The Walsall Memory Jar

14/03/2024

🌳📣 150 Years Down the Arbo! 🦆🌳

Please share your memories of Walsall Arboretum with us as Walsall gears up for a year full of celebrations! 🎉

✍🏻📸 Comment below, or put your memories in The Walsall Memory Jar today! And share with people you know, love the Arbo. Link below. 👀

Walsall Healthy Spaces
Friends of Walsall Arboretum Bostin' Creative Walsall Council Creative Black Country BBC WM

09/09/2022

Our Bostin' Walsall Memory Jar celebrations saw over 200 people take to the Arboretum Bandstand and Amphitheatre. Soaking up the sun and enjoying crafts with Sophie Rey, storytelling from Spoon In A Jar and live music from Joe Summers. What a DAY. 🌞🌳
The biggest thanks to Crowdfund Walsall, Spacehive, Walsall Council, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Creative Black Country and your donations. We couldn't have done this without you!

SO NOW! It's time to put your memories in the Jar! 🫙
Check out our beautiful website, thewalsallmemoryjar.com and contribute your photos, videos, stories - anything you'd like to share with us. We want to celebrate you and the Oasis in our Town.

28/08/2022

🌳 Appreciation Post 2️⃣
Introducing 🥁 Spoon In A Jar 🥄🎶📚
They brought Jungle Tales & Groovy Tunes to the Bandstand from Joey Walter’s Trilogy of beautiful children’s books. (She’s on the 🎹). Illustrations are by the awesome Ning-ning Li who joined us on the 🎻 & all narrated/sung in style by Fi Smart 💖. A big Bostin' thank you!
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👀 spooninajar.co.uk

28/08/2022

🌳 Appreciation Post 1️⃣
Introducing 🥁 Sophie Rey 🎨
Soph designed the Memory Jar logo & all of our website illustrations.
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Yesterday, Bostin' Creative Crafts with Soph - Jars, Musical Makes & Wooden Decorations, were still going strong at 4PM! It started with one tiny Crafter.
From there ➡️ CHAOS! (The best kind).
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Thank you Sophie!

👀 sophiereyyoga.co.uk

24/08/2022

This Saturday we have so much in store on the Bandstand, Down the Arbo - 1PM-5PM! Walsall Arboretum 🎶🌳📚🦆🖍📸🫙 Sophie Rey ✅
Spoon In A Jar ✅
Joe Summers ✅
Hosted by Bostin' Creative ☕️

05/06/2022

SAVE THE DATE! 🗓
We couldn't get Down the Arbo today, but we'll be there in August. Crafts, storytelling and live music. Don't miss it! 🎶📸🌳🌞📝

05/06/2022

The Memory Jar so far. 🫙
Walsall words, incredible photography and just some of the magic moments we've captured creatively to date. The Memory Jar is here to stay, and we'll keep filling it. We really hope it resonates with you.
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We're so excited to get started and to celebrate Walsall.

Take a look!

05/06/2022

Take a look at our Arboretum Trail - a simple potted history of the Park, with gorgeous illustrations from local Artist 🎨Sophie Rey.
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If you'd like to add to the trail, just pop it on your memory form! ✍🏻

A stroll down Memory Lane.

05/06/2022

📌 It's easy to share your Walsall memories with us. Just head to the link below where you'll find our easy access form. 🫙📝

We're going to create regular content for you to enjoy - so keep an eye on our socials and website, to see when your memory lands in the Jar.

Photographs, stories, poems, music, documentation.
All memories are welcome here!

Share Walsall memories HERE!

05/06/2022

The Bostin' Creative Walsall Memory Jar!
Celebrating Walsall people and Walsall places.
Starting with our Walsall Arboretum!

Today, we are launching our website and social media platforms! HELLO WALSALL!

We are here thanks to public donations, and the support of Walsall Council, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Creative Black Country and Crowdfund Walsall. Thank you so much.

This is the place for your Walsall memories.
A community conversation starter.
We cor' wait to hear from you!

Building a Bostin' mantlepiece of memories. Put something up Bab!