By Grandly Strange Puppet Theatre Date: Saturday 22nd February 2025 Time: 11am & 2pm (45 minutes) Venue: Dorothy Parkes Centre Admission fee: Pay What You Can Age rating: 3+ Tiny clown loves teetering on a wire high above a cage of ferocious kiwi fruit, but maybe it's time for a change of scenery? Why not jump into a book, tiny clown? Literally! tiny clown's BIG adventure is exactly that! It's about discovery and imagination. It's also very silly, a teeny bit naughty and has the best monster made out of a lampshade that you will ever see in your entire life! Probably. Warning! This show co ..read more

The course requires full commitment for the remaining 10 weeks.  As this is a very popular course, spaces are limited and should you fail to attend 2 sessions, your space will be cancelled and offered to the next person. Scroll to the bottom of the page to book your space. Once all spaces are taken, we will operate a waiting list if anyone drops out - register for the waiting list here: Waiting List ..read more

BoxClever Non-Contact Boxing Monday's 5pm - 6.30pm 13th January 2025 - 31st March 2025 Uplands Manor Primary School (Thompson Road entrance), B67 6HY Car Park Available All sessions free of charge for young people aged 8 - 16 years For more information, contact the centre on 0121 558 2998 or email projects@dorothyparkes.org  Instagram: @boxclevercj Facebook: BoxClever Mentoring Book here   ..read more

This exciting project offers free surplus food to anyone in need, thanks to generous funding from Hubbub and Heart of England Community Foundation. Dottie's Community Fridge aims to reduce food waste while supporting our local community. The fridge will be stocked with surplus food, available free of charge on Tuesdays and Fridays. It's our hope that this initiative will make a real difference, providing people with access to healthy, nutritious food while reducing unnecessary waste. How Dottie's Community Fridge Works Dottie's Community Fridge is here to serve everyone. Whether ..read more

Prize Bingo is back for 2025 with new dates now in the diary - see poster for more information. Unfortunately, we have had to change the regular date from Wednesday to Thursday now - we hope you can make it ..read more

Three fabulous prizes to be won in our Valentine's raffle. Gambling Legislation We are required, by law, to provide the following information: Name of the promoting society - THE DOROTHY PARKES CENTRE Price of the ticket, which must be the same for all tickets - £1.00 PER STRIP Responsible person - ROBERT BRUCE, CEO@DOROTHYPARKES.ORG, 0121 558 2998 The date of the draw - Wednesday 5th February @ 2pm PAYMENT VIA DEBIT CARD ONLY Once you have purchased your tickets online, we will contact you by email with your ticket numbers, so please make sure your contact details are correct ..read more

£15 per table - please contact the centre if you would like to book a table ..read more

We are excited to announce that Dorothy Parkes Centre is taking part in Tesco Stronger Starts, a fantastic initiative that will help us continue our Together We Cook sessions. Here’s how you can help: simply visit one of the participating Tesco stores listed below, make a purchase, and you’ll receive a token to place in the Dorothy Parkes Centre allocated slot. Every token counts, and your support will go directly towards ensuring we can keep running these valuable cooking sessions for our community. Voting is open now and will run until 31st March, so don’t forget to grab your token and ..read more

We are excited to announce the launch of Soup & Social, a new initiative at Dorothy Parkes Centre in partnership with the William Wilson Turner Foundation, supported by generous funding from Heart of England and IM Properties. Every Wednesday and Friday from 12pm to 1:30pm, we are offering free, hearty soup to anyone in the community. This project is designed to bring people together for a warm, nutritious meal and a chance to socialise. To kick things off, Chef Aairon Dalton from Food for Thought utilised our brand new kitchen and created a delicious Cauliflower and Carrot Soup for t ..read more

This exciting new project offers free surplus food to anyone in need, thanks to generous funding from Hubbub and Heart of England Community Foundation. Dottie's Community Fridge aims to reduce food waste while supporting our local community. The fridge will be stocked with surplus food, available free of charge on Tuesdays and Fridays. It's our hope that this initiative will make a real difference, providing people with access to healthy, nutritious food while reducing unnecessary waste. Special Launch Event We were honoured to have some very special guests with us at the opening ceremony ..read more