Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Sherd Pendants
We’ve been collaborating with a Staffordshire jewellery maker, Jo Robinson from Lovely Little Sparrow, to create our own first edition* of Brownfield Sherd Pendants: 15/18 remain! It’s important to us, that you know the sherds are from Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield site – some maybe George Jones & Sons/Crescent Pottery originals – or general pottery waste […]
September Saturdays with Natasha McHugh and Dan Southward
Sat 5 / 12 / 19 / 26 September 2026 12pm – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet Free, drop-in! Come along to create, build, forage, experiment and play on the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. With different creative activities each week, we’ll explore options for installations and pop-ups on the site and create artworks for you […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet: Bamboo Eye: Staring at the surface of the moon realising I’m made of water by Alice McCabe Design developed as one […]
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,” […]
Thursday 14 May: Bamboo Freak-e-bana with Alice McCabe
Thursday 14 May 2026 5pm – 6.30pm All Saints Church, Madeley, CW3 9PQ Free: Booking here, donations welcome. Join Brilliant Bamboo and floral artist Alice McCabe, RHS Chelsea Flower Show supplier, in exploration of Japanese style of flower arranging – Ikebana – with bamboo and cut materials. Blend the democratic approach of the SogetsuIkebana School (where all natural materials offer […]
Sunday 3 May: BAM Holiday Sunday
Sunday 3 May 2026, 11.30am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. Thank you to everyone who turned up to celebrate spring and create a new folk event for the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You really got stuck in, photos to prove it…by Nat Willatt. Thanks for coming! What you missed: […]