Birmingham Airport awards electric bus contract to Volvo Bus UK to supply six 7900e single deck buses

Birmingham Airport has awarded Volvo Bus UK the contract to supply the airport with six 7900e

single deck electric buses. Launching in November 2019, the ultra-low emission buses will operate
as the free passenger transport service via all airport car park routes

The decision to introduce electric buses came as a result of a review undertaken by the airport into
its future vehicle provision. The Volvo 7900e will provide an 80% lower energy consumption than
an equivalent sