BIRMINGHAM ST GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS 2011
Saturday April 23rd from 11amuntil 5pm.
Birmingham Voted best St George's Day Celebrations 2010. Runners up Manchester by the pressure group
St George's Day Holiday.com who campaign for it to made an extra bank holiday.
This annual event to celebrate England takes place in Victoria and Chamberlain squares in the city centre.
Last year we had another outstanding success with tens of thousands attending our St George's Day Celebration's.
The Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's are the premier St George's day event in England, so come and join us in this family friendly event on Saturday April 23rd 11am till 5pm and admission to the squares is FREE.
This is line up for the Victoria Square stage
Introducing the music are BBC WM presenters.
Bev Bevan - Birmingham's legendary Move and ELO drummer who presents a weekly show on Tuesdays 10pm-12.
Jenny Wilkes - presents The Soul and Motown Show Fridays 7pm - 9pm
Loyd Williams - presents the arts and events show, Fridays 9pm-midnight
Jenny Jones - BBC WM's roving reporter
Sovereign Brass Band. This band are one of the finest in the country and are the perfect way to start off the
Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's.
Sovereign Brass Band.
Suntrap. Are a contemporary folk group who write their own music and appear at many folk festivals
Suntrap
The Fab Beatles. A welcome return from this great Beatles tribute band who always get the crowd partying
The Fab Beatles.
Absolute Bowie. Making their first appearance at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's
Absolute Bowie are simply the best Bowie tribute band around.Come and listen
to some great music that spans the decades.
Absolute Bowie
Central England Ensemble. A very talented Symphony Orchestra playing a selection of your favourite
English music.
Heage Windmillers
We are delighted to welcome the award winning traditional dance team Heage Windmillers to the
Birmingham St George's Day Celebrations.
At our St George's Day celebrations we feature the best in music and dance and this remarkable dance team
are among the best.
There is so much for you, your family and friends to enjoy at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's
If the stage show isn't enough we have childrens entertainment, an English farmers market, BBC WM will
have interactive games on the big screen.
Hot and cold food and drink will be available to include good English ales from Purity, Hogans Cider, tea, coffee
and soft drinks, a selection of cakes and a traditional Hog roast plus much more.
Childrens rides, face painting, craft workshops.
Birmingham Cathedral (St Phillips) will have bell ringing from 9am-11am. They will also have a mummers play
from 11am until 1pm, a St George's display and the beautiful Burne Jones window will be seen in all its splendour.
Activities will also take place in the city's Museum and Art gallery, the Library and the Shakespeare memorial
room will be open to the public.
The Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's were named as the best in the country last year. This year
promises to be better than ever so bring your family and friends along to the friendly festival
Evening Symphony Hall Concert
We are delighted to announce that star of West end musicals, stage and TV Gary Wilmot will be appearing
At our Symphony Hall concert.
In the evening we present our St George's Day Concert at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.
To join in this wonderful occasion of music, fun and flag waving ala last night of the proms.
Below are the 2010 Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's
The Old Dance School Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
The very talented Sam and Hannah performing at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
The Demon Barbers Roadshow. Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
Winners of BBC Radio 2 folk awards 2009.Rated the best live act he had seen
by Mike Harding and yet another leading act from the folk scene to further
enhance the growing repution of the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's
Roxy Magic. A tribute band to the famous Roxy Music. This band will get you dancing as their sound is so very
much like the real Roxy.Close your eyes and you will find it difficult to tell the difference.
Watermill primary school take the applause at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
Twickenham primary school performing at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
Davenports Beers. Courtesy of Highgate brewery.
Hogans Cider. Local cider maker from Alcester
A selection of wines will be available Also Tea, Coffee and a selection of cakes.
A welcome return of the pig roast selling hot pork rolls, always a favourite.
Also childrens entertainment, rides, facepainting etc.
In New Street near to Victoria Square we have the return of the English Market selling all manner of produce and Crafts.
Chamberlain Square
In Chamberlain square there was an Anglo Saxon living history group, Regia Anglorum.
Part of the Saxon village at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2010
There will be a warrior training demonstration
Arming the knight demonstration.
Saxon slave market.
Main battle- Saxons vs Vikings
Interactive demonstration by Regia Anglorum.
5pm Saxon village closes.
The Birmingham St Geoge's Day Celebration's are organised by the Birmingham St George's Day Association
in partnership with Birmingham city council events team.
Deluka
Playing the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2009
Look out for this young band they have a great future ahead of them
Hear them on www.myspace.com/deluka turn up the volume and enjoy!
Kerfuffle, Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2009.
This tremendous young folk band's first Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's was a great success.
Hear some of their music on www.myspace.com/kerfufflemusic a talented band.
The Fab Beatles, Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2009
A return visit by popular request of this tremendous tribute band and again they wowed the crowd
at the Birmingham St George's Day celebrations 2009. they are nearest to the real Beatles you are likely to hear.
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Also appearing in Victoria square was the City of Birmingham Brass Band and Central England Ensemble.
On the day, after some rain in the morning, the sun came out just before our St George's Day party began.
The picnic tables were set out in the square and with award winning brewery Purity selling some of their finest ales,
Hogans Cider and a whole pig roast to name just a selection of good food and drink, the day was a great success.
The English market in New Street was one of the best I have attended for quality products, so congratulations to them on a splendid contribution to the St George's Day event and are delighted they make a welcome return in 2010.
Knights of Middle England do battle St George's Day 2009
Crowd watching the knights do battle in Chamberlain Square.
The Spirit of St George
There stands the gracious parish church,
There, too. the blacksmith's forge,
There grows the solid oak and ash,
for England and Saint George.
All he stands for still remains
in this England of today-
Let us merge in faith and strength
and each a dragon slay.
For there are many dragons,injustice, moral decay-
Because of which so many have, sadly, lost their way.
There rise the hills, there flows the streams
yonder fall valley and gorge,
there roll the green and daisied fields
of England and Saint George.
Dressed in blossom, white and pink,
our English orchards stand,
neath the trees sheep quietly graze on lush green meadowland.
The sleepy village roofed in thatch unchanged since days of old,
Men till and sow in modernway and reap their harvest gold.
With love of country, love of God,
together ahead we'll forge to safeguard our inheritance
The spirit of Saint George.
Barbara Jemison.
Pictures of Birmingham's St George's Day celebrations 2008
Photo by Adrian Burrows.
The Crowd wave their English Red Roses at the Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2008 .
The best of modern English folk music " Show of Hands" with Miranda Sykes
at the Birmingham St George's Day celebration's 2008
Wonderful tribute band the Fab Beatles, Birmingham St George's Day 2008 and 2009.
www.fabbeatles.com
City of Birmingham Brass Band, Birmingham St George's Day Celebration's 2009
Celebrate your country's day in a family friendly festival atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to join the best
St George's Day celebration's in England and remember it's FREE.