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Crazy Gin Secures Prestigious Brand of the Year 2023 Award from Be Inclusive Hospitality

Crazy Gin, the world’s most exciting British Indian Gins, is ecstatic to announce its latest triumph—the prestigious Brand of the Year Award from Be Inclusive Hospitality. This… Read more »

D-Day Darlings launch Black Country Voices with Black Country Living Museum

The popular wartime act and Britain’s Got Talent finalist will run the community choir every week at the Museum, bringing Black Country people who have a passion… Read more »

Free Family Concert in Birmingham 8 November

Wednesday 8 November 4.30pm. Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham. A 45 minute musical adventure to the Tudor period, as acclaimed early music ensemble… Read more »

Ikon announces 2024 exhibitions & celebrates 60 years

Ikon is pleased to announce plans for 2024, during which time the gallery celebrates its 60th anniversary. Established as an artists-led alternative space in the Bullring in… Read more »

Major Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition curated by Hettie Judah comes to MAC 2024

Launching in March 2024 at Arnolfini, Bristol, Hayward Gallery Touring’s major groupexhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood will plunge into the joys andheartaches, mess, myths… Read more »

Artists and creators come together to save St Paul’s Church

Artists and creators of all ages are being asked to donate a piece of art that will help to raise awareness and funds in order to save… Read more »

The 2023 Motorhome & Caravan Show sees record breaking visitor attendance and strong sales for exhibitors

Visitor numbers hit the highest ever recorded for the 2023 edition of the Motorhome & Caravan Show, indicating that interest in on-the-road holidays isn’t slowing down –… Read more »

Updated designs released for Smithfield Birmingham

The public are being invited to attend a series of events where they will be able to view and provide feedback on changes to the designs of… Read more »

20th Dec. Down For The Count Orchestra “Swing Into Christmas” at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Celebrate the festive season in style with the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Down for the Count Orchestra, as they Swing into Christmas! This is a Christmas… Read more »

Major £33 million funding boost for West Midlands bus services as fare cap set to be extended

The West Midlands is set to benefit from over £33 million of new funding to improve bus services over the next financial year, the Transport Secretary has… Read more »

NEW-LOOK LEGAL AWARDS 2024 LAUNCHED BY BIRMINGHAM LAW SOCIETY

Alice Kinder, the newly sworn-in President of the Birmingham Law Society – and the Society’s youngest ever President in its 205-year history – said about the launch: “As… Read more »

British Soldier and Devoted Family Man’s Dual Burpees World Record Attempt at Alexander Stadium to Fundraise for Parenting Mental Health Charity

Tristan Willis, serving British soldier, devoted family man and dad, is taking on two monumental world record breaking burpee broad jump challenges, in support of Parenting Mental… Read more »

£310k funding will create two more Paediatric Palliative Medicine Consultants at BCH

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is to become a training hospital in Paediatric Palliative Medicine thanks to £300k charity funding. Birmingham Children’s Hospital is to become a training hospital… Read more »

Birmingham Vintage Kilo Sale, Worth the Weight

Stay cosy and shop with a clear conscious this October at Worth The Weight. We’ll be returning to The Custard Factory on Saturday 28th October with nine… Read more »

Birmingham Bach Choir: Radiant Choral Masterpieces (18 Nov, Bham)

Birmingham Bach Choir launch their 2023/2024 Concert Season on Saturday 18 November 2023 with Radiant Choral Masterpieces. The concert, at St Paul’s Church in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery… Read more »

Hospitality Unites For Annual Walk For Wellbeing Event 

Hospitality Unites For Annual Walk For Wellbeing Event 

The hospitality industry stepped out on Sunday 8 October for its annual Walk for Wellbeing hosted walks across the UK.  As it stands today, the event has… Read more »

Black Country babbies help open new building

Black Country Living Museum invited 75 babies to celebrate the opening of its replica of Wolverhampton’s Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre, which will share stories about maternal… Read more »

Free food and Halloween activities at Birmingham’s The Coconut Tree this half-term

