Ikon’s Slow Boat hosts Navinland for summer 2013
This summer, Ikon is calling for people called Navin to join Navinland, a global community of people sharing the same name.
Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival
Top names from across Birmingham’s business community are set to fight it out at the Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival this Saturday, 22 June.
Finding Birmingham’s favourite films
People from across Birmingham are being asked to vote for their favourite films to be shown during the second annual Brindleyplace Outdoor Film Festival.
Narrow boats, wide eyes, open minds…
A couple from the Midlands are launching a unique venture on Warwickshire’s waterways, called Float by Boat
Dragon boats will HelpHarryHelpOthers
Brindleyplace has announced that HelpHarryHelpOthers is the chosen charity for this year’s Dragonboat Festival;
Floating forest to tour Birmingham & Black Country canals
A mini-forest made of real trees and soil planted onto a converted canal hopper is due to travel the canals of Birmingham and the Black Country.
Ikon takes the Slow Boat to London
This July, Ikon’s floating exhibition space Slow Boat makes its longest journey to date, travelling from Birmingham to London’s Chisenhale Gallery along the Grand Union Canal.
Birmingham review wins national tourism prize
“Why go to Venice…when you can go to Birmingham?” wins VisitEngland’s Travel Article of the Year
Nature Improvement Area bid for Birmingham and the Black Country
Plans have been submitted for one of the country’s first Nature Improvement Areas for Birmingham and the Black Country.
Saving our waterways?
The Government has replied to a petition which gained over 22,00 signatures…..