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Summer starts here
Birmingham City Council has put families to the front of the queue this summer with a vast array of value for money fun days and many free to ensure every child is kept active over the summer holiday.
Whatever the age there is a wealth of free and inexpensive options available to stimulate and amuse the [...]
£17 Million Business Support Package
Businesses in Birmingham are set for a major boost as they battle to deal with the global economic recession, as Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet is asked to agree a £10.9 million in funding toward a far-reaching £17 million economic support package.
Announced by Cllr Neville Summerfield, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, the ‘Working Neighbourhood Fund’ package, delivered [...]
Living History Day at Soho House
Costumed characters, historical musicians and a fascinating insight into domestic life during the Napoleonic Wars will all be part of a special free Living History Day at Soho House on Sunday 12 July (12noon – 4pm).
Visitors to the event will be able to meet the barber surgeon from the 1st Footguards Regiment. Barber-surgeons were medical [...]
Tusheeta is a Real Gem!
Tusheeta David, a Birmingham based jewellery designer/maker from Birmingham City Council’s Design Space programme is celebrating after winning the “Treasure 2009 Designer of the Year” Award. Held as part of the recent Coutts London Jewellery Week, Tusheeta beat off fierce competition from seventy of the country’s top contemporary jewellery designers for this prestigious award.
Tusheeta who [...]
Scans fail to unravel mummy mystery
Investigations into a 1,700-year-old murder mystery continue – after state-of-the-art 21st century techniques were even foiled by the case.
Last December three Egyptian mummies from Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) were CT scanned at Mid Staffs NHS Foundation Trust in Stafford in a quest for more information on the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
Museum staff were [...]
Top marks for conservation
With otters returning to Birmingham and wild orchids growing on a number of sites across the city, Birmingham City Council has earned top marks for its commitment to biodiversity.
In the first ever national survey of its kind, a staggering 98 per cent of Birmingham City Council controlled Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) have [...]
Landmark in customer service improvement
A major milestone has been reached by Birmingham City Council as part of its efforts to improve the quality of services enjoyed by citizens.
The council’s has just enrolled its 1,000th customer-facing employee on a course that will ultimately result in an industry-standard Institute of Customer Service (ICS) award.
Lynne Bridgman, Service Delivery Manager at Cotteridge Neighbourhood [...]
Works Pave Way for Supernatural Future
Photo-Call
Where: Front Gates, Key Hill Cemetery, Icknield Street
When: 12 noon, Monday 6th July
Costumed guides from the ‘Birmingham Ghost Tour’ will join Cllr Neville Summerfield at the entrance to the Jewellery Quarters’ 19th Century Key Hill Cemetery to unveil the nearly refurbished Grade II listed entrance and gates to the site.
Visitors and ‘residents’ of Birmingham’s oldest [...]
Free Financial Advice at Bullring
Local people wanting help and support on how to manage their finances and cope with the economic recession are being invited to visit the Bullring on Saturday where Birmingham City Council is leading a free day-long drop-in advice session.
Running in the pedestrian area on Edgbaston Street, at the back of the Bullring, the event is [...]
Major Jobs and Advice Events
Two major jobs and advice events designed to get West Midlands residents back into work, and culminating in a free two-day event at Villa Park, were today announced by the LDV Taskforce.
The Taskforce is a multi-agency body involving Birmingham City Council, Jobcentre Plus, Advantage West Midlands, The Learning and Skills Council, Accelerate and Solihull Council, [...]