Charity - Page 9
Brum’s Gay Symphony Orchestra raise funds for Naz and Matt Foundation
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018 | 01:03 pm
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets…
Tickets for a fiver as Stefflon Don announces charity show at Boxxed in Digbeth
Staff Reporter
June 22, 2018 | 12:30 pm
An unmissable show with Stefflon Don has been announced to take place in Birmingham next month, to raise money for an international animal charity. The Brum-born 26-year-old - real name Stephanie Victoria Allen…
Brum comedian Shazia Mirza to serve up a night of laughs to help city’s homeless
Staff Reporter
June 6, 2018 | 02:08 pm
Birmingham-born Shazia Mirza is heading back to Brum to raise money for the city’s homeless, as part of an annual event hosted by Itihaas Restaurant. Joining fellow comedian Hardeep Singh…
Birmingham Muslims are feeding city’s homeless during Ramadan
Staff Reporter
June 3, 2018 | 05:00 pm
A group of Muslims who fed the city's homeless and hungry over the Christmas period are doing the same again, this time throughout Ramadan. Volunteers with The Birmingham Outreach Foundation…
Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips becomes Big Issue vendor for the day
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2018 | 01:05 pm
Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, took to the streets of Birmingham this week to get a taste of life as a Big Issue vendor. Joining 25-year-old Big Issue vendor…
Birmingham charity championing migrant communities launches book to mark 40th anniversary
Staff Reporter
April 20, 2018 | 11:00 am
A community organisation that has been at the forefront of empowering migrant communities in Birmingham marks its 40th anniversary this year. Saathi House in Aston is celebrating the milestone by…
13 photos of David Tennant meeting fans in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 31, 2018 | 08:32 pm
A host of celebrities joined David Tennant in Birmingham this evening for the regional premiere screening of new film You, Me and Him at Cineworld in Broad Street. Gracing the red carpet…
Birmingham stars to celebrate loved ones at unique art installation
Staff Reporter
March 26, 2018 | 03:30 pm
Thoughtful Birmingham celebrities – including Line of Duty’s Claudia Jessie – will be celebrating the lives of their loved ones at an unusual art installation created by a local hospice.…
6 photos of Bullring shoppers getting their groove on for Sport Relief
Staff Reporter
March 22, 2018 | 03:05 pm
As part of the nation’s billion steps challenge, Disco Fitness were making sure Birmingham took a step in the right direction for Sport Relief yesterday, with a lunchtime aerobics class right next to…
10 things you didn’t know about Miss Birmingham Niamh Conway
Staff Reporter
March 17, 2018 | 12:01 am
Niamh Conway has been Miss Birmingham for a whole year. This time last March, the 22-year-old was an aspirational but shy university graduate who struggled with major confidence issues, before surprising…