Bringing Communities Together
Walsall Council’s libraries across the borough are preparing to launch this year’s Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 5 July 2025 to encourage children to maintain their reading habits during the school holidays. The challenge will run until Saturday 13th September 2025 under the exciting theme, ‘Story Garden – Adventures in Nature […]
Walsall Council’s Parking Services has received reports from members of the public regarding suspicious text messages claiming they have outstanding parking charges. Please be aware that these messages are a scam. Walsall Council does not send text messages requesting payment for parking charges. If you receive one of these fraudulent […]
More than 160 passionate and ambitious leaders, residents, and partners from across the borough came together at the first We Are Walsall 2040 conference. We are Walsall 2040 conference at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall Campus. They celebrated shared successes and explored new ways to collaborate, working towards making Walsall […]
A new book highlighting LGBTQ+ Voices and promoting authenticity was presented to Walsall Archives by local artist and author Fynn O’Connor on Friday 20 June 2025 as part of Pride Month. The book being presented to the Archives team by Author Fynn O’Connor Written during the COVID lockdowns, the book […]
A new youth hub is coming to Walsall town centre this summer. The former Clive Marks school uniform shop in the Saddlers Shopping Centre is being transformed into a place where young people can chill out and have fun in a safe space. Funded by UK Government, the hub is […]
Summer events kick off in Walsall with the family-friendly Bostin’ Black Country Bash, a free festival at Walsall Arboretum celebrating regional heritage with live music, food, children’s entertainment and more. As the summer holidays begin, The New Art Gallery Walsall and Walsall Leather Museum offer a packed programme of hands-on […]
Walsall Council’s road safety team is offering free cycling education during the Summer holidays. Bikeability is a scheme designed to help children, young people and adults develop essential cycling skills and confidence. The scheme is delivered by the council, in partnership with Active Travel England and Bikeability.org.uk. Four weeks of […]
On Saturday 21st June was the opening of a new institute in Birmingham Green Lane. Madrasah Ameer Hamzah is named in honor of the uncle of our Noble Prophet ﷺ – Sayyiduna Ameer Hamzah and my late twin brother Hamzah, whose life and legacy continue to inspire our mission. This […]
Walsall Council hosted a special flag raising ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day on Monday 23 June 2025 outside the Council House. This year, the Girls Venture Corps took part in the flag raising ceremony and Mayor’s Cadet, Gina-Lyn Tanue from Bloxwich Academy raised the Armed Forces Day flag. The […]
A number of community-based organisations are set to deliver activities as part of a programme to promote and support good food choices and improved access to food. Cooking skills will form some of the activities delivered by voluntary and community sector groups. The Feeding Our Futures Small Grants Programme is […]
