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 12 January 2018
Birmingham Bulletin
Welcome to Birmingham Bulletin with the latest news, events
and competitions from Birmingham City Council.
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News
Medals for March’s IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018
have been unveiled. Students at Birmingham City University’s School of
Jewellery were challenged to design
the medals, with second year silversmith and jewellery student Menna
Jones producing the winning design.
‘Fighting For Air’ – a BBC2 documentary
shown on 10 Jan – included an experiment in Kings Heath to see if people could
work together to improve air quality in a single day. Catch up with the
programme on iPlayer
and find out how you can play your part in tackling the
city’s air pollution.
Is
your new year’s resolution to get fit and active? If you live near to east
Birmingham there’s a great incentive with the opening of the brand
new Stechford Leisure Centre on Station Road.
Work
to improve Sutton Coldfield Library is set to start on 15 January. Once complete library visitors will also be provided with a café and play area for pre-school children.
Got a real Christmas tree that you no longer need now
that the festive season has drawn to a close? You can recycle
it free of charge at one of four parks in the city between now and 28
January.
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Events
Book your tickets for the British Basketball Cup Finals on Sunday 28
January, one of the biggest days in the British Basketball League (BBL) calendar.
Birmingham will be
commemorating National
Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 28 January, from 1pm. The theme for
this year is: The Power of Words.
Harry
Potter: A history of magic
display is on at the Library of Birmingham until 28 February.
Are you passionate about
poetry? Poets’
Place meets fortnightly at the Library of Birmingham.
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Competitions
Win
tickets to the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships
With
155 matches and 50+ hours of live badminton to enjoy, the 2018
YONEX All England Badminton Championships will serve up five days of
world-class action in front of an international crowd at Arena Birmingham, from
14-18 March 2018.
For
a chance to win tickets to the Championships on Saturday 17 March, just answer
this question:
What
apparatus do you use to play badminton?
A: Shuttlecock B: Football C: Puck
Send your answer and contact telephone number to
bulletin@birmingham.gov.uk
by 28 January. Put Badminton in the subject field.
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Have your say
The council’s corporate budget consultation 2018+
closes in a couple of days time on 15 January. If you haven’t already done so, please have your say on the future
of Birmingham City Council services.
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