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Green energy company Ecotricity has launched a competition to find four young green visionaries to take to the stage at the WOMAD festival– and each young environmentalist is to get a celebrity mentor to help them deliver their ideas.  

For Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan – which began on 18 June 2015 – is a time for benevolence, fasting and generosity. As well as performing daily prayer rituals and fasting between sunrise and sunset, giving money to charity to benefit the poor and needy, known as Zakat, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam – and many Muslims choose to make their donations during Ramadan.

Babies born on the same day as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge that they have just over a week left to complete their online application and collect a ‘lucky’ silver coin for their child.

An award winning counsellor and occupational psychologist has authored another book – Rice and Peas for the soul. The author and his publisher Think Doctor Publications have described the publication as a much anticipated motivational and inspirational book.

A learned and well respected leader who is always under constant demand, His Imperial Majesty King Dr. Adetoyese Olaskisan is spreading his healing hands, wisdom and holy spirit, offering his valued time and presence visiting Great Britain on a regular basis, to see his wife HRH Areiyagbogbo and children in London and providing for people worrying about their spiritual attacks, needing help by way of traditional African medicine for any diseases.

LoveBrum, the charity launched earlier this year to unearth hidden gem projects in the city, has completed its first round of member voting and has awarded three causes a total of nearly £10,000. Homelands Festival, Ups and Downs, and Serve Our Brummies have been chosen by LoveBrum members, after the first online voting process for the charity.

Two Haringey schools, Lancasterian Primary School and the Vale Special School, combined recently to plan, perform and stage a brand new musical called 'The Game of Life'. The project, which was coordinated by performing arts charity Arts Insight and also involved support from Haringey Mencap involved more than 250 7-11 year olds from Lancasterian and 18 children from the Vale.

Newly elected MPs in the West Midlands have been urged by The Children’s Society to prioritise tackling child poverty and teenage neglect. The national charity, which provides services and campaigns for disadvantaged children and teenagers, has produced tailor-made reports about the state of children’s welfare in each constituency, to arm the region’s MPs with local facts and statistics to help them make a difference in Parliament.

Blenheim Palace's Churchill Memorial Garden was officially opened by Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall. The opening ceremony was attended by His Grace, the Duke of Marlborough, the Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames MP, Churchill's grandson, and Kim Wilkie, the garden's designer alongside other family members.

Birmingham is one of several cities from around the world taking part in the Climate-KIC Climathon 2015 – a 24 hour hackathon on June 18 to kickstart engagement with the most pressing environmental issues in major cities.

The tastiest of Tottenham’s tropical fruit from local shops and the sound of steel drums marked the opening of a colourful new park on one of the area’s most popular shopping streets in a regeneration project.

A UK-based blogging network for dads has proved so supremely successful that it is organising it’s first ever ‘Day of the Dad.’ The day will see dads coming together to celebrate dadhood in all its forms just ahead of Father’s Day.

Cannon Hill Park was filled with woofs, waggly tails and cries of ‘walkies’ as more than 300 dogs took the lead for animal welfare.  Dogs of all shapes and sizes enjoyed the sun as they walked around Cannon Hill Park to raise vital funds for the country’s oldest and largest animal welfare charity.

After 40-years of making us laugh, and cry, comedian, actor and philanthropist, Lenny Henry is set to become Sir Lenny after confirmation that he will receive a knighthood in the Queen's birthday honours.

Sutton Park is holding a 30 hour BioBlitz this week – and asking people of all ages to become citizen scientists to help them record in detail the huge variety of animals and plants at the National Nature Reserve.

Following budget announcements made by Chancellor George Osborne that potentially affect cycling schemes in Birmingham, a response has been made by Cllr Lisa Trickett, Cabinet Member for Sustainability at Birmingham City Council: