1813 Club and Premier Members CBSO sponsored in major deal
Financial services firm Smith & Williamson – which has an office in Birmingham – has announced a major sponsorship deal with the world-famous City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO). The firm’s Birmingham office, in
Colmore Row, in the heart of the city’s professional district, has become a platinum sponsor of the orchestra in a 12-month deal. The sponsorship, which runs until
April 2019, includes exclusive sponsorship of November’s UK premiere of Roxanna Panufnik’s choral work ‘Faithful Journey – A Mass for Poland’, written to mark the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the
orchestra’s renowned music director, will conduct the concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 21 November. The second half will feature highlights from
Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet ‘The Nutcracker’. John Hodgson, partner and head
of tax and business services at Smith & Williamson in Birmingham, said: “The CBSO is a beacon of cultural life in Birmingham and the West Midlands – and one of the world’s great orchestras. “Smith & Williamson has deep
roots within the city’s business, professional and social life, and so our sponsorship of the CBSO is a natural fit for us at a time when our Birmingham office is experiencing a period of rapid growth.” Mark Willis, partner and head of
investment management at the firm’s Birmingham office, added: “It’s a real honour to be sponsoring one of the world’s leading symphony orchestras and I look forward to forging a fruitful partnership with the team at CBSO.”
CBSO chief executive
Stephen Maddock said: “We are delighted to welcome Smith & Williamson as sponsors. “ We are looking forward to
sharing this special concert with them and, as we move towards our centenary in 2020, working together to celebrate their investment in the city and the orchestra at such an important time in both of our histories.”
Sponsorship deal:
CBSO music director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Cooking stars to appear at festival
Award-winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, Britain’s Best Home Cook star Chris Bavin and Bake Off contestant Selasi Gbormittah will be among the celebrity guests cooking up a storm when the Solihull Food & Drink Festival returns for its eighth year this autumn. After the success of last year’s festival featuring Hairy Biker Dave
Myers, this year’s event will be the biggest yet, with 150 food and drink stalls, demonstrations and family entertainment between Friday 28 September and Sunday 30 September. Arranged by Solihull
Wasps’ players show off new kit
Buzzing: Wasps’ players Christian Wade, Josh Bassett, Marcus Watson and Elliot Daly in their new kit
Top rugby club Wasps has unveiled its kit for the 2018-19 season. Designed by official technical
apparel partner Under Armour, the new kit will be worn by the players for the duration of the campaign. The new jersey features a return
to the traditional gold and black hoops, with five hoops symbolising the number years the team have spent playing at the Ricoh Arena. Innovative apparel technology is
woven throughout, including ‘ArmourGrid’, a material that Under Armour say is virtually impossible to grab.
The home kit is completed with
simple black shorts and gold and black socks to mirror the jersey. Nick Eastwood, chief executive
of Wasps, said: “The Wasp-like hoop design is instantly recognisable, making it the perfect jersey for our supporters to wear with pride. “It’s the first time in six years
that the players will be sporting hoops, and combined with the latest apparel technology, we’re hoping its eye-catching look will give players an added advantage when they are out on the pitch.”
Business Improvement District, with renowned UK top food event organisers RR Events, the festival aims to showcase the outstanding drink and dining options to new visitors to the borough. The festival will see the
‘The festival aims to showcase the outstanding drink and dining options to new visitors to the borough’
return of The BIG Ale Trail, which offers a branded Ale Trail glass and chance to enjoy a swig at the town centre’s best bars and pubs. The Mell Square Demo Kitchen will be accompanied by over 120
continental food stalls and bars, children’s entertainment and live music later in the evening on Festival Friday and Saturday in the Street Kitchen zone. Voucher booklets will be distributed to offer dining discounts and
promotions across the town centre long after Festival weekend has finished. And new for this year, a Food Festival street kitchen zone will be created on the High Street featuring live music and evening entertainment. Leading the celebrity line-up at Solihull Food & Drink Festival is Jean-Christophe Novelli, a five-time AA Rosette recipient and Michelin award-winning chef dubbed ‘the nation’s favourite French chef’. He will open the Festival at a Gala Dinner sponsored by the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Solihull. Joining him for Solihull Food & Drink Festival will be co-presenter of
BBC1 series ‘Eat Well For Less’ Chris Bavin, ‘Great British Bake Off’s’ much-loved Selasi Gbormittah, Tuscany-born restaurant owner Felice Tocchini and BBC ‘Food & Drink’ competition winner Manju Malhi.
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