Month: July 2023
VIDEO: teetotallers from Utah bring jazz joy to The Brasshouse pub on Westside
21st July 2023 - News / by Graham Young
Members of the Jazz Legacy Band from Brigham Young University in Utah put on a sterling show at The Brasshouse, one of Birmingham’s most...Read more
Music legends to ‘rock up’ at Westside venue in art form
- News / by Tony Collins
Some of the biggest names in rock music will be making a collective appearance on Westside – thanks to the special talents of Kirk Andre...Read more
Jane’s huge bouquet as Westside’s ‘thank you’ for son’s street warden heroics
20th July 2023 - News / by Steve Dyson
Every Mum loves being proud of her son, but not many Mums are prouder than 87-year-old Jane White. Because Jane is the woman responsi...Read more
VIDEO: watch Chickenbone John performing on sales floor of Lee Longlands
18th July 2023 - News / by Graham Young
Midland guitar maestro Chickenbone John got an unexpected call on Saturday – a gig on the sales floor of Lee Longlands, Broad Street’s l...Read more
Tony Butler: ‘unique’ Midland sports broadcaster remembered on Westside
- News / by Tony Collins
Leading figures linked to Westside have paid tributes to Midland broadcasting legend Tony Butler, whose live radio phone-ins became a mu...Read more
VIDEO: our first anniversary celebration of Metro tram extension up Broad Street
17th July 2023 - News / by Graham Young
The mile-long extension of the West Midlands Metro line from Grand Central to Edgbaston Village has reached its first annual milestone. ...Read more
Laughs all the way as Jasper Carrott spoke at Birmingham jazz festival’s official launch
- News / by Tony Collins
Comedy legend Jasper Carrott declared himself a proud Brummie as he helped to officially launch this year’s Birmingham Jazz & Blues ...Read more
Could you be the next Othello, Iago or Desdemona on Westside?
- News / by Steve Dyson
‘Our bodies are our gardens … our wills are gardeners’ … and now YOU can audition for this and many other dramatic moments in one of Sha...Read more
VIDEO: take just 135 seconds to watch launch of Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival
15th July 2023 - News / by WestsideTeam
The 39th annual Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival was launched at the Rep in Birmingham on Friday 14 July, and Westside BID's own vid...Read more