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Welcome to
June’s Birmingham Bulletin with two great
competitions and the latest news and information from Birmingham City Council.
 What's On & Leisure
The Lord
Mayor’s Show, 6 June,
11am –
5pm, Council House and Victoria Square.
The theme for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show is Women and Faith: Commemorating the Role of Women
and Faith in the First World War.
Sainsbury’s
Birmingham Grand Prix. Tickets still available to see Mo Farah, Jess Ennis-Hill,
Christine Ohuruogu and Greg Rutherford live at the Alexander Stadium on 7 June!
Highbury
Hall hosts three great events in June with The Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party on 14 June, Cocktails, Canapés and Conjuring on 19 June and Father’s
Day – Gentleman’s Tea, 21 June. Information on prices and booking tickets is on
the website here.
Don’t miss out on a fabulous food day
out at the BBC
Good Food Show Summer, 11 – 14 June. Get tickets from
just £20.60. Use the code PAR15 to claim your discount.
BBC
Gardeners’ World Live 11 – 14 June. Inspiration, experts and
know-how from the BBC2 programme, there’s no better day out for anyone who
loves their garden. Highlights include: Monty Don, Carol Klein and Joe Swift,
RHS Flower Show Birmingham.
Seun Kuti + Egypt 80.
The
youngest son of Afrobeat founder and legend Fela Kuti, brings his father’s 16 piece funk fuelled orchestra, Egypt 80 and the spirit and beats of
Africa to The Drum on 14 June.
BE
FESTIVAL offers a unique programme of theatre, dance, circus, music, food,
visual and more. Celebrating European culture, the festival takes place in
Birmingham REP June 23 – 27. Help launch the festival, join the Thunderclap campaign here.
Show your support at this year’s Armed
Forces Day which takes place on 27 June in Centenary
Square.
Saturday Studio at the
IKON. 27 June, 2 - 4.30pm, £6 per
person. A new regular practical session devised
especially for adults. Explore creative approaches to making art in response to
Ikon’s current exhibition by Pavel
Büchler.
Eastside Projects Exhibitions until 11 July. Samara Scott’s first solo-show in a public
gallery rips up and ruptures the floor to create an irrepressible, erotic
topography of consumer products.
To find out about free events in Birmingham Parks this month
visit the 'Park Lives' website here or see our ranger events here.
Find out about events at the Library of Birmingham here.
Coming
soon…
Birmingham Bikeathon
returns on 5 July to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research. There are
3 routes to choose from: 26, 52 or 100 miles, so sign up today!
The City
of Birmingham Triathlon 19
July, Sutton Park. Last few places left for
this fun and friendly triathlon with distances to suit everyone.
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 for more things to do in Birmingham
 City News & Information
Read May’s Organisational
Improvement Action Plan highlight report. The report provides an
update on the progress we are making against the Year One Action plan, which is
being monitored by the Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel.
Wheelie bin collections to start in North Birmingham. Residents
living in the districts of Erdington, Perry Barr and Sutton Coldfield are being
reminded that wheelie bin collections start in their neighbourhoods from the start of June.
Next
steps for Paradise. A new set of road measures
have come into operation supporting the Paradise redevelopment with access
changes affecting Paradise Circus, Sand Pits/Parade, Broad Street and Summer
Row.
What
do you think of the Birmingham Region? Describe the Birmingham Region in five words,
upload an image, tell a story, and complete a survey on a new website. By
taking part, you have the chance to win tickets for attractions across the
region.
Enjoy the sunshine on two-wheels! Bike
Week 2015 will take place 13
– 21 June. For cycling events
and news in Birmingham visit the Birmingham Cycle Revolution Facebook page here.
Cast your vote for Birmingham’s
Community Flag by 28 June. Cllr Mike Leddy, chair of the
Birmingham Flag Project Team, said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to create
a Community Flag for Birmingham and help instil civic pride in this great city
of ours".
Birmingham City Council has scooped Gold at the
prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for the fourth year
running for its spectacular display celebrating 300 years of Birmingham
Cathedral. Birmingham was also presented with the Diamond Jubilee Award for the
best exhibit in the Grand Pavilion.
Birmingham City Council new Cabinet confirmed. The city
council's new Cabinet and other committee line-ups were officially announced at
the authority's Annual General Meeting on 19 May. Read more on the Newsroom here
Town Council
ballot for Sutton Coldfield. Residents on the electoral register in Sutton
Coldfield will be taking part in a consultative postal vote from 25 June to
give their opinion on whether they want a town council for their area.
Passionate about Birmingham? Why not put your voice at
the heart of our decisions. Visit the Be
Heard Birmingham consultation
database and have your say on the decisions that will help shape the future of
Birmingham and its people.
 for more news from Birmingham City Council
 Presented by David Haye and Andy Shepherd and broadcast
around the world, BAMMA returns to the Barclaycard Arena on 13 June with one
of the biggest MMA events of the year. BAMMA 21 is not to be missed! For a
chance to win two tickets, answer the following question.
Q:
Which country does Andy DeVent come from?
A: France B:
Great Britain C:
Netherlands
Send your answer
and contact details to bulletin@birmingham.gov.uk by 7 June. Put
‘BAMMA’ in the subject field.
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 Win two tickets to see David Arnold at
Symphony Hall on 26
June. One
of the most influential and successful British composers of the last two
decades. David is joined by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform some of his most memorable
scores and themes from film and television such as James Bond,
Sherlock,
Independence Day and Godzilla.
Q:
What is the title of the much-anticipated new Bond film due out later on this
year?
A:
Thunderball B: Spectre C: Quantum of Solace
Send your
answer and contact details to bulletin@birmingham.gov.uk
by 14 June. Put ‘Arnold’ in the subject field.
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