Go Play Sandwell

04/11/2026

Join our pals North Smethwick Development Trust and learn more about staying safe online.

📱🎮 YOU SAID, WE LISTENED – SAFER TOGETHER AT BRASSHOUSE

As part of our community safety campaign, we’ve been listening to what matters to you. Your feedback has helped shape our safety drop-ins, including this session focused on family online and gaming safety.

Pop in after school with your children and meet your local PCSOs for a friendly chat and practical advice.

📱 Staying safe online
🎮 Safer online gaming
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Protecting yourself and your children

📅 Tuesday 10th November 2026
⏰ 3–5pm
📍 Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA

✅ No need to book—just drop in!
☕ Refreshments available to buy.

🌙 SAVE THE DATE – STAYING SAFE AFTER DARK
📅 Tuesday 17th November 2026
⏰ 12–2pm
📍 Brasshouse Community Centre

Join your local PCSOs for practical advice on personal safety during darker nights, staying safe while Christmas shopping and keeping your belongings secure. No booking needed!

Please share and help spread the word. 💛

04/11/2026

PLAY PLAY PLAY
Did you know Go Play Sandwell activities take place in venues across the borough?

🌟 Here's a glimpse of some of our West Bromwich venues. Come and get involved, meet new people, and enjoy free play and activity sessions for children and families.
To find out more about our amazing sessions running across Sandwell check out our online calendar. No need to book, just rock up and play. Don't miss the fun – click the link below and let the Play begin! www.goplaysandwell.co.uk

03/11/2026

We ❤️ our Grassroots Go Play family bringing play to the heart of the community

03/11/2026

A big yeh for championing PLAY blooming marvellous The Parakeet Studio one of our GoPlay family and they have some great FREE play sessions too !!!

A busy but hugely rewarding day yesterday, delivering a *Play Literacy Workshop for over 80 Learning Support Assistants from the Oldbury Learning Improvement Partnership! 💛

*Play literacy, a concept championed by Penny Wilson The PlayWorks Studio and Suzanne Axelsson Suzanne Axelsson offers a way of engaging with the rich theoretical ideas that help us understand, recognise, value and support children’s play.

In the session we explored why play is fundamental to a happy, healthy well-lived childhood and why it is often described as the original way we learn to learn.

We dipped into the thinking of some influential theorists, exploring what bell hooks, Winnicott, Dewey, Freire, Montessori, Vygotsky and Malaguzzi can teach us about equity, imagination, creativity, learning, freedom, relationships and the many languages of play.

Finally, we explored why playwork is such a fitting approach to supporting children in free play, protecting their rights, freedom, agency and ownership of their play.

It was a wonderful opportunity to pause, reflect and reconnect with the rich possibilities that play offers.

My hope is that everyone left feeling inspired to look at play differently, to recognise the thinking, learning and meaning-making within it, and to champion children’s right to rich, meaningful play experiences at school.

02/11/2026

At Sandwell Council, futures begin with belonging, opportunity and support.

This Youth Work Week, we're celebrating the young people, youth workers and communities who make futures possible.

Every young person deserves somewhere they can feel heard, valued and encouraged to thrive. For us, that's what youth work is all about.

💬 Tell us: Have you volunteered as a Youth Worker? Have you attended a youth club? What does Youth Work mean to you?

29/10/2026

Amazing !!! We know how amazing our Go Play partners are and how lucky Sandwell is to have fantastic inclusive family activities xx You are winners for us everyday ! 🤞

28/10/2026

🎉PLAY PLAY PLAY🎉
Half-term is in full swing, and there's plenty to keep children and families active, creative and having fun! 🎨⚽🎭
Have you been to any of our sessions yet?

To find out more about our amazing sessions running across Sandwell check out our online calendar. No need to book, just rock up and play. Don't miss the fun – click the link below and let the Play begin! www.goplaysandwell.co.uk

21/10/2026

🎃✨ BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! ✨🎃

Last year’s event was a big hit, so we’re bringing the glow back to Brasshouse this October half term! 🙌

Join us for our Go Play Sandwell Glow in the Dark Halloween Event, with plenty of fun for the whole family!

🎨 Arts & crafts
🎲 Board games and family games
🎟️ Our famous raffle!
☕ Refreshments and drinks available to purchase from our café

📅 Tuesday 27 October
🕚 11am–3pm
📍 Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BA

No need to be bored over the holidays — Brasshouse has got you covered! 💜

Tag your friends and spread the word! 👇

21/10/2026

🌟Free Play sessions throughout November 🌟
Join our Play Partners Powered by CAN for fun, creative Free Play Sessions across Oldbury, Smethwick, West Bromwich, and Wednesbury.
✨ Come along for play, laughter, and community fun — perfect for children and families to enjoy together.
🕓 No booking required – just drop in and join the fun!
📍 Locations and times vary across the Sandwell area.
To find out more about our amazing sessions running across Sandwell check out our online calendar. No need to book, just rock up and play. Don't miss the fun – click the link below and let the Play begin! www.goplaysandwell.co.uk