk
The Guild is a self-help group whose members practice a wide variety of crafts. Our aim is to promote interest
and involvement in handmade crafts.

WORCESTER YOUTH MUSIC see BROMSGROVE AREA MUSIC CENTRE above

WORCS OF ART
Nancy Frost, 166 Crabtree Lane, Bromsgrove B61 8PH
Tel: 01527 579 515
email: nancyfrost@talktalk.net
Website: worcs-of-art.co.uk
Worcs of Art are a group of local artists comprising of potters, painters, a silversmith, glass artist, needlecraft
and photography.
We aim to offer members support in developing their chosen art field.

WORDS
Tony Hale, 23a Twatling Road, Barnt Green B45 8HY
Tel: 0121 445 5804
email: thproduct@sky.com
Website: tba
Promotes the written and spoken word with a programme of lectures and performances by writers, dramatists,
poets and those who work with languages and ideas. Events held either at Harris & Co Ltd, Stoke Prior, or at Artrix.

• = denotes a member of this group is also on the BAA Board

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