Bank staff swap office for garden to help hospice
Volunteers from RBS swapped their office for the outdoors on Thursday, June 13, to spend the day sprucing up the gardens at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice.
J S Wright apprentice wins top training award
An apprentice with Birmingham-based building services provider J S Wright has been recognised as the best in the business after winning a top national award.
Luke Concannon and Jimmy Davis at Glee
Midlands musicians Luke Concannon and Jimmy Davis will be playing a co-headline hometown show at Glee Club Birmingham
Boy George back in town
Boy George – This Is What I Do (live) Tour 2013 at Glee Club Birmingham
Art and Industry in perfect harmony
Swedish artist transforms Digbeth based art gallery into a maze of glittering metal.
Birmingham set for a taste of classic Northern Soul
Northern Soul lovers can get back on the dance floor when a Birmingham venue hosts original Wigan Casino DJs for a night of music nostalgia.
The Hamish Stuart Band returns to The Jam House
Worldwide music sensation Hamish Stuart is set to make his second appearance at Birmingham’s Jam House on Thursday 4 July with The Hamish Stuart band.
Rainbow Voices at the Conservatoire
Rainbow Voices Choir present a summer concert of songs themed around the feeling of love.
One Beat Saturday Festival – full line-up announced
The full line-up for mac birmingham’s ‘new music’ festival for young people ‘One Beat Saturday’ is now available.
Local primary schools awarded at Health for Life presentation event
Fifteen schools from across Birmingham have been awarded with Health for Life certification
New moves for security specialists
A leading Birmingham security system specialist, DFL, has moved into larger premises in Spencer Street, Hockley to expand its services
Let’s get ready to mumble
Andy Munro provides a mid-close season report on the situation at St Andrews.
Campaign for Rail – Chance to meet Chiltern Stations Manager
The Midlands based rail champion, Campaign for Rail will be holding its inaugural Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Atrium, Moor Street Station
Birmingham Bach Choir: Sacred German Voices
Birmingham Bach Choir once again demonstrate their versatility and skill with forthcoming performances of lesser known works by two great German composers.
Academy of Achieving Women introduces new leaders
Jo Cameron’s Academy of Achieving Women (AAW) introduced a series of new leaders at a networking event
Richard Herring: “We’re all going to die!”
Prolific comedian Richard Herring is bringing his new tour show We’re All Going To Die! to Glee Club Birmingham on Sunday 9th March next year.
Archiving the past and present
Paganel Primary School students have been working with Library of Birmingham Outreach and Archive service to collect, record, archive and catalogue the history of the school and community.
Birmingham to offer food for thought at inaugural Meetings Show UK
Birmingham is presenting a taste of its future conferencing and events offer to 5,000 visitors at the first ever Meetings Show UK
Tasting on the Terrace
Birmingham’s innovative meeting and event space thestudio hosted a menu tasting session to launch its new Summer dishes developed by head chef Noel Murphy and his creative team.
Festival fever in Southside
Southside has a season of sizzling festivals to turn up the heat in Birmingham’s most bustling district this summer.
Honours not just about luvvies
A Birmingham police officer has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his work in the community.
Boulton’s legacy
Book review: Alan Clawley reviews Matthew Boulton – selling what all the world desires
The Duckworth Lewis Method
Uniting cricket with pop, The Duckworth Lewis Method bring their new album tour to Glee Club Birmingham on Sunday 29th September.
Innovation Birmingham’s Entrepreneurs for the Future programme x 70
The 70th innovative tech start-up has enrolled at the Entrepreneurs for the Future centre
Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi Stuff
This summer Birmingham’s Southside district is getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.
“Are you all Dutch?” – Brum’s Big Vintage Cycle ride pedals confusion
141 retro-fashionistas took to two wheels yesterday last Sunday in Birmingham’s 3rd annual Big Vintage Ride.
Parklife the Play
One fine morning, St.Philip’s Cathedral (Pigeon Park), in the centre of Birmingham. Everywhere’s people, milling about, getting about their business, at home in their city . . . or maybe not.
One weekend. Two wheels. Hundreds of bike rides
British Cycling’s Breeze Network was established to get more women on their bikes and for the second year in a row, the Big Breeze Bike Ride aims to do just that – and it’s coming to Birmingham.
Birmingham Airport’s vision for long-term growth
Birmingham Airport, together with a coalition of business leaders and local councils, will today unveil a vision that would enable the Airport to grow in line with future demand
Katharine Hepburn returns to Edinburgh
Katharine Hepburn returns to Edinburgh in Old Joint Stock Theatre Company’s Tea At Five