Events
Bhangra Bear and Shakesbear could feature in sequel to Big Hoot
Over 150 professionals from across the city attended an exclusive Big Sleuth event yesterday to get their first glimpse of the paw-some bears that will be leaving their mark all over Birmingham this summer. With names such as Shakesbear, Gas Street Bearsin, Thread-bear, Bhangra Bear and Bee My Honey (Bear); the concepts had been in hi-bear-nation…
How is Birmingham celebrating International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day returns next week, celebrating and highlighting the achievements of women across the globe. The annual event’s theme is #BeBoldForChange this year, calling on the masses “to help forge a better working world – a more gender inclusive world”.
Festival celebrating women to launch in Birmingham
With the month of March being declared Women’s History Month across the US, UK and Australia, and with International Women’s Day just around the corner, it seems fitting for a festival celebrating women to make its debut in Birmingham this month. PMT – short for Powering the Matriarchy Together -is a day-long festival which will cover…
What is World Book Day and how is it being celebrated?
It’s World Book Day, when children all over the world celebrate books and reading, and it’s no different in Birmingham and the West Midlands, as schools encourage pupils and students to dress up as their favourite storybook characters to mark the annual special day. Not sure what to do? Don’t worry. Here’s more about World…
Billie Piper will be in Birmingham for Comic Con
Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful star Billie Piper will be in Birmingham for Comic Con this month. The actress and former pop musician will be joining fellow sci-fi stars at the comic-fest, once again taking place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
8 common myths about chocolate being good for you
The first of March might bring with it the fasting of Lent, but there’s also thousands of people giving up chocolate this month to raise money for charity! Sweet-toothed fundraisers are taking part in ‘Dechox‘, a national sponsored challenge that requires giving up chocolate for 30 days while raising cash for life-saving heart research.
Singer thrown out of Brum club during Alesha Dixon show
A singer was thrown out of a Birmingham nightclub last night, after jumping on the stage during a performance by music star Alesha Dixon. Jay Jamieson, who describes himself as a “actor, musician and model“, was dragged off stage by security staff at the Nightingale Club in Birmingham last night, during a special performance by music star…
OPINION | Why my first Birmingham Pride left me wanting more
Birmingham Pride is back this weekend and I’m once again looking forward to joining in a celebration of the city’s LGBT+ community, their achievements and marking ‘A Generation of Pride’, this year’s theme. Last year, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of the great artists taking part in the 19th Birmingham Pride, as famous acts such…
Birmingham’s hosts first global sustainability jam
A 48-hour design challenge is to be set and solved by groups of people in cities around the world, including right here in Birmingham. Ordinary people will bring together their personalities, ideas and skills to create something extraordinary on the theme of Sustainability, and for the first time, Birmingham will be joining this movement. You can…
IN PICTURES: “Out and proud” as equal love championed at Birmingham Pride 2013
Thousands of people descended on central Birmingham this weekend to celebrate equal love, as costumes, colour and political protest dominated Birmingham Pride weekend. Armed with placards and banners demanding the recognition of same-sex marriage; activists, politicians, and revellers took to the streets to march for equality before celebrating the diversity and visibility of the city’s…