Monday 31 August: Cloudscapes
Cloudscapes by Goobledegook Theatre is joining us at the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet for four sessions of cloud-gazing. Date: Monday 31 August Time: 12pm – 5pm Important note: times are in bookable slots at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. BOOK HERE We will hold a small amount of tickets for walk-ins on the day. […]
UK Bamboo Summit 2026: Birmingham
We’re excited to be planning the sixth UK Bamboo Summit 2026 in Birmingham, and we’d love to see you there. Friday 30 October 2026, 10am – 5pm Birmingham Botanical Gardens Join us in Birmingham to: Take a glimpse at last year’s UK Bamboo Summit here: Click image for video. Photo of the 2026 Working Group Action shot. […]
Monday 24 August: Walk of the Dandelion
Date: Monday 24 August Time: 11am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Get ready for a day of outdoor adventures, giant puppets, nature discoveries and hands-on creativity! Here’s what’s blooming: Come along, get your hands dirty, spark your imagination and celebrate the magic of the natural world. Perfect for everyone, curious kids and creative […]
Sunday Monthly: 9 August // Special 3rd Anniversary
Sunday 9 August 12pm – 3pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You’re Invited to Brillant Bamboo’s 3rd Anniversary! Join us on Sunday 9 August as we celebrate 3 wonderful years of Brillant Bamboo. Come along for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and community. Expect cake, music from City of Stoke-on-Trent Orchestra and of course bamboo activities as we […]
Thursday 30 July – BAMBOO & Circus at the Brownfield
Date: Thursday 30 July Times: 2pm – 6pm (BAMBOO show times: 2.30pm and 5pm) Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Free Join us for an afternoon of circus fun at the Brownfield Bamboo Parklet Come along on Thursday 30 July for a fantastic family-friendly event featuring NoFit State Circus’ spectacular BAMBOO showalongside hands-oncircus skills workshopswhere you can have […]
Grade II-listed phone box transformed into floral art installation by Madeley School pupils
A Grade II-listed phone box has been transformed into a living floral art installation thanks to a creative collaboration between Brilliant Bamboo and Madeley School. The display, on Bar Hill in Madeley near All Saints’ Church, was created by Year 7 and Year 8 pupils working alongside floral artist Alice McCabe, of Metafleur, as part […]
Sunday Monthly’s
Dates: Sunday 21 June Sunday 5 July Sunday 9 August – Brilliant Bamboo Birthday Bash! Sunday 13 September Times: 12pm – 2pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Gates open, music, using the space, our build-it yourself kits will be out, free lunch and the Panda & Pole open for drinks, sweets and crisps.
Brownfield Bug Hotels: Clay Guardians
Led by Olivia Azzopardi. Dates: Saturday 20 June Saturday 18 July Saturday 22 August Saturday 19 September Saturday 17 October Times: 11.30am – 1.30pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet Free, drop-in – no need to book. Artist Olivia Azzopardi, will be leading a monthly Saturday drop-in workshop to develop clay guardians and bug hotels for […]
Artworks at the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet
At the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, we’re developing a collection of artworks made from bamboo, other natural materials or those that re-use/cycle or are site responsive. Artworks currently at the site: Inverted by Spencer Jenkins This work was created as an Imagine Bamboo project in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Following a trip to Sir Harold Hillier […]
Lumo: a short story by Calum Hall
In a quiet village at the edge of a misty valley, there grew a small bamboo shoot named Lumo. While the other plants stretched wide and leafy, Lumo was thin, simple, and—at least in his eyes—unremarkable. Every morning, he watched the tall trees sway proudly in the breeze. “I wish I could be like them,” […]