The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Movember is back, a month of raising awareness and money to tackle prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health struggles and promote suicide prevention; effectively top stop men dying too young. Taking place every year in November, the fundraising initiative brings together men and women (referred to as ‘Mo Bros’ and ‘Mo Sistas’) for 30 days…
The city’s annual Zombie Walk – which was postponed last year to make way for the Big Sleuth art trail – has been indefinitely put on hold, according to fundraisers at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. The fundraising event – which has raised thousands of pounds for the hospital – brings together hundreds of individuals dressed in horror-themed costumes for…
Birmingham’s annual Zombie Walk has been postponed for 2017, for the first time since it began, to make way for the Big Sleuth art trail. A firm favourite in the city’s summer events calendar, the fundraising gore-fest has been put on hold to allow for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital to focus on its spectacular sequel to 2015’s…
Over 50 fans dressed up as Simon Pegg’s character from film Shaun of the Dead will converge on the Birmingham Mailbox to mark the 10th anniversary of the cult Brit zombie flick. Released in 2004, the Edgar Wright comedy starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield became a huge international hit.
Birmingham’s sixth annual Zombie Walk has been announced for Saturday 13th September, with over two thousand of the ‘walking dead’ expected to descend on the city. Following a successful march through the city last year in aid of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, thousands of fundraisers will once again don Zombie make-up and attire and take…
A local youngster has penned a poetical protest track criticising the government’s out-of-touch approach to young people in Britain. Jamie Chapman, from Birmingham, has created a music video portraying a bleak view of his home city as he reflects on how current education policies are negatively affecting the future prospects of students.
As the UK’s biggest five-day consumer electronics event gets underway at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, we team up with ChapperzTV to cover the Gadget Show Live 2012 . Taking place at the NEC from 11-15 April 2012, the event is based on the popular Channel Five TV show and is widely recognised as the best…
British post-hardcore band Enter Shikari, who since their Hertfordshire formation in 2003 have travelled the globe amassing a huge fan following, performed live in the Midlands on Tuesday where they played new songs from their third and latest studio album A Flash Flood of Colour. With only three more UK dates before the band jet…
A Zombie Ball which took place at the Birmingham Ballroom last month has raised over £1,400 for homeless shelter charity St Basils, organisers announced today. Organised by Birmingham Zombies, the ‘Dance of the Dead’ ball was held to raise money for the charity to assist it with its work with homeless youngsters in the city….
Birmingham’s tech-savvy community will be closing the chapter on an eventful year of social media with a double dose of multimedia gatherings this weekend. Completing a successful year of new media networking, web commentary and internet creativity, two very different but equally important internet-inspired get-togethers are to ring out 2011 in style this month – the Birmingham Social Media…