Drawn in the Quarter
Join Ed Isaacs, RBSA member artist, for a journey of drawing around the Jewellery Quarter, sketching local buildings. About this event Ed will guide you to places and buildings of […]
£5
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Blue Plaque Unveiling – Tony de Vit
The Birmingham Civic Society invites you to join us at the unveiling of a Blue Plaque to Tony de Vit. Tony de Vit was a pioneering and hugely influential […]
Finals and Award Ceremony for the 2021/22 Next Generation Awards Programme
The Birmingham Civic Society’s Next Generation Awards - To improve any society, its young people must feel that they matter. To stimulate their creativity, nurture their enthusiasm for life and […]
Muse: Uncovering the hidden figures behind art history’s masterpieces
Muse tells the true stories of the incredible women who have inspired art history's masterpieces. Join Ruth Millington, art historian, critic and writer at Winterbourne House, to hear about the […]
£4
Poetry and acoustic music with Simone ‘Word’ Smith & Hidden Notes
Simone 'Word' Smith, performance poet, will show her love for words and stories, performing with music trio Hidden Notes. Simone Smith is a performance and published poet who has been […]
£4 – £6
Blue Plaque unveiling to The Rum Runner
Before it was demolished in 1987, it was in The Rum Runner club that the band Duran Duran initially worked, rehearsed and partied. The club's owners, Paul and Michael Berrow […]
Free
Remarkable generosity; Louisa Ryland’s gifts to the city
Louisa Ryland (1814-1889) was a major Victorian philanthropist and benefactor. Louisa gave quietly and often anonymously, and it is estimated she donated, in today’s equivalent, well over 20 million pounds […]
Free
The Birmingham Civic Society Leaders’ Breakfast 2023
Hosted by Aston University The Birmingham Civic Society invite you to join us for breakfast and to hear from Leader of Birmingham City Council, Councillor Ian Ward. Councillor Ward will […]
INVITE ONLY: UNVEILING OF BLUE PLAQUES COMMEMORATING THE WORK OF GEORGE DAWSON AND SAM: TIMMINS
On Tuesday 28th February we will be unveiling two blue plaques, commemorating the work of George Dawson and Sam: Timmins. George Dawson (1821-1876) was a nonconformist preacher, lecturer and activist with […]
PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY
The Birmingham Civic Society invite you to the public meeting being held regarding the proposals to redevelop the site of the Smallbrook Ringway site. This meeting is in collaboration with […]
Free
West Midlands Combined Authority Tram Unveiling to Theresa Stewart
West Midlands Combined Authority will be naming a tram to honour Theresa Stewart, the first female leader of Birmingham City Council and a labour councillor for over 30 years. Birmingham […]
Bertha Bracey, the Kindertransport and aid for refugees in the 1930s and 1940s
Born in 1893, Bertha Bracey was brought up in Bournville where her father worked at the Cadbury chocolate factory. She became a Quaker in 1911 and spent the rest of […]