Positively Birmingham Walking Tours are now in their third year and are celebrating with the launch of Tour No. 3 at Birmingham Heritage Week in September. To increase awareness among city centre hotels and Birmingham marketing staff FREE places on the launch of the new ‘Discovering Birmingham’ tour are being offered to marketing professionals. You can choose from a Friday afternoon tour starting at 13.30 on 7th September. Alternatively you can come along with a friend on Sunday afternoon 9th…

Research shows that getting away from your desk and taking time away from the office refreshes and refocuses the mind. Fresh air and physical activity also have a positive effect on our body and mind. A study by Stanford University shows that walking improves creative thinking, allowing us to generate and execute more ideas, and that’s not all, your creative flow lasts for a short time after your walk too, so that stroll is well worth it. So, why not…

All abilities are very welcome. Route consists of canal paths city Running and occasional geese and the route is approximately two miles. Our Meeting point is at Up and Running The Grand, 29 Colmore Row, Every Tuesday. 12:15 – Warmup 12:30 – Start Time 13:10 – Finish Time If you are interested in attending the Tuesday running group please get in touch with Katy who will connect you with the group leader.

Shaw was a professor of chemistry at Queens College, a patent agent and an amateur watercolourist, a highly respected member of Birmingham’s scientific, artistic, manufacturing and educational communities. He was a pivotal figure in the chain of productive relationships between technologists, artisans, manufactures and entrepreneurs which fuelled the economic development of Birmingham during the Victorian era. He was also the first person in the city to make a photograph.  We could regard him as a ‘Colmore Man’. Colmore BID previously…

Our next annual meeting will be held on 11 September 2018, from 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. At the meeting, you will find out about our work over the last 12 months.  We will be sharing our exciting plans for BID 3 by launching our Business Plan and we will let you know about the voting process and key dates, such as when the ballot papers will be sent out to voters and the…

This tour is now fully booked! Join us for an historic tour of the Colmore Business District with local history enthusiast Mike Mounfield. After a gentle and informative stroll, full of interesting facts and Mike’s trademark humour, join us for refreshments in the company of fantastic Birmingham art at Reuben Colley Fine Art Gallery on Colmore Row. Your ticket to this event will get you a 30 minute tour, plus drinks and nibbles and the chance to mingle with your…

You may remember our award winning photographic exhibition in Snow Hill Square, celebrating the work of Birmingham female photographer, Phyllis Nicklin. The exhibition displayed some of the images taken by Nicklin during the 1950s and 60s. The images are visually stunning and of huge historical importance. To continue the celebration of female photographers we will be showing a feature length documentary about one of Nicklin’s contemporary’s, Vivian Maier. Maier, based in New York, was a mysterious character who secretly took…

Join us for a lunchtime tour of the Colmore Business District led by history enthusiast Richard Trengrouse. We will stroll around the District hearing about it’s hidden history, its lost buildings and some of the characters who have walked the same streets over the past two centuries. A real chance to get under the skin of one of the most fascinating parts of our city This tour is free to attend so book on quick and spaces will go fast.

Research shows that getting away from your desk and taking time away from the office refreshes and refocuses the mind. Fresh air and physical activity also have a positive effect on our body and mind. A study by Stanford University shows that walking improves creative thinking, allowing us to generate and execute more ideas, and that’s not all, your creative flow lasts for a short time after your walk too, so that stroll is well worth it. So, why not…

All abilities are very welcome. Route consists of canal paths city Running and occasional geese and the route is approximately two miles. Our Meeting point is at Up and Running The Grand, 29 Colmore Row, Every Tuesday. 12:15 – Warmup 12:30 – Start Time 13:10 – Finish Time If you are interested in attending the Tuesday running group please get in touch with Katy who will connect you with the group leader.

A Birmingham versus London debate about the loss of top talent to the capital is to be held in the West Midlands. Business leaders in Birmingham are being urged to be part of the discussion and have their say on the crucial question of how to keep the best graduates from leaving the city and wider region for London. The Progressive Employers Group (PEG), a thought platform set up for business leaders in Birmingham to promote innovative ways to strengthen…

Welcome to an evening with At One Day Spa where they would like to introduce you to a whole new level of beautiful skincare with their partners – Environ, Thalgo , CACI and Dr Jindi. As well as a great evening with fizz, pampering and a goody bag, your ticket will also give you access to amazing one-night-only offers. Your ticket is also redeemable against treatment purchases on the night. Environ & CACI – non-surgical anti-ageing skincare Speak to an Environ specialist about the power of Vitamin A Have your face scanned with a state of…