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Curve expand their in house artistic team.

Curve expand their in house artistic team.

Apr

Curve is strengthening and expanding its Artistic Team to further develop both the work on the venues stages and out in the surrounding communities. Suba Das (Associate Director, Community Engagement) and Tim Ford (Associate Director, Participation and Learning) will work with Curve’s Artistic Director, Paul Kerryson, contributing to artistic planning and to...

BTCC draws huge crowds at Donnington Park.

BTCC draws huge crowds at Donnington Park.

Apr

An estimated 15,000 fans turned out at the world-class racing circuit of Donington Park over the of weekend to enjoy two days of exciting track activity as the UK’s most popular racing series, the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), visited the circuit. The first of three BTCC races on Sunday around Donington Park’s 1.9 mile long National...

Stapleford Park nominated for three World Travel Awards.

Stapleford Park nominated for three World Travel Awards.

Apr

Congratulations are in order! The beautiful country hotel, Stapleford Park, near Melton Mowbray, has been nominated for three World Travel Awards. The World Travel Awards serves to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry and have been cited as “the travel industry’s equivalent to the...

Birmingham’s Pushkar is expanding.

Birmingham’s Pushkar is expanding.

Apr

We love Pushkar here at 69 Degrees, so we are super excited to hear that they’re in the process of expanding their venue on Birmingham’s Broad Street. They’ll be transforming Miss Latte Coffee Shop, next door to Pushkar, into a plush, new private dining area. The new arrival of the private dining area, which will be finished towards the end of...

The Dragonboat Festival returns to Birmingham.

The Dragonboat Festival returns to Birmingham.

Apr

The annual Dragonboat Festival will be returning to Brindleyplace for its 13th year this summer in a bid to find out which local business can face the elements and be crowned winner of the popular charity race. Taking place on Saturday 16th June on Birmingham’s Fazeley Canal, 22 teams from the city’s business community will compete against each other in...

Birmingham celebrates Songkran in style!

Birmingham celebrates Songkran in style!

Apr

This month, Thai Edge in Birmingham will be celebrating Songkran, the Thai New Year festival. Songkran takes place from the 13th – 15th April. The date marks the end of a 12-month cycle and the beginning of a new solar year, as the sun moves into Aries in April. Songkran is officially a three-day festival. On the first day, firecrackers are usually lit to...