Month: July 2022
Westside BID teases city council over lack of horse-drawn vehicle signage
12th July 2022 - News / by Mike Olley
A horse-drawn hearse spotted on Broad Street has prompted Westside BID to post a mini-video that jovially teases Birmingham City Council...Read more
Call for volunteers to help make jazz festival go with a swing
8th July 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
If you love jazz and the blues, then this is for you. Organisers of this year’s Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival, wh...Read more
Scooter riders meet up at Black Sabbath bench on fund-raising tour for Acorns
- News / by Mike Olley
Scooter riders from across Birmingham converged on Broad Street’s world-famous Black Sabbath ‘heavy metal’ bench as part of their fund-r...Read more
Westside’s Saqib Bhatti resigns from government over Boris Johnson controversy
6th July 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Former Westside BID director Saqib Bhatti has resigned as a parliamentary private secretary in protest at prime minister Boris Johnson’s...Read more
Black Sabbath honoured with stunning engraved mirror of heavy metal bench
- News / by Steve Dyson
A stunning engraved mirror depicting the world-famous Black Sabbath ‘heavy metal’ bench on Birmingham’s golden mile in fine detail has b...Read more
Commonman Games: free sports and fun for all on Westside this summer
5th July 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Westside BID has organised a fun series of sports events that anyone can take part in free of charge to celebrate Birmingham’s Commonwea...Read more
Arts festival on Westside to highlight migrants’ stories
4th July 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
The story of human migration is to be told as part of a four-day programme of music, art, film and talks. The annual Migrant Festival...Read more
Phweeee! The Big Whistle campaign launched to welcome Commonwealth Games
1st July 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Scores of people gathered in Brindleyplace’s Central Square yesterday (Thursday) to take part in and watch the official launch of The Bi...Read more
Colourful scenes of Westside feature in new art exhibition at Velvet
- News / by Steve Dyson
A new art exhibition featuring colourful scenes from across Westside by some of Birmingham’s brightest budding artists is opening at Vel...Read more