The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A teenager who posed danger to the public has been arrested and charged after a firearm was recovered in Birmingham city centre on Saturday (24 June). A police CCTV operator spotted two males walking near Pigeon Park in Birmingham Cathedral and spotted one of them brandishing a gun.
Birmingham’s annual Remembrance Sunday service will look very different this year, due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. While there will be no public event in the city centre, people looking to remember the fallen will be able to watch a live-streamed Service of Remembrance from Birmingham Cathedral (St Philip’s) on 8 November…
A evening of events and readings to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide have taken place in Birmingham, ahead of Srebrenica Memorial Day. Organised by national charity Remembering Srebrenica, the gathering took place at Birmingham cathedral in Colmore Row and was attended by faith leaders, local children and members of the city’s Bosnian community.
Birmingham will fall silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as the city remembers the fallen on Sunday – 100 years after the First World War ended. A Day of National Remembrance Service will take place on Colmore Row, opposite St Philip’s Cathedral, on 11 November, attended by military…
Birmingham’s popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month, with a tempting selection of food and drink, alongside stalls selling traditional toys, ornaments and gifts; the annual festive markets are back in the city centre from next week. Launching on the same day – Thursday 15th November – Christmas at the Cathedral will also be set in…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as Birmingham’s popular Frankfurt Christmas Market returns this month to get the city in a festive mood. With a tempting selection of food and drink, alongside stalls selling traditional toys, ornaments and gifts; the annual festive markets are back in the city centre from next week.
Thursday has been the hottest April 21 in recent British history, with temperatures across Birmingham hitting an impressive 23°C; replacing the cold, rain and snow with an ‘Indian Summer’ glow. With warm weather set to continue throughout the week, here’s some photographs of Brummies enjoying the sunshine across the city:
Brummies congregated outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to take part in a mass dance-along, in a bid to spread festive cheer and raise money for charity. Joining in from all over the city, people of all ages and backgrounds came together to share their love of the popular ‘Macarena’ dance routine and hit 90s chart hit.
Hundreds of Brummies gathered outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to belt out Toto’s famous 80s classic ‘Africa‘, in a bid to spread a bit of happiness. Armed with their phones and song sheets, people of all ages and backgrounds joined forces in the city centre for only a few minutes, to share their love of the popular song, before dispersing…