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Businesses are being invited to battle it out in the annual Brindleyplace Dragonboat Race to raise money for blood cancer charity Cure Leukaemia. Now in its 20th year, the Dragonboat Race returns to the canal at Brindleyplace on 15 June, as part of the estate’s Family Festival. Business professionals will take to the water in


20ft traditional Chinese longboats to demonstrate their paddling-power. Sponsored by Deutsche Bank, the Dragonboat


Race is just one of the activities taking place at this year’s Family Festival. The festival, in Central Square, will also feature workshops, live music, a magician and a petting zoo. Last year’s event raised more than £56,000


for Cure Leukaemia, which helps finance the Centre for Clinical Haematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and a network of specialist research nurses across the Midlands. Jackie Kelly, head of corporate partnerships


at Cure Leukaemia, said: “The Dragonboat Race is one of the most fun, unique and impactful fundraising events held in Birmingham and we’re so pleased to be the event’s charity


Paddle power: Gable Events taking part in last year’s race


partner for a fifth consecutive year.” Sharon Baker, associate at Deutsche Bank,


added: “Not only is it a lot of fun for those participating, but it’s also about raising vital funds for a fantastic charity that Deutsche Bank


The Alexandra’s Lisa Mart with the Lego Noddy


supports across the UK as one of its two Charities of the Year.”


For more information contact stacey.muir@avisonyoung.com


New ’ome for Lego Noddy


He brought a seasonal smile to thousands of commuters at New Street Station over Christmas, while raising thousands for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. Now the life-sized Lego brick


recreation of Midlands music star Noddy Holder has been relocated to The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham to continue raising funds for sick kids. With selfie-snappers encouraged to donate to the Children’s


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Hospital’s ‘Moments of Magic’ campaign, the 42,000-Lego brick statue has so far raised £4,623. It was built by Bright Bricks, the


UK’s only specialist Lego builders, taking 260 hours to complete. Lisa Mart, theatre director at The


Alexandra, said: “Noddy has always been a fantastic supporter of our venue and we were delighted when he agreed to become our patron back in 2017, so it makes us incredibly proud to be the natural new home of ‘Lego Noddy’.”


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