Charity cycle rides raise £40k
A group of former school friends and business colleagues from Solihull have ‘trebled’ their efforts to raise a total of £40,000 for Macmillan Cancer and in memory of Veronica Partridge who benefited from their care.
Aldridge students get stuck into books
Young bookworms are helping to add a new chapter to their school’s fundraising activities by taking part in a massive readathon.
Spend a Friday Night in… (a Cardboard Box) and raise funds for Birmingham City Mission
Birmingham City Mission is calling for participants for the 2013 Sponsored Sleepout to be held on Friday 15th February
Christmas comes early for South African schools thanks to The International School
The International School and Community College, East Birmingham, generously donated their entire stock of redundant IT equipment to schools in South Africa this month.
Coventry and Warwick students join forces to recruit donors for blood cancer charity
Students from Coventry and Warwick universities joined forces to host a donor recruitment drive for a leading blood cancer charity.
Santa Stroll takes place this weekend
Brindleyplace and Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust are on the hunt for people to take part in the charity’s Santa Stroll event taking place this weekend
Teacher ‘taches raise ‘Movember’ dosh
A hair-raising approach to helping a good cause has paid off for a group of Solihull School teachers sporting the best ‘taches in town.
Medical Charity Doubles Your Donation to Save Mothers’ Lives
Medical charity Ammalife kicks off donation campaign with deal to double your offer to help save lives
Fundraising dinner in Birmingham as West Midlands Muslims respond to medical crisis in Gaza
Islamic Relief volunteers and the Muslim community in the West Midlands have teamed up to organise a fundraising dinner in Birmingham this Sunday
Donkey Christmas Fair in Sutton Park
Sutton Park’s Donkey Assisted Therapy centre is inviting local people to its Christmas Fair on Saturday 8th December from 10.30am to 3pm.
Brindleyplace presents Christmas
With less than one month to go until Christmas Day, Brindleyplace is helping to spread some Christmas cheer with its free family event ‘Brindleyplace Presents Christmas’, which will be held at the estate next week.
Midlands Theatre Company stage charity show for Sherlock
Midlands theatre company “Don’t Go into the Cellar!” will be performing an original one-off show to help save Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former home this Christmas.
Christmas concert fundraiser to improve maternal healthcare in world’s poorest countries
Celia Burton, a retired TV producer from Halesowen, is holding a Christmas Carol Concert on Wednesday 5th December 2012 in Birmingham.
Children in genuine need
Agencies throughout Birmingham are working to stamp out bogus fund raising.
Co-operative Food celebrates One Year Anniversary in Shard End
Customers visiting Midlands Co-operative Society’s Shard End food store last Saturday were welcomed with plenty of treats as the store celebrated its first birthday.
Stars turn out for Petrov
A host of legendary football names will be playing a charity match in honour of Stiliyan Petrov on Sunday.
Breast cancer charity raises over £4,000 with private screening of Skyfall
Birmingham-based charity, Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer, has raised vital funds with a private screening of the newest film in the James Bond series.
Armed forces support charity organises festive fundraiser
A charity which supports both current and former armed services personnel is planning to hold a festive fundraiser in the run-up to Christmas
City’s youth challenge stereotypes with album celebrating best of Brum
Beautiful Birmingham launch set to be most musically varied concert staged in city
BCU Business School Challenge
Extraordinary is the word of the day in Birmingham City University as 30 first year students of the Business School get together with the goal of raising £10,000 for SENSE,
Bromsgrove man gears up for rough cycle ride
Eleven British men are starting punishing cycle training in the build up to a 320 mile cycle ride from Vietnam to Cambodia between 9 and 22 November 2012.
A Charity Shop – but not as we know it
Queen Alexandra College (QAC), a local charity for disabled people – whose history in Birmingham stretches back to 1846 – has submitted plans to open a new business in Bearwood.
Alison Baskerville ‘Makes Do’ with Winning Images for Poppy Appeal 2012
‘Make Do and Mend’ is an exhibition by award winning photojournalist Alison Baskerville. The exhibits will be on show at The Lake Side gallery, The Custard Factory, Digbeth, over Remembrance weekend.
Boxing Night
A local boxing champion is backing fund-raising for a young peoples’ charity
Coventry runner has victory days before Dublin debut
Endurance paid off for twenty-six-year-old Ben Jones who won the Coventry Half Marathon last week in preparation for his full marathon debut in Dublin at the end of this month.
It’s a good job Jimmy Savile is dead
Laurence Inman on the deceased popular showman – and others!
Midlands music photography exhibition
A new music photography exhibition is taking place later this month featuring 12 photographers from all over the Midlands.
Community Vibe and The Old Joint Theatre
How are you and your workplace commemorating World Mental Health Day on the 10th of 0ctober this year?
Today is International Ataxia Awareness Day
Ataxia UK is the national charity that supports everyone affected by ataxia. For most ataxias, there is no cure, and research shows that just 7% of people in the UK have even heard of ataxia.
Grow Your Tenner campaign aimed at generating donations for small, local charities in Birmingham
Localgiving.com has £500,000 from the Office for Civil Society which it will use to match up to £10 of every donation made through the website.