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Brilliant Brummies: Meet Dave Massey, the man behind BrumHour and its 25k followers
Radio presenter, blogger and proud brummie, Dave Massey is the founder and curator of BrumHour; a community where Birmingham businesses, blogs and freelancers can network. The brand has amassed 25k followers on Twitter. We caught up with the man behind BrumHour to find out what five years of the online community has brought to Birmingham, and where he plans to take…
Gay Times magazine drops in to Birmingham for city-wide diversity representation push
After the massive relaunch last year, rebranding from GT back to Gay Times and the announcement of a new CEO, one of the world’s leading LGBTQ+ magazines dropped into Birmingham to engage the city’s queer community. With the publication going from strength to strength in recent months in its mission to embrace a more inclusive level…
Local resident sets up street watch group to combat prostitution and drugs in Handsworth
A resident of Handsworth has set up a street patrol team to combat anti social behaviour in the area, including prostitution and drugs. Tariq Rashid has formed the Handsworth Community Action Group with a group of volunteers who meet regularly and patrol the streets, making notes and providing help to any vulnerable people in the area.
Northfield Arts Forum launches fundraising campaign to cater for their community
A local arts collective in Northfield is raising money to build a new, accessible space for the communities they work with. Northfield Arts Forum, also known as NAF, is a grassroots arts organisation that have been providing community arts activities to the areas of Northfield, Kings Norton, Weoley Castle and Longbridge for over eight years.
UB40 put on a Christmas Concert and Afterparty for Loyal Fans
UB40 put on a Christmas Concert and VIP Afterparty for Loyal Fans Although the tour does not officially begin until March 2019, this Christmas Concert felt like the first date of the tour; with a huge 22 song set, featuring the expected favourites such as “Red Red Wine” and “Don’t Break My Heart” and “Cheerio Baby”….
Foka Wolf: The bastard child of Viz has his own expo in Brum
This past weekend saw the elusive street artist and agent provocateur, Foka Wolf, take over a small part of The Custard Factory with his own brand of satirical paste-ups, courtesy of Bene Culture. Something of an enigma the artist (or is that ‘artists’?) has made the gentrification of Birmingham his/her canvas and playground.
Birmingham greetings from across the city for Diwali 2018
Diwali, the ‘Festival of Lights’, is being celebrated today – Wednesday 7th November – by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. For those taking part, it’s a celebration of goodness overcoming evil, light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.
LoveBrum charity launches conference to mark £100,000 donation milestone
Birmingham charity LoveBrum has announced the launch of its first annual Causes Conference to mark the milestone of the charity donating £100,000 to local projects. Taking place on Thursday 25 October at Millennium Point, the free event invites local projects and charities to learn from experts on subjects ranging from comms and digital marketing, to…
20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity
The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers as a “multidisciplinary festival of activist art making all of Birmingham its stage”, the showcase aims to take art out of its comfort zone, and boy, has it…
Hundreds flock to Edgbaston Village to celebrate first ever Open Weekend
Hundreds of locals flocked to Edgbaston Village last weekend as Calthorpe Estates hosted its inaugural Open Weekend. Taking place over Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September, visitors to the debut event enjoyed special activities, demonstrations and discounts at an array of bars, restaurants, shops and attractions in and around the Village – less than a mile…