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The WV Holiday Squad has become WV Virtual Squad during the coronavirus emergency – and is offering children, young people and families a huge range of online activities and events they can enjoy from the comfort of home this Easter.

With growing shortages across UK food banks this week amidst falling donations, staff at Warwick Castle have been working hard to deliver food to locals in need at Warwick Food Bank.

Whilst the country is currently in lockdown to help stop the spread of the virus, there is plenty going on behind the scenes at the Stratford Butterfly Farm. Although the Farm is temporarily closed to the public, a core team of workers have stayed behind to look after the butterflies, birds, fish plants and other animals as well as maintaining the tropical conditions in which they live in.

The National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire has been awarded the prestigious VisitEngland Gold Accolade, in recognition of the exceptional visitor experience offered by the site. This follows a series of award wins for the Arboretum in recent years, including being named Large Visitor Attraction of the Year by VisitEngland in 2018.

Black Country Living Museum (BCLM) marked a major milestone in its history on Wednesday 19 February 2020 when it welcomed its 10 millionth visitor.

MADE Festival heads into its 7th year as the West Midlands’ biggest and best electronic music festival and celebration of street culture.

Tickets are flying out of the door for the headline acts at next week's Wolverhampton Literature Festival (Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2).

The West Midlands has won praise as a leading business tourism destination from UK-based event organisers in the annual British Meetings & Events Industry Survey (BMEIS).

A brand-new moving sculpture inside an old red refurbished telephone box will be unveiled by The MAD (Mechanical Art and Design) Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon on Friday 10 January. The Museum purchased the telephone box which is located on Henley Street and commissioned one of their favourite resident artists, Pascal Bettex, to create the sculpture inside the box. 

Dishoom Birmingham will open in Spring 2020 and will be located in the heart of the city at One Chamberlain Square, part of Paradise Birmingham. The team, led by co-founders Shamil and Kavi Thakrar, are truly delighted to be moving into this new home, where they will enjoy the company of the city’s most beautiful and historic buildings.