The 2017 Birmingham FA Awards were held at Birmingham City Football Club

Birmingham’s top football talent recognised at annual awards ceremony

Grassroots volunteers joined famous names in football at Birmingham County FA’s annual award ceremony to recognise our ‘Grassroots Heroes’. Volunteers working within local grassroots football came together with some of the game’s recognised figures, as Birmingham County Football Association hosted its annual awards ceremony at Birmingham City Football Club’s St Andrew’s Stadium on Monday 17 July.

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Denise Maxwell is an international photographer who has shot everyone from Barack Obama to Usher

Entrepreneurs set to inspire at Birmingham evening of empowerment

A host of entrepreneurs and successful creatives will be sharing their life and career journey at the Birmingham mac this weekend, as they hope to inspire audiences through the implementation of their professional ethnics and experience. Billed as ‘Birmingham’s number one motivational event’, five key speakers will be taking to the stage on Saturday for an evening…

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The TruStories showcase from Soul City Arts will be taking place on Thursday 27th July.

Birmingham storytelling showcase to tackle societal polarisation in post-Brexit era

City arts organisation Soul City Arts has apparently come up with a novel solution to the problem of societal polarisation in the ‘Trump-Brexit’ era, in the form of a public storytelling event, dubbed TruStories.  Taking place on Thursday 27th July at the Hubb Art Space in Sparkhill, TruStories offers members of the public the chance to take to the…

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The Birmingham 2022 bid team has announced three further sports and venues in the West Midlands

West Midlands region to benefit from 2022 Commonwealth Games bid

Following the Commonwealth Games Development Unit (CGDU) visit to Birmingham this week, the Birmingham 2022 bid team has announced three further sports and venues to feature within its bid plans, benefiting the wider West Midlands region. The venues include the new-build Sandwell Aquatics Centre will host Swimming, Para Swimming and Diving; the Ericsson Indoor Arena,…

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Anita Bhalla, Ian Ward, Heather Paton, Laura Samuel, Zena Wooldridge and Jake Porter launching Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games bid back in June 2017

University of Birmingham backs the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games bid

Birmingham 2022 today announced its partnership with University of Birmingham for its official 2022 Commonwealth Games bid. University of Birmingham is one of the UK’s leading sporting universities, where sport takes centre stage. Its reputation for providing a world-class training environment on its Edgbaston campus attracted Team Jamaica for its preparation camp ahead of the…

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Young Black Country comedian Michael Crump will be joining Ross Noble on stage

Local comedy hopeful set to share stage with surrealist stand-up Ross Noble

Young West Midlands actor and entertainer Michael Crump – who appeared in BBC drama Danny and the Human Zoo in 2015 – will be joining legendary stand-up surrealist Ross Noble on stage this week, as part of celebrations marking Black Country Day. The wonderfully talented 23-year-old comedian from Blackheath spoke to I Am Birmingham’s Harvey McDonald about what it’s…

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