The Phoenix Newspaper Official Launch, 5th Anniversary Gala Showcase and Awards Presentation will take place on Saturday 5th December 2015 at the Bethel Convention Centre in West Bromwich, supporting Acorns Children’s Hospice and African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust. The theme of the day’s celebrations is Connecting Communities & […]

Jamaica’s 52nd Independence Annual Local Heroes and the Be Inspired Youth Gala and Awards is taking place on 18 October, at Aston Villa FC’s Holte Banqueting Suite. The event is organised by the AJN (Association of Jamaican Nationals), a Birmingham-based organisation, serving the interests of the Jamaican communities […]

On November 17th, 2016, Birmingham welcomed a delegation from Frankfurt-am-Main led by Peter Feldmann, Mayor of Frankfurt. Throughout the day members of the delegation attended various events of the German Week. In the evening, three events symbolizing the lifelong partnership between Birmingham and Frankfurt took […]

Calling all lovers of German culture and German language! Several German themed events are coming to Birmingham to celebrate 50 years of partnership between Birmingham and Frankfurt cities: 17 November 9am Exporting to Frankfurt event for small and medium sized enterprises Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and […]

As part of the 50th anniversary our city celebrates with Frankfurt this year, Bournville Young Singers (BYS) hosted 55 members of the Frankfurt Cathedral Youth Choir who also joined them for their own 30th anniversary Gala concert on the 24th of April. The journey of the Frankfurt singers was […]

Exactly 50 years ago, on the 19th of April 1966 three cities Birmingham, Frankfurt and Lyon signed a partnership agreement that started unprecedented period of enhanced collaboration. Birmingham and Frankfurt are celebrating 50 years of joint working. Lyon has been partnered with both cities for […]

Birmingham and Frankfurt became formal partner cities in 1966. This year both cities will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partnership and a number of events have been planned jointly with the City of Frankfurt and Frankfurt based organisations to celebrate the occasion. With the signing of […]

As part of the Birmingham and Frankfurt 50th anniversary programme, Birmingham based Bournville Young Singers will start a collaboration project with the Frankfurt Cathedral Choir. This coincides with the Bournville Young Singers 30th anniversary. Programme: 23 April: Welcome Day for Boys and Girls Choir from Frankfurt Cathedral and a civic reception in the […]

Birmingham based International Synergies Limited took centre stage at Green Week in Brussels last week, rubbing shoulders with leading figures from the European Commission, business, environmental and political world. Green Week is the largest annual conference on European environmental policy.  The theme for this year’s […]