Culture, heritage and creativity in the West Midlands
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The Fifty+ Festival will be a fortnight of health and wellbeing activities taking place across Sutton Coldfield during 7th – 20th October 2024.
The Festival is being organised in partnership between Age Concern Birmingham, Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council and Sutton Coldfield Neighbourhood Network Scheme.
Aimed at all local citizens over the age of 50, the Fifty+ Festival is designed to raise awareness amongst local residents about health issues they may encounter in later life, reduce the risk of things like falls in older age, manage or even avoid long-term health conditions and provide support so that people can feel healthier and happier, for longer.
Event Launch Tuesday 8 October 2024
Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on Tuesday 8th October from 10.20am – 2.30pm.
Join us for exciting activity sessions led by top health professionals and connect with wellbeing experts at Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall. With over 50 exhibitors, there’s plenty to explore and discover to boost your health and fitness!
The event is free to attend and open to all, particularly older adults and those supporting them.
o you play a rock band instrument or sing? Would you like the opportunity for a free
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Following on from their smash hit show celebrating the King's Coronation, the nation's favourite wartime inspired group, The D-Day Darlings, proudly present their BRAND NEW show marking the 80th Anniversary of D-Day!
Expect an emotive and reflective, yet highly entertaining and joyous performance. Featuring best loved songs from the era including stunning new arrangements, dazzling costumes and slick choreography in a stunning new show marking a hugely significant moment in our country’s rich history, the 80th anniversary of D-Day!
With special guest performances (on selected dates) from the D-Day Juniors (BGT), the brand new D-Day Darlings Voices Choir and Colin Thackery (winner of BGT 2019), making this show suitable for all the family.
NOT TO BE MISSED! BOOK NOW!
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Free Admission – Every Sunday – From 6:30pm
From Rock and Roll to Ska to Cajun to Rock - making all the stops along the way. A gumbo of music styles with just one thing in common - they all rock!
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Birmingham Rocks at O Bar, 264 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2DS For more information, contact Jim Simpson on 0121 454 7020 or email jim@bigbearmusic.com
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 Telford Walk Week, just over a week to go 27 May - 2 June 2024There's 90 walks to choose from during Telford Walk Week, including something for families, mental wellbeing, nature and history events - there really is something for everyone. This week long programme of walks will have you exploring lots of different places around Telford and Wrekin, all the walks are free and a small number have chargeable events attached to them, some walks even have free refreshments, lots are wheelchair accessible and dog friendly. Each walk has more information on where to meet, the difficulty grading, if there is an age restriction, if you need to book your place or just turn up and more. Take a look, use the link below...
Highlights of Telford Walk Week...
Our special thanks goes to the friends, partners and walking groups without whom we'd not be able to offer such a diverse range of walks; Wellington Walkers Are Welcome, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Lyreco, Jake Evans, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, Denso, Sal Tonge, Ramblers Wellbeing Walks, Newport Community Walking Group, Veterans Walks, Telford Mind, Micky Bushell, Age UK and Friends of the Telford T50 Mile Trail.  |
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Birmingham Pride weekend is the climax of year round activity, where everyone comes together to celebrate LGBTQ+ achievement, life and love. |
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Any queries, please email gill@bpha.online
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The BPHA organises regular talks, lectures and discussions open to members. For more information, get in touch birminghampha@gmail.com
Sat 25 Nov : How the Liberal party shaped the Labour party
12.30pm – 3.30pm – BPHA Rooms, Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street
£15.00
From Barbarella’s to Black Sabbath – ‘70s Birmingham unmasked like never before
With industrial unrest on an unprecedented scale and the city enduring one of the worst IRA atrocities on mainland Britain, cultural life in ‘70s Birmingham could have taken a very dark turn.
But exactly the opposite happened. The city went on to produce some of the biggest names in popular music history and venues like Barbarella’s and Rebecca’s – owned and operated by ‘King of Clubs’ Eddie Fewtrell – dominated the night scene for the majority of the era.
The decade is chronicled like never before in the brand new ‘Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham’ book which has been researched and written by local brothers Jim and Ron Simpson who have been at the very heart of the city’s music scene since the late 1960s.
Duran Duran, UB40, Dexys Midnight Runners and many more found initial success in the 1970s and feature in the story.
The book’s co-author Jim Simpson is arguably more qualified than most to write about the decade – he helped create success for one of the city’s biggest cultural exports of the era, Black Sabbath.
He was their first manager and took them to the top of the charts. He also managed other successful bands, found, toured and recorded American blues musicians and ran Henry’s Blueshouse and the Big Bear record label.
The ‘Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham’ – which is full of rare photos and memories from luminaires spanning Jasper Carrott to Tony Iommi – features venues like the legendary Mothers, once described by John Peel as the best club in the world.
Jim Simpson said: “Birmingham had a thriving live music and nightlife scene in the 1970s. It was an exciting place to be and this book is a true celebration of the decade.”
The ‘Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham’ follows best-selling editions of the book series that have been previously launched in the likes of Coventry, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester, Chesterfield and other places.
Ron Simpson added: “It was the decade that gave us everything from disco to punk via heavy rock and reggae and Birmingham was at the centre of everything.”
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