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A special cultural event, which is part of the annual Vaisakhi celebrations in the Black Country, will be held in Walsall which also explores Sikh history. The free community event will be hosted at The New Art Gallery Walsall on Saturday 15 April at 12pm-4pm.
With preparations well underway to welcome the Commonwealth Games to the city this summer (in just over 110 days), Selfridges is inviting Brummies to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 games. Together with the charity Craftspace, the department store is this weekend hosting special workshops where visitors can turn a simple blank gift template into…
A Birmingham 2022 roadshow event to promote next year’s Commonwealth Games has been taking place at New Street Station today. One of several mini outings showcasing live sport in the run up to the Games, the interactive New Street Station event including table tennis and 3×3 wheelchair basketball, with passers by encouraged to join in.
West Midlands mayor Andy Street will join members of the Jewish and interfaith community tomorrow to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, ahead of national commemorations. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day in a special virtual event, the mayor will be joined by guest speakers and religious figures from the region, who will be reflecting on the events that took place during the…
A lot of research has been done and written about domestic violence by researchers and academics. This is talked about and spread far and wide. Services are shaped and formulated this way. It is rare though that we get to hear lived life stories straight from the victims and survivors, the horse’s mouth so to…
A special online musical event has been planned by the team behind the Simmer Down Festival, as a tribute to BME communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed ‘Simmer Lock-down Lounge’, the event will be live streamed across YouTube and Facebook for people to enjoy on Sunday (September 20).
An annual flagship comic convention due to be held in Birmingham next weekend has been dropped, following the postponement and cancellation of several events due to be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Following a pattern of large gatherings being shelved across the region in response to the current coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world,…
UPDATE: This event has now been altered and will be attended by popular children’s TV characters Peppa Pig and George instead. Star City in Birmingham is hosting a FREE family event on Saturday 30 November with a visit from Paw Patrol’s favourite characters, Chase, Marshall, Rubble and Skye. If your little ones are huge fans…
As May Bank Holiday weekend fast approaches, it can mean only one thing: the UK’s biggest two-day pride festival is returning! With a celebration of the second city’s LGBTQ+ community and heritage, Birmingham Pride is taking place over Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th May.
The BBC has been celebrating women in the media for a special public event to coincide with International Women’s Day. Fierce Women, a day-long event with masterclasses, top tips, and Q&A sessions, was held at the Glee Club in Birmingham.