{"id":1868,"date":"2022-03-25T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=hub&#038;p=1868"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:13:00","slug":"touchbase-pears","status":"publish","type":"hub","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/","title":{"rendered":"Sense TouchBase Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>In the building<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a caf\u00e9, room hire and sensory garden, we&#8217;re the perfect accessible community venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a music room with every instrument you could imagine, plus recording equipment, and a performance space, perfect for theatre productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have space for sport activities like dance and yoga. We even have an art studio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visitor information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/visitor-information\/\">Car, bike, train and bus information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TBP-Combined-reduced-label-100-1-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63349\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-blue-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join our community activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From messy play to craft groups and everything in between, there&#8217;s something for everyone at Sense TouchBase Pears. Here&#8217;s some of the latest activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"list--block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/shop\/online-shop\/accessible-visual-arts-workshops\/\">Community Accessible Visual Arts Workshops | Touchbase Pears<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<figure class=\"align-right  size-sm\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-150x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-600x703.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-1312x1536.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-500x586.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fae-4-1366x1600.jpg 1366w\" alt=\"\">\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<p>Join Resident Visual Artist on Wednesday afternoons for accessible engaging visual art workshops at Touchbase Pears. In our accessible studio you will be supported explore&hellip;<\/p>\n\n\n<dl class=\"meta  meta--inline\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta__item\">\n\t\t\t<dt>Date<\/dt>\n\t\t\t<dd>Multiple<\/dd>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta__item\">\n\t\t\t<dt>Price<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Free<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/shop\/online-shop\/category\/bookable-activities\/?_locations=sense-touchbase-pears\">View more activities at Touchbase Pears<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rest and play<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/sense_touchbase_pears_0501-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"People at the busy Sense Cafe inside Sense TouchBase Pears.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/sense-cafe\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Sense Caf\u00e9\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tA fully accessible, family friendly caf\u00e9\u00a0away from the hustle and bustle of Selly Oak.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sense-garden-path-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A garden filled with scented flowers and a path through the middle.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/sensory-garden-at-touchbase-pears\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Sensory garden\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tOur sensory garden at Sense TouchBase Pears is more than just a pretty space.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cameron-and-Carla-messy-play-2-003-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A boy playing with flour sitting next to his mum.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/play-sessions-for-children-with-complex-disabilities-in-birmingham\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Play sessions for disabled children\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tA fun, safe environment full of sensory toys, musical instruments, books, crafts and lights!\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning and employment<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-2-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sense-Loughborough-Final-Selection-Office-Skills-_Counting-Money_-11-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A woman in a hijab points to some paperwork, while a man sat next to her glances over\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/support-for-children\/sense-college\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Sense College\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tAn independent specialist college for disabled people aged 16-25 with complex needs, including deafblindness.\u00a0\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/05101-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A young man smiling and playing with a red ball.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/basecamp-at-touchbase-pears\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Day services\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tBasecamp isn\u2019t just a place to spend your day, it\u2019s a place full of new opportunities.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rooms and reading<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/THe_Hub1-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"People sitting on green chairs and sofas in a foyer.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/room-hire-in-birmingham\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Room hire\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tAffordable, accessible room hire for community groups and local clubs.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20211222_1024021-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Bookshelves inside Selly Oak Library.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/centres\/touchbase-pears\/selly-oak-library\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Selly Oak Library\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tBrowse and borrow your favourite books with ease from Selly Oak Library.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div 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