National Bereavement Charities Have Merged
Two of the UK’s largest child bereavement charities, Winston’s Wish and Child Bereavement UK, have announced that they have merged together, marking a significant step forward in… Read more »
Birmingham Rep recruiting for Assistant Director for Peter Pan
Birmingham Rep is seeking a West Midlands based Assistant Director to join the Company for the 2026 magical Christmas show Peter Panby J M Barrie, adapted by… Read more »
Elmhurst Ballet School’s Breaking Barres Gala 2026
Birmingham’s dance and culinary scenes will come together for a special fundraising event at Elmhurst Ballet School on Tuesday 7 July, as the School presents its Summer… Read more »
Children’s Mental Wellbeing Coach Tackles Rising Child Mental Health Crisis with Groundbreaking Animated Series
New campaign launches as alarming statistics reveal social media pressures, online bullying and body image concerns threaten the emotional wellbeing of a generation As Mental Health Awareness… Read more »
Birmingham City University named Official University of the 2026 European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is set to take place for the first time ever in the UK, bringing Europe’s top athletes to Birmingham for a week of… Read more »
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust celebrates green success
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been awarded a Silver Green Tourism Award after completing the organisation’s first GreenCheck submission. Green Tourism assessed Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust as a whole… Read more »
Birmingham Museums acquires Joe Lycett costumes for city’s permanent collection
mage credit: Doug Peters / Alamy Birmingham Museums is pleased to announce the acquisition of some clothes worn by Joe Lycett for the city’s permanent collection. Items… Read more »
RawSound TV Launches Groundbreaking 24/7 Music Channel Championing Grassroots Artists
RawSound TV Launches Groundbreaking 24/7 Music Channel Championing Grassroots Artists Independent, volunteer-run platform RawSound TV unveils dedicated streaming service featuring live performances, acoustic sessions, and continuous music… Read more »
POLITICAL THERAPY An Evening with Jess Phillips Thurs 14 May 8pm
People don’t always agree with what comes out of Jess Phillips’ mouth but few can argue with her being one of the most straightforward communicators out there,… Read more »
‘Everyting Shiny’ signals re-entry from cultural architect and hip hop primo Juice Aleem
Relentless streaming, Brexit fallout, celebrity p**dophiles, curated reality, digital personas, normalisation of racial slurs, neocolonialism, and even game show catchphrases – Juice Aleem takes aim at a… Read more »
LOCAL MAKERS SHAPE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY AT JEWELLERY QUARTER’S EXCITING NEW RENTAL NEIGHBOURHOOD
Reservations are now live for Makers Place, Birmingham’s most exciting new rental community, located in the heart of the city’s iconic Jewellery Quarter. With new homes and resident… Read more »
Elmhurst Ballet School Launches Silver Swans Summer Retreat for Adult Dancers
This July, Elmhurst Ballet School invites adult dancers to step into a unique and uplifting experience with its Silver Swans Summer Retreat; a carefully curated programme blending… Read more »
Damien Dempsey and The Wonder Stuff complete Moseley Folk 2026 line-up
Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey and Black Country indie heroes The Wonder Stuff have been announced as the final additions to Moseley Folk and Arts Festival 2026’s main… Read more »
Street Food feast on the Mostly Jazz Festival menu
With tickets now officially limited, Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival (Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July 2026) has revealed their enticing food line-up. On the… Read more »
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has today confirmed that Hall’s Croft, the Grade I listed home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall, has… Read more »
Ryland Caravan 2026 Indie legends The House of Love and Michael Head join the line-up for MAC’s one-day music festival
Sat 6 June 2026 | Doors open 3.30pm | Tickets from £39.95 | All ages Enjoy a brilliant line-up of Indie legends at this year’s unique, boutique… Read more »
Birmingham Museums unveils summer seasonal programme on theme of discovery: for immediate release
Birmingham Museums is pleased to announce its new seasonal programme on the theme of discovery, inviting audiences of all ages to explore music, creativity, science and history… Read more »
HISTORY MADE AS OVER 8,000 CHILDREN ACROSS BIRMINGHAM TAKE PART IN UK’S BIGGEST EVER SCHOOLS CRICKET DAY AHEAD OF WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP COMING TO EDGBASTON
With just 50 days to go until the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, over 8,000* children from 54 schools across the region today picked up a bat and ball as… Read more »
Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrated in Parliament
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the home of Shakespeare for the world and the national museum of Shakespeare, hosted a special event in Parliament on the eve (Wednesday… Read more »
Lord-Lieutenant presents King’s Award to charity volunteers
A charity team that has been helping to boost the creativity, health and life-saving skills of primary schoolchildren across the West Midlands joined pupils at a school… Read more »
Football supporter group pioneer receives Lord Mayor’s Award for services to Birmingham
The founder of a pioneering football supporters group set up to strengthen the connection between Birmingham City FC and the South Asian community has been honoured with… Read more »
Local pub teams up with their PR to host small workshop
A pub near Solihull has teamed up with their own PR, Amanda Chalmers, to host the first in a series of brand new workshops to support small… Read more »
Birmingham Oddfellows friendship group invites locals to explore and connect this spring
Birmingham Oddfellows is encouraging residents across Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Solihull to wave goodbye to winter by meeting new people and exploring the local area through its new… Read more »
A shining celebration of talent at the Mayor’s charity concert
On the evening of Friday 10 April 2026, at Solihull’s Core Theatre, performers for the Mayor’s variety show ‘Solihull Shines’ took to the stage, ready to bedazzle… Read more »
Next generation of British workers empowered through new Technical Excellence Colleges
Around 65,000 learners will now have access to training for high-demand jobs in Britain’s fastest-growing industries, as the government rolls out the next wave of Technical Excellence… Read more »
