Newsletter #05                                        January 2022        Dear Readers,  Welcome to the fifth Newsletter of the BETTER project! BETTER is an Interreg Europe project that focuses on the promotion of e-Government solutions. With our project we aim to create a win-win situation for everyone by enhancing the […]

Newsletter #04       July 2021        Dear Reader, Welcome to the fourth Newsletter of the BETTER project! BETTER is an Interreg Europe project that focuses on the promotion of e-Government solutions. With our project we aim to create a win-win situation for everyone by […]

Wednesday 28th October at 2:00 (GMT) The 3 hour show featuring 9 up and coming artists from Birmingham and 6 from Ekaterinburg will be shown free online. The aim of the event is to develop the city links further, showcase Brum’s musical talent and support […]

Plans for the Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony are well under way for Sunday, 15th April. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony will take place then and will include performances from Carrara Stadium (Gold Coast, Australia) and part-live from Birmingham. Three artists have been […]

The BCC‘s European and International Office, in co-operation with the Goethe Institut London and the Library of Birmingham, organised a number of events in the LoB during the German week (17th to 24th November). Brummies of all ages had the opportunity to engage in educational and […]

  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 […]

The Igbo Community Association in the Midlands are finalising preparations to stage the largest African event in the Midlands the IWAJI 2016. This years’ event will combine the IWAJI 2016 and the fundraising event for the Igbo House in Birmingham. The Iwaji (New Yam Festival) is […]

As part of the 50th anniversary Birmingham celebrates with Frankfurt City, Birmingham’s annual Flatpack Film Festival has partnered with Frankfurt’s Lichter Filmfest in an exciting exchange project. Lichter has been running since 2008 and shows all manner of shorts, features, docs, experimental works, installations and live […]

On Sunday 24 April, Frankfurt’s experimental music duo Les Trucs will perform in Birmingham as part of the Flatpack Film Festival during The Last Laugh screening. Les Trucs are Charlotte Simon, Zink Tonsur and a variety of electronic gadgetry. Together, they process and revise the intersection of music, […]

The award wining South African Thribhangi Dance Theatre will be performing in several venues in the Midlands from the the 6th to the 13th of May 2016. Their Sukuma (“Stand Up” in Zulu language) show combines the grace of Indian classical Bharatanatyam with the string physicality of […]