Article 6QZMC Brummies celebrate inaugural International Day of Birmingham

Brummies celebrate inaugural International Day of Birmingham

by
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6QZMC)

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Residents of Birmingham often admit the city is not accustomed to blowing its own trumpet - still maligned and mocked by others, it tends to favour self-deprecating humour.

So the launch of the inaugural International Day of Birmingham (IDOB), celebrated with cheerleaders, confetti cannon and actual trumpets, is not what you would expect to see on a walk through the city centre on a Tuesday afternoon.

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