Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell hosted a 'Cook-A-Long' show to raise money for Change into Action

Hundreds tune in to watch Brummie chefs raise awareness for homelessness scheme

Over 350 people tuned in for a virtual Cook-A-Long show hosted by Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell, to help raise awareness of homelessness in the West Midlands. The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long was broadcast online on Tuesday (8 December) and aimed to highlight the work of Change Into Action, a scheme which helps rough sleepers in the region.

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Glynn Purnell is hosting the Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long for Change into Action

Brummie chefs team up to host virtual cooking show in aid of regional homeless initiative

Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell is teaming up with Birmingham City Council to host a virtual Cook-A-Long show in aid of the alternative giving scheme that helps rough sleepers. The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long will be a weekend-style cooking show featuring a number of local Brummie chefs cooking up their favourite recipes for viewers at home…

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Charity Migrant Voice have been training members of migrant communities to become citizen journalists

West Midlands migrants create and launch community magazine for Black History Month

A team of budding citizen journalists from migrant communities across the West Midlands have launched an online magazine for Black History Month. The group of mature students from Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall have made the leap from learning basic media skills only a year ago to producing their first fully-fledged professional magazine this month.

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Muslim section at Handsworth Cemetery will be full in two weeks, city council confirms

Burial space in Handsworth Cemetery’s Muslim section is almost full and with no additional available land at the site, Birmingham City Council has announced. The cemetery, which is based in the north of the city, currently has fewer than 15 graves available in its Muslim section which is expected to be completely full in just two…

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Birmingham City Council enforces clampdown on funeral attendance numbers during coronavirus lockdown

New emergency measures have been put in place to limit the number of people attending funerals across Birmingham, following national guidance to ensure social distancing is enforced. The ‘extreme’ clampdown on bereavement services has come into force after reports of confusion about protocol at recent funeral and wake services, resulting in services with too many…

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