Lorna French

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Saturday listening. Rise - one of our 2022 dramas. Aimee, a young looked-after black British teenager, finds inner strength from discovering her past by award-winning writer @LornaFr and starring young voice Olivia Triste. 🎧 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001fcz…

Moonshadows is gone…

If you know a young care leaver aged 18 - 25 who may be alone on Christmas Day, please let them know that there is a place at our table @w12together for them. @LBHF @Sobus_H_F @HamUnited @hammersmithandy @youngh_f @MilkHoneyBees @RupaHuq @ChelFulhamBen @InventionRooms

🧵Today, let’s honour the legacy of Dr. Paul Stephenson, a man who fought tirelessly against racial injustice in the UK. His courage and commitment to equality inspired generations and left an indelible mark on our fight for justice. #NoBlacksNoDogsNoIrish bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5m…

NEW: Civil rights trailblazer Dr Paul Stephenson, leader of the Bristol Bus Boycott, dies at 87 Tributes paid to the man whose activism transformed British race relations and inspired generations RIP Dr. Paul Stephenson🙏🏾 #pioneer voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-n…

Revealed director @JZorenti_Nakhid was motivated to find his biological father after working on the show in 2019. He later found out that his dad had been in the audience of the R&D showing of Revealed. 🤯

Follow two best friends from a village in pre-partition India as they learn how far they will go to avoid loosing each other Explore female friendship, coming of age, set against the backdrop of a country soon to be changed forever. Santi & Naz is here from Fri 25 - Sat 26 Oct

Very sad news to bring you this morning about the closure of @purnellsrest Glynn Purnell, the chef behind Michelin-starred restaurant Purnell’s, has announced that his establishment closed its doors for the final time on Saturday 12 October. The news marks the end of an era for the Birmingham-based restaurant, which for 17 years had garnered widespread acclaim.   Purnell’s, which first opened on 7 July 2007, quickly became a gastronomic hotspot and the most iconic restaurant in Birmingham, earning a Michelin star in 2008. Known for being a leading light in Birmingham’s dining scene, Purnell, who trained with top chefs including Gordon Ramsay, Gary Rhodes and Claude Bosi, expressed deep sadness over the closure, citing a combination of economic pressures and the ongoing challenges faced by the hospitality industry.   Glynn Purnell commented, “Purnell’s has been my proudest moment, and I am heartbroken to say that after 17 years we have served our final guest. It fills my heart with pride to say that Purnell’s was a roaring success from day one. It won every accolade going, from a Michelin star just a year after opening, to the Craft Guild of Chefs New Restaurant of the Year Award, and the AA Restaurant of the Year Award.   Purnell’s has been a place where I have had the privilege of working with some of the greatest talent I’ve ever known, and where I have trained people who are now working in some of the best restaurants in the world, from New York to Australia. However, the world doesn’t stand still. Things have moved on, and times have changed. In this current climate, no-one is bulletproof.   I would like to thank everybody who has worked for me over the years. I have always had a team who are like family to me, who have worked with creativity, passion and enthusiasm to make Purnell’s the success it has been for 17 years. I’d also like to thank everybody who has ever eaten here and celebrated life here. I’ve raised a glass with guests who have come through our doors to mark birthdays, graduations, first dates, weddings, anniversaries, and many more life events, and I’m thrilled that they chose Purnell’s for all those occasions.   Plates by Purnell’s on Edmund Street in Birmingham and The Mount by Glynn Purnell in Henley-in-Arden remain open for business as usual, and I will be devoting my time between these two establishments. I’m excited for the future and the next steps in my journey; this isn’t the last you’ve heard of the Yummy Brummie. I'm truly honoured to have played my part in the culinary history of this great city.”

2nd Nov – Panel on writing with @LornaFr and Philip Holyman at The Exchange, Birmingham quaytickets.com/uobboxoffice… @UOBengage @unibirmingham

From 7th Nov - Weekly Coventry Reading group for @royallitfund at Thursday lunchtimes - 3 out of 14 places left for this one! wrenjames.co.uk/coventry-rea…

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