Month: October 2022

VIDEO: the spooks were out in force on Westside at the weekend!
31st October 2022 - News / by Danielle Robinson
Take less than a minute to watch how Halloween was celebrated in style on Birmingham’s ‘golden mile’ of Broad Street at the weekend. ...Read more

Singer-songwriter Steve Gibbons to receive ‘Star’ on Broad Street’s ‘Walk of Stars’
- News / Uncategorised / by Steve Dyson
Steve Gibbons, the famous Birmingham singer-songwriter, is to be awarded with his own ‘Star’ on Broad Street’s celebrated Walk of Stars....Read more

VIDEO: Watch Ice Skate Birmingham getting ready to open on Westside next week
28th October 2022 - News / by Danielle Robinson
Take just 50 seconds to watch as busy workers prepare for the return of one the UK’s largest ice-skating rinks to Westside next week. ...Read more

Photos flood in for Westside’s 2023 calendar competition, with just two weeks to deadline
26th October 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Dozens of pictures taken by amateur photographers have already been submitted for Westside’s 2023 calendar competition, with just two we...Read more

Bricking it: new exhibition on horror of architecture opens at Ikon next month
25th October 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
A new exhibition that will explore the chilling relationships between modern architecture and horror is set to open at Westside’s Ikon G...Read more

VIDEO: Ikon director pays tribute to city he loves as he stands down after 23 years
20th October 2022 - News / by Paula Young
Ikon director Jonathan Watkins has praised the transformation of Birmingham and described it as a “city that’s going places” in a short ...Read more

Rejected: space-age phone box that could have become crime magnet on Broad Street
19th October 2022 - News / by Steve Dyson
Westside BID has succeeded in its opposition to having a space-age phone box placed on Broad Street, with city planners accepting that i...Read more

Crime writer’s novel to inspire new work of art, thanks to Westside BID
18th October 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
Every picture tells a story! And in the case of a unique art competition launched by Westside BID, the ‘picture’ in question will tell t...Read more

He’s out! Sweet smell of freedom for Westside BID chairman
17th October 2022 - News / by Tony Collins
Westside BID’s chairman Gerald Manton has managed to escape his prison cell – and without the need of a hacksaw. Mr Manton volunteere...Read more