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HOW TO MAKE BABY ‘APPY An app-only babysitting service has launched in Birmingham. The brainchild of entrepreneur dads Ari Last and Adrian Murdock, the Bubble app uses social and community data to connect parents to local babysitters that their friends use. More than 30,000 parents and sitters currently use the app in London which scores 9.4 out of 10 on Trustpilot. Ari said: “We saw strong demand for the service in Birmingham so we’re really excited about rolling out in the area.”
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JOHN’S TREK OF COURAGE
A Birmingham man who is deafblind will take on an epic 52-mile trek in June to raise money for national disability charity, Sense. John Churcher from Erdington will be guided by his friend Mark McGowan as he walks the historic Ridgeway in southern England. Over the past decade he has competed at the Paraclimbing World Championships and been recognised as the first blind person to climb to the summit of the Eiger. Visit: www.justgiving.com/Mark-
AKTAR GOES SOLO Top chef Aktar Islam is launching his first solo restaurant in Birmingham city centre next month – and it will champion ‘progressive’ Indian cuisine. The 70-cover Opheem is in Summer Row, close to the Jewellery Quarter and business district. Aktar, former chef director of Lasan Group in Birmingham, said: “It has been my dream to create a restaurant dedicated to the forwardthinking traditions of Indian cooking.”
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DANCE DREAM COMES TRUE A spectacular performance was the culmination of a four-month quest to inspire and develop dance talent from across the region, bringing big ballet aspirations to life. A final cast of 60, selected from 150 hopefuls, experienced intensive training, rehearsal and the performance of classic ballet Sleeping Beauty Dreams in front of a full house at the Hippodrome. Students were joined by Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Yvette Knight and Edivaldo Souza da Silva.
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