This Halloween half-term, families are invited to join the ‘spooktacular’ celebrations happening at all nine of The Coconut Tree (TCT) sites across the UK*. As well as… Read more »

Historic hotel is back with a bang

Fireworks are set to light up the skies over historic Wroxall Abbey, near Solihull, with the return of the hotel’s Bonfire Night party. Tickets for the family… Read more »

Wolverhampton gin company Crazy Gin, Announced As Finalist for a BIH Spotlight Award

Be Inclusive Hospitality, (BIH) a not-for-profit organisation, have announced the finalists for 2nd year of the BIH Spotlight Awards. The awards are designed to shine a light on exceptional businesses… Read more »

TV celebrity prevents rain from dampening spirits at fun day in Solihull

TV celebrity prevents rain from dampening spirits at fun day in Solihull

TV host Alison Hammond was among the good sports who turned out to lend their support to a charity Family Fun Day in Solihull. The event, organised… Read more »

Get into the Festive Spirit with Birmingham Seasonal Markets ‘The Christmas Feast’ 2023!

Get into the Festive Spirit with Birmingham Seasonal Markets ‘The Christmas Feast’ 2023!

GET READY FOR A SANTA-STIC EVENT! BIRMINGHAM SEASONAL MARKETS PRESENTS: THE CHRISTMAS FEAST 2023 AT THE BOND, DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM Tis the season to be jolly, and Birmingham… Read more »

7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. One of those was my mother.

THE BIG GIVE APPEAL  Did you know that over 7,000 women – mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmas, aunties, nieces, cousins, friends – are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every… Read more »

Halloween at Selfridges Birmingham

Selfridges Birmingham are celebrating Halloween this year with a series of kid’s activities. The Halloween Creature Crawl at Selfridges Birmingham When: Wednesday 28 – Tuesday 31 October… Read more »

StereoHype Festival @ Midlands Arts Centre 14th October

Saturday 14th October 12.00pm-9.00pm Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH The Red Earth Collective presents StereoHype An arts festival celebrating the mental-health and… Read more »

Museum’s reopened houses show contrasting life in the Black Country from 1940s wartime to the Swinging Sixties

From the austerity of 1940s Britain to a nation gripped by football fever in the 1960s, visitors to Black Country Living Museum will be able to travel… Read more »

Sutton Coldfield family supports Children with Cancer UK for Liver Cancer Awareness Month

A Sutton Coldfield family is supporting leading childhood cancer charity, Children with Cancer UK, to help raise awareness during Liver Cancer Awareness Month, following daughter Amelia’s cancer… Read more »

Black History Month events at the Birmingham Back to Backs

This Black History Month, the Birmingham Back to Backs on Hurst Street will be running two events, on 9 and 19 October, and a free exhibition celebrating… Read more »

Birmingham landmark could close its doors for good if businesses don’t step in to save it 

Businesses are being urged to step in to save one of Birmingham’s most loved historical buildings which is at risk from catastrophic damage caused by flooding. The… Read more »

New Peace Garden unveiled at Erdington’s Spring Lane Playing Fields

On International Day of Peace last month, 60 people from across the district gathered for the opening of a new Peace Garden at Spring Lane Playing Fields… Read more »

Brumbeat Gig Guide – October 2023!

Here’s our take on the coolest original live music and DJ nights in Birmingham this October 2023. We search high and low to bring to you the best original music Brum has to… Read more »

Halloween in Digbeth 7 exciting events to celebrate the spooky season

Halloween in Digbeth 7 exciting events to celebrate the spooky season

It’s hard to believe it’s nearly October, and with the summer behind us, as well as a surprise September heatwave, it’s already been an eventful year. But… Read more »

Square Eyes TV Festival returns to Birmingham for its third year

The line-up will take place at Midlands Arts Centre and Mockingbird Cinema from Fri 3 – Sun 12 November 2023  Square Eyes TV Festival has been commissioned… Read more »

