Young people
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…
Teenager takes on cops arresting “homeless” man in Birmingham McDonald’s
A local teenager has taken on a PC from West Midlands Police after over five officers were sent to a McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham to remove an allegedly “homeless” man. 17-year-old Luke Holland from Kings Heath challenged the officer after a team of officers attempted to remove a man who was reportedly sleeping in the Cherry…
INTERVIEW: Luke Holland wants to be Birmingham’s youngest councillor
17-year-old teenager Luke Holland plans on standing in the council elections next May, as an independent candidate for the Moseley and Kings Heath ward in Birmingham. I Am Birmingham reporter Adam Yosef was invited to meet up with the young aspiring politician to find out why…
Birmingham duo are a hit with tongue-in-cheek carpool karaoke ‘Frozen’ cover
A video of two Birmingham youngsters singing a hit song from Disney’s hugely successful winter film Frozen, has amassed hundreds of views online. The young friends from the Sutton Coldfield area in the West Midlands, were driving together when they spontaneously burst into a lip-sync cover of Love is an Open Door, originally performed by Kristen…