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The iconic Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square is being lit up in green and white to mark Eid celebrations in the region. As Muslims across the West Midlands celebrate Eid al-Adha, the city’s main library in Broad Street is marking the occasion by lighting up in green and white this evening.
The hugely popular St Patrick’s Day Parade has been saved from the axe after the Birmingham Irish Association (BIA) stepped in to take over duties to host the event. The public event, which attracts nearly 100,000 people and is thought to be the third largest in the world, has not been seen in Birmingham for four…
The world famous Birmingham Bullring bull sculpture has vanished from public view today for the first time since it was installed 20 years ago. The much-loved Birmingham landmark will be out of public view as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.
This year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled for the third year in a row but festival organisers say a series of events will take place to celebrate the spirit of the popular annual ceremony. The cancellation of the parade is due to the extensive roadworks currently taking place in Digbeth which…
A vicious off-road biker was found guilty of manslaughter after he fatally punched a man who challenged him over his dangerous and reckless riding. James Rowley was tearing up grassland off Jubilee Crescent, Coventry, on a stolen scrambler on 17 March when he was approached by care manager Thady ‘Joe’ Higgins who tragically lost his…
Organisers have confirmed this Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled amid coronavirus concerns. The Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was due to take on Sunday 15th March, has been cancelled only two days before the big parade along Digbeth High Street in the city’s Irish quarter.
Birmingham’s beloved Irish Centre, a key part of the city’s cultural heritage, is to close after 50 long years in Digbeth. The owners of The Irish Centre have announced its closure is set for January, marking the end of the venue’s life in the city’s Irish quarter, as it moves to new premises in Kings Heath to…
The Birmingham St. Patrick’s Festival is back this weekend, with an exciting parade for 2018 and a host of celebrations and entertainment. This Sunday (March 11), taking place in the spiritual home of the Irish, Digbeth, the Parade celebrations will begin with the second ever St Patrick’s fun run, aptly named the Emerald Mile.
Birmingham is home to several high-profile annual community celebrations and parades, from Chinese New Year festivities and Birmingham Pride to the Birmingham Mela and Birmingham Carnival, but if there was ever one event that seems to bring everyone together – regardless of age, background or heritage – it would have to be St Patrick’s Day….
Thousands of people came out to marvel at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham yesterday. Digbeth High Street was awash with green and gold as festivities launched early in the morning with bright costumes and colour, clearly starting as they meant to go on.