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It’s a summer of fun at The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust sites - with a wide variety of events taking place over the coming months.

There will be plenty to see and do over the summer holidays for all the family - from dog shows to sports and steam weekends, and much more.

Haringey Council came together to mark Srebrenica Memorial Day, with Council leader Cllr Peray Ahmet joining Mayor of Haringey, Cllr Gina Adamou and other councillors to light candles in memory of the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

Cllr Peray Ahmet, Leader of Haringey Council, said: “I, the Mayor Cllr Gina Adamou, and other councillors came together to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide – on Srebrenica Memorial Day.

Organisations which are holding school holiday events for children and young people in Wolverhampton are being reminded to submit details so they can be included in the Yo! summer programme. Six weeks of fun and opportunity is being lined up in Wolverhampton during the holidays, with the Yo! summer programme offering another extensive range of activities for children, young people and their families.

Today, BabyCentre releases the nation’s top baby names in its annual mid-year charts – and also reveals that parents have unnamed and shamed big buck trial celebrities, sending down key names in high-profile court cases.

There were no winners when it came to the names in defamation cases on both sides of the Atlantic as the Wagatha Christie trial and the battle between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp saw parents fling the names out of court.

With temperatures expected to reach the 30s over the weekend and heading into next week, Severn Trent is urging people to consider the ways that they use water during warm weather and is asking them to stay safe this summer by staying out of reservoirs. 

Using paddling pool water to keep the garden looking green, switching off the tap while brushing your teeth and cutting a couple of minutes from your morning shower are just a few of the recommendations to help people reduce water use during warm weather to avoid a surge in demand. 

Birmingham 2022 has announced the artists and performers that will be part of the seven magnificent Neighbourhood Festival Sites which will be held in locations across the Commonwealth Games host city.

The programme at each site will reflect a different aspect of the Games, from the ‘warm-up’ in Castle Vale, to the notions of speed and boundaries in Sparkhill.

With Eid ul-Adha 2022, the second of the two major Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims each year, now here, this year’s festival begins this evening (Saturday 9 July) as it follows on from Eid ul-Fitr, which was marked at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan (Monday 2 May).

Honouring the famous story of the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim (known in the Christian Old Testament as Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command, it is based on the sighting of the moon, which means it cannot be calculated with complete accuracy.

Humanitarian NGO Human Appeal has partnered with FareShare, the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, to help families struggling with the cost of living crisis in the UK.

The food distribution collaboration will cover the UK’s West Midlands and coincides with the Eid Qurbani, one of the most importants celebration in the Muslim calendar.

West Midlands leaders have issued a rallying cry to the region to get behind Birmingham’s bid to become the new national headquarters for Great British Railways. The #DESTINATIONGBR #VOTEBRUM campaign is now launched after Birmingham’s bid, led by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), was among those shortlisted by the Department for Transport.

A campaign has been launched to highlight the impact climate change could have on Birmingham with shocking graphics showing how landmarks would look clouded in smog.

Pollutants produced by industrial, domestic and traffic sources mean air quality in Birmingham is a serious concern for the environment and for public health.

West Midlands Cycle Hire (WMCH) is offering everyone in the region two free half-hour rides per day during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The free cycle hire offer, announced today, is just one of many measures such as free spectator shuttle buses and extra public transport services being put in place to ensure visitors and athletes get to venues on time and the region keeps moving during this summer’s festival of sport.

Voice4Parents will be putting the kettle on at a new venue from next week.

Its popular coffee mornings for families of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) are moving into the City of Wolverhampton Council's Strengthening Families Hubs.

On 28th June 2022, at an event held at the Nehru Centre (London), Mohanji was awarded the ‘Mahaveer Award’ by the Indian Vegetarian Society, a prominent institution of the Jain community. This prestigious award is awarded to those who are working to reduce the suffering of animals and instil compassion in the hearts of humankind.

Youngsters across Wolverhampton are being invited to join a special squad of Recycle Rovers and work as a team to keep the city green.

City of Wolverhampton Council’s waste and recycling team joined children at Whitgreave Primary School in Low Hill to kick-off the new campaign, which aims to help families learn more about what items they can and can’t recycle.

The embassy of Saint Kitts & Nevis yesterday donated five English-language books written by authors from the Caribbean country to the National Central Library to promote cultural understanding between the two allied countries. At a ceremony at the library attended by educators and officials from the ministries of foreign affairs and education, Saint Kitts and Nevis Ambassador to Taiwan Jasmine Elise Huggins said the donation brings the people of her country and Taiwan closer together.

Keep Britain Tidy and the Mayor of the West Midlands concluded a successful partnership to deliver the West Midlands Great Clean Up - a litter-picking campaign to spruce up the West Midlands region ahead of the Commonwealth Games this summer.

Working alongside Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Walsall councils, they mobilised an army of volunteer #LitterHeroes to clean up the region’s parks, streets and waterways over 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th June and beyond.