Tag archives for Christmas - Page 5
Villa and Wolves players visit young patients to spread festive cheer
Staff Reporter
December 20, 2017
Aston Villa FC players, including Captain John Terry, stopped by Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn's Children's Hospice yesterday to help spread festive cheer with young people, staff and families. Wearing…
Why were people dancing the Macarena in Birmingham’s ‘Pigeon Park’?
Staff Reporter
December 16, 2017
Brummies congregated outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to take part in a mass dance-along, in a bid to spread festive cheer and raise money for charity. Joining in from all over…
Cor-brrrryn: Someone actually went and built a Jeremy Corbyn snowman!
Staff Reporter
December 12, 2017
As temperatures plummeted across the country this week and schools were out on account of heavy snowfall, out came an army of frozen snowmen raised across front yards, back gardens and public parks.…
REVIEW: Magical Lantern Festival in Birmingham
Ranjit Dhillon
November 30, 2017
The Magical Lantern Festival returns once again to Birmingham over the Christmas period to help spread the festive cheer, with a gorgeous display of larger-than-life Chinese lanterns. Moving to its new…
Here’s the 12 buff ginger dudes who stripped naked to fight stigma [NSFW]
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2017
Twelve redheaded dudes have stripped totally naked to raise money for charity, while taking a stand against the stigma associated with being ginger. Often socially mocked for being very pale but for…
New Doctor Who Jodie Whitaker’s costume revealed… and it’s a bit Mork & Mindy
Staff Reporter
November 9, 2017
Here's the first photo of new Doctor Who Jodie Whitaker in her official costume ahead of her debut as the Thirteenth and she looks a bit like, well, er, Robin Williams…
Enter Shikari to play Christmas double-date in Birmingham
thisisbirmingham
August 24, 2012
Enter Shikari are set to play at the HMV Institute in December Never ones to let the grass grow under their feet, Enter Shikari have announced a run of UK dates…
City charity begins welcoming homeless into Christmas Shelter
thisisbirmingham
December 23, 2011
One of the country's oldest charitable homeless shelters is expecting to be at its busiest this year as it tends to the needy and destitute during the festive but demanding Christmas week. Birmingham Christmas…
Birmingham Bull gets an early Christmas present…
thisisbirmingham
December 1, 2011
If you visiting the Bullring shopping centre earlier today, you may have noticed that the bull was getting itself a made-to-fit knitted jumper. Don't be alarmed for this is not the…
COMPETITON: Win tickets to the Festive Gift Fair at the NEC
thisisbirmingham
October 25, 2011
The fantastic Festive Gift Fair returns to Birmingham’s NEC for the 16th year and we have teamed up with the organisers to offer you the chance to win tickets for…