Music and community at heart of Slow Century debut Record Store Day offer
– One of the UK’s newest vinyl specialists is to mark its first Record Store Day 2026 on Saturday 18 April – Slow Century Records will present exclusive offers and a full day… Read more »
DIGBETH DINING CLUB RETURNS TO THE CITY CENTRE WITH ‘LUNCH CLUB’ AT ALPHA TOWER
Digbeth Dining Club is officially back in Birmingham city centre, launching its brand-new Lunch Club at Alpha Tower, Arena Central – taking over every Thursday for the next eight… Read more »
Support from KM Foundation transforms futures of young musicians in London and Birmingham
A powerful scholarship programme funded by the KM Foundation is already changing the trajectory of some of the UK’s most talented young musicians, providing life-changing opportunities that… Read more »
Birmingham design collaboration secures 12% sales increase for Harborne high street indepedent
Independent Harborne high street practice Brittain Opticians has seen a significant uplift in customer engagement following a creative window transformation delivered in collaboration with Birmingham-based design studio… Read more »
Birmingham Museums awarded nearly £185,000 to reopen gallery spaces to increase access to under-represented collections
Birmingham Museums has been awarded a grant of £183,000 from the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund to support a gallery development project at Birmingham Museum &… Read more »
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum launches AI-powered digital guide to enhance visitor experience
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, has launched a new AI-powered digital guide to help visitors explore the museum in a more interactive and personalised way. The guide, Tellme,… Read more »
Breaking barriers: BCU and NUS unite for Black students
Birmingham City University (BCU) is backing a bold new national partnership to help develop a community for Black university students. BCU, the National Union of Students (NUS)… Read more »
Avtar Singh Jouhl, Jill Knight, and Jack Dromey – Birmingham lives added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is published on Thursday 9 April 2026 and adds biographies of 229 people who left their mark on the… Read more »
Last chance to see exhibition of human space exploration at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
An exhibition of one of the UK’s largest private collections of space artefacts from human space exploration on display at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum will close on… Read more »
The countdown is on to The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival
With just a week to go to The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival the countdown has begun, make sure you’ve got your tickets to this biannual… Read more »
Tilting at Windmills – April exhibition
Tilting at Windmills is opening at the Courtyard Gallery at The Core Theatre, running from 8–25 April. It’s a group show curated by Tom Ranahan, bringing together 13 artists,… Read more »
Community display opens at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery as part of A Matter of Life and Death Festival
A community exhibition on the themes of death, dying and grief has opened at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. On display until the end of June, the… Read more »
Lawyer-turned-founder builds digital platform to celebrate disability and carer communities on behalf of her son
Lawyer-turned-founder builds digital platform to celebrate disability and carer communities on behalf of her son An entrepreneur and mum of three from the West Midlands walked away… Read more »
280,000 workers to get a pay rise across the West Midlands as new wage rates take effect
280,000 hard-working people across West Midlands will see their pay increase from today [1 April 2026], as the Government raises the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates. … Read more »
Fashioning fundraising for local charities
Dress for fundraising success is the mission behind an event organised by local Rotarians later this month. Solihull St Alphege Rotary Club is joining with Revolve in… Read more »
ELO’s silver electric cello donated to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
The instrument joins the Richard Tandy memorabilia collection, which was given to RBC last year and is now housed in the Richard Tandy Production Suite. The suite features instruments… Read more »
Ikon Youth Programme launches Slow Boat 2026
YOUNG PEOPLE CHART A NEW CREATIVE ROUTE THROUGH THE WEST MIDLANDS Ikon is excited to launch Slow Boat 2026, the gallery’s annual floating arts studio and residency space… Read more »
Local journalist joins new Solihull community radio station with her spin on Desert Island Discs
An award-winning local journalist turned PR is putting a fresh ‘spin’ on her interview skills after teaming up with a new community radio station in Hampton in… Read more »
Supersonic Festival Market Place Returns this April celebrating Independent Culture in Birmingham!
Supersonic Festival’s much-loved Market Place returns in 2026, taking over the Zellig Building in the heart of Digbeth on Saturday 25th April. Free and open to all,… Read more »
Luna Care & Defiance exhibition opens 1 May
Luna: Care & DefianceThe world as seen by women, women-identifying and non binary photographers1-27 May 2026, Centrala gallery, BirminghamLaunch 5pm onwards, Friday 1 May with artist talk… Read more »
Mowgli Street Food launches ‘Mowgli Magic’ at Birmingham to give FREE meals to local community heroes
Mowgli Street Food, has launched a new give-back initiative in Birmingham. The local restaurant is spreading some positivity and kindness by inviting the community to come together… Read more »
Original Calendar Girl pledges support to local ladies daring to bare
A local cheeky charity calendar has won the support of fundraising royalty – the original Calendar Girl Tricia Stewart! Tricia famously had the idea for the Alternative… Read more »
The Alexandra announces new season brochure on World Theatre Day
View the new season brochure here and watch our launch video here. You can also view a selection of upcoming production images here. Audiences can look forward to a superb selection of… Read more »
FIRST LOOK AT MAKERS PLACE: ONE OF BIRMINGHAM’S MOST ANTICIPATED NEW RENTAL COMMUNITIES
An exclusive preview of curated interiors and wellbeing amenities as regenerated Ludgate Hill site prepares to open A first look at Makers Place, one of Birmingham’s most… Read more »
The leafy South Birmingham suburb of Kings Heath that no one has heard of…
Where the community actively comes together to tackle loneliness, community safety, keep fit, enjoy green spaces and more! You may not have heard of Brandwood, a superb… Read more »