Results tagged “Stourbridge” from Birmingham Post - Lifestyle Blog

The four-day International Festival of Glass centred on Stourbridge was absolutely wonderful in every way. It was worth travelling from the ends of the earth just to sample the fabulous bread pudding (made with muscovado sugar) on offer in Wordsley Church Hall or see the extraordinary glass dresses at Broadfield Museum or the magnificent work by international artists in the Sculpture Garden at Ruskin Glass Centre.

Not forgetting the sounds of the street performer in a bowler hat, apparently smashing windows or being chased by wolves, hiding behind a buggy-pushing mum or relieving himself against a wall - hilarious and utterly unexpected.

As anyone (by definition, those of you without a life) who has skimmed more than one of my blogs will realise, I am a person of narrow interests. I am obsessed with all the visual arts and theatre (particularly puppets), ukuleles, wine, food and bicycles, but most of all by my grandchildren.

Next week I get the chance to combine several of these at what promises to be one of the great cultural events of the year in the West Midlands. The Stourbridge International Festival of Glass can justly claim, in only its third incarnation, to be putting the Black Country on the international map.