Celebrate Halloween in Birmingham’s Creative Quarter at the Digbeth Open Day

Zellig presents in collaboration with Digbeth Estate DIGBETH HALLOWEEN OPEN DAY – showcasing everything Digbeth!  Head to Birmingham’s Creative Quarter for a day to sample a little… Read more »

£10.5 million delivered to improve and protect bus services in the West Midlands

£10.5 million delivered to improve and protect bus services in the West Midlands

Residents across the West Midlands will benefit from lower fares, improved reliability and better bus services as the Government delivers a further £10.5 million to support local… Read more »

Martial arts group supports mayoral community event

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street was quick on the draw when he joined in a community event in Yardley led by a popular martial arts group. The… Read more »

Birmingham Women in Hospitality Fundraiser for Burnt Chef & Anawim 29th October

Bham Women in Hospitality Fundraiser Dinner takes place on Sunday 29th October, an alliance of women from Birmingham’s diverse hospitality scene are taking over Simpsons restaurant for… Read more »

Joe Lycett & Birmingham Open Studios 2023

Popular TV presenter, comedian and painter, Joe Lycett is the Birmingham Open Studios new Ambassador for 2023. Birmingham Open Studios takes place on consecutive weekends of 23rd-24th September and Sept… Read more »

Avanti West Coast awarded long-term contract after significant improvements for passengers

Avanti West Coast awarded long-term contract after significant improvements for passengers

The Department for Transport has awarded Avanti West Coast a long-term contract which will enable them to deliver improved services for passengers, after dramatically reducing cancellations to… Read more »

Schools line up for Brummie-inspired Wizard of Oz

Schools in Birmingham will be heading along the Yellow Brick Road next Friday (September 22) for a special sold-out performance for students of a Brummie-inspired version of… Read more »

Ministry Of Justice Calls For People from Birmingham to Volunteer as Magistrates – as applications close 29 September

The Judiciary of England and Wales and the Ministry of Justice are calling on people from all walks of life in Birmingham to be part of a… Read more »

MAC announces three-year supported project with Film Hub Midlands to make cinema more accessible

Expanding the Frame will open doors and break down barriers for disabled audiences. Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) have announced a three-year project supported by Film Hub Midlands… Read more »

Moseley Record Fair Autumn 2023 Season

Moseley Record Fair Sunday 1 October 2023 Moseley All Services Club, Birmingham, B13 9EA Doors open at 12pm, ends at 4pm Cafe & DJs Free entrance http://moseleyrecordfair.com/… Read more »

The Lost Notes Live at the Hare & Hounds! 9.11.23

What a summer for The Lost Notes – culminating in a hugely enjoyable set at the fabulous Moseley Folk Festival.   The band are hard at work recording the… Read more »

Sonal Clare of The Wilderness, Announced As Finalist for a BIH Spotlight Award

Be Inclusive Hospitality, (BIH) a not-for-profit organisation, have announced the finalists for 2nd year of the BIH Spotlight Awards. The awards are designed to shine a light on exceptional businesses… Read more »

SHC Digital Appoints New Performance Director

Progressive Performance Agency, SHC Digital, in Birmingham, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of a new director. The company, which has just been shortlisted for… Read more »

Woman whose life has been shaped by grief takes support into the workplace

A woman is taking her own experience with grief into the workplace following an increased demand for fostering mental wellbeing among employees. Tracey McAtamney, who was herself… Read more »

Celebrity names support charity’s second gala dinner in memory of late son

A West Midlands mum is hoping to top previous fundraising at the second Gala Dinner she has organised in memory of her late son, in Birmingham. Sharon… Read more »

Attic Brew ‘Forward Launch Party’ at The Bun & Barrel!

Attic Brew ‘Forward Launch Party’ at The Bun & Barrel!

Myself and a colleague were recently invited to The Bun and Barrel for the Attic Brew Co. Forward launch party. We hope you had a great time… Read more »

GUSTO ITALIAN RESTAURANTS RAISE OVER £100,000 FOR YOUNG LIVES VS CANCER

Gusto Italian is a collection of 14 premium Italian restaurants predominantly located in the North West of England. In July 2022, Young Lives vs Cancer was selected… Read more »