Community News & Updates
- 11th February 2026
Rebecca Mander, personal coach and founder of GuruYou, is hosting an event titled Tackling Tough Conversations as part of Future Faces’ professional development series.
Alan (pictured) performing in Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie at Sutton Arts Theatre
- 6th February 2026
ServiceGRN has announced the venues of its 2026 ‘Plastic Free Sea’ Beach Audit Programme, a series of coordinated environmental audit events aimed at tackling marine plastic pollution and promoting cleaner, healthier coastlines.
Vix (pictutred) tells all on The Ian Henery Show on Black Country Xtra
- 3rd February 2026
Songwriter-Musician turned Author (and Film Maker). Writing dark fiction that strikes a chord. Crafting the sound track to non-fiction.
Trailblazing 80’s chart band We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It (Aka FUZZBOX) celebrate forty years since Birmingham's female ‘Fab Four’ burst onto the music scene on The Ian Henery Show on Black Country Xtra
- 22nd January 2026
Families across Britain are continuing to delay care decisions until a health crisis forces urgent action, according to new research examining the changing demand for care homes.
- 22nd January 2026
Trustee and Ambassador for South Asian Arts to be interviewed on Black Country Xtra
Our Place Support is pleased to announce that its Advice Service has secured five years of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities programme, ensuring the long-term stability of a well-established service supporting residents across North Birmingham.
- 13th January 2026
Dr Ranjit Khutan (pictured with other Ambassadors at The Grand Theatre) to discuss championing community reach and engagement with the arts