Saturday 13 June: Practicalities of bamboo with Helen Chen
Join Helen Chen, Bamboo Expert and President of the Bamboo Society of Great Britain, for A Practicalities of bamboo talk, Date: Saturday 13 June 2026 Time: 2pm – 3pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Free for everyone, please BOOK HERE – donations appreciated. Brilliant Bamboo is excited to be hosting Helen for a talk and […]
Sunday 3 May: BAM Holiday Sunday
Sunday 3 May 2026 11.30am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. Free to attend. No need to book! Join us to celebrate spring and create a new folk event for the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You will be able to All with food from Neena’s Kitchen and drinks available to […]
Friday 20 March: Stoke Lanterns ’26
The Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet are pleased to be the end location for the B Arts’ Stoke Lanterns ’26: Stories in the Shadows. Starting outside Stoke Library on South Wolfe Street from 6.30pm you’re invited to help the lamplighter bring the fire back to Stoke town! The parade will start at 6.45pm, ending at Brilliant […]
Thursday 19 March: Booming Brilliant talks with Alice McCabe from Metafleur
Date: Thursday 19 March 2026 // 6.30pm – 7.30pm Location: Keele in Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre. On Thursday 19 March 2026, we were joined by Alice McCabe who gave a public talk at Keele in Town. Alice talked about her exploration of bamboo within her work, the talk will cover an introduction to Japanese Bamboo Fence […]
Saturday 14 March: Mudlarked Make Celebration & Lantern Making
Saturday 14 March 2026 // 12pm – 4pm. Unveiling at 1pm. Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. On Saturday 28 February and Saturday 7 March, 20 intrepid mudlarkers joined Brilliant Bamboo and Olivia Azzopardi to create a brand new mosaic artwork for our site. On Saturday 14 March, we held a mosaic […]
Saturday 28 February: Mudlark & Make
Saturday 28 February 2026 11am – 3pm Over 16’s only. Free, spaces must be booked in advance: BOOK TICKETS Location: Brilliant Bamboo’s Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. Lunch, hot and cold drinks and snacks are provided. You are invited to join our Community Mudlark and Make session with artist Olivia Azzopardi at the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield […]
Meeting our neighbours, and sharing ideas at BB Brownfield Parklet
Our plans for the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet have always included you, our neighbours, residents and communities on our doorstep and who might want to be involved and visit the site. To do this meaningfully, and for the time we’re stewards of the site. Our original set-up and start of the project for us was […]
Booming Brilliant live with Rebecca Reubens (Rhizome, India)
Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025 Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (with networking at the end). Location: Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PE. Tickets: General Admission: £12.50 / £10 (includes booking fee) Booking below. Following the success of the UK Bamboo Summit 2025, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Rebecca Reubens: World Bamboo Ambassador and […]
Saturday 25 October: Brilliant Besom Broom-making Workshop
Date: Saturday 25 October 2025 // Time: 1pm – 3pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, Stoke-upon-Trent, ST4 4AH On Saturday 25 October, 36 people joined Brilliant Bamboo and Anthony Hammond to make brooms ahead of the witch and wizard celebration (Halloween). The besom brooms used the coppiced birch trees from the Brilliant Bamboo […]
Thursday 28 August 2025: BAMBOO in the Brownfield Parklet.
Get Ready for a Thrilling Day at the Brilliant Bamboo Parklet in Stoke! Event Info: Thursday 28 August 2025 11.30am – 3pm Live Performance of BAMBOO: 1:30pm Location: Land off Boothen Road, Stoke, ST4 4AH We’re teaming up with our incredible friends NoFit State Circus to bring you BAMBOO — a spectacular high impact, high-skill […]