Chicago will to host a Mayor’s Round Table on 6th June 2018 as part of their annual “Chicago Forum on Global Cities”. Councillor Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council (BCC) has been invited to participate. This year is particularly important for Birmingham as it […]

After Mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldmann, visited Birmingham last month, Lord Mayor, Carl Rice, flew to Frankfurt-am-Main for the inauguration of the Frankfurt-Birmingham tram on Wednesday 21 December.     The two Mayors unveiled the tram which is decorated with the coat of arms and […]

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 […]

  Birmingham’s internationally renowned Christmas Markets return to the city for six weeks from 17 November – and for the first time will remain open until 29 December. This year the Frankfurt Christmas Market – organised by Birmingham City Council in partnership with Frankfurt Tourism […]

On Sunday the 12th of June, Birmingham celebrated the annual Lord Mayor’s Show, the highlight of Birmingham City Council’s civic calendar, where the city welcomed the new Lord Mayor, Councillor Carl Rice and Lady Mayoress Mrs. Deed Curry. Despite the inclement weather with constant rain, the Birmingham Commonwealth Association had a […]

This annual spectacular is one of the council’s most prestigious civic events, attracting thousands of people. A highlight of Birmingham’s civic calendar, it introduces the new Lord Mayor to the city and bids a fond farewell to the outgoing one. As well as raising money […]

Birmingham Lord Mayor, Raymond Hassall took part in an event organised for HM Queen Elisabeth II during her visit to Frankfurt on 25 June 2015. He was officially invited by the Mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldmann and Volker Bouffier, Minister-President of the Garman State of Hesse to take […]

Late on Christmas Eve 1914, men of the British Expeditionary Force heard the German soldiers singing carols and patriotic songs and saw lanterns and small fir trees along their trenches. Messages began to be shouted between the trenches. The following day, British and German soldiers […]

The Deputy Mayor of Frankfurt will arrive early afternoon on Friday 19 December. The main reason for his visit is to officially represent Frankfurt at the commemoration of the World War 1 truce. This commemoration will take place outside in the grounds of Birmingham Cathedral […]

Councillor Mike Leddy, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, has just returned from a visit to Washington and Chicago. His visit focused on the showcasing of Birmingham’s culture and progressing our Sister City relationship with Chicago. In Washington the Lord Mayor accompanied the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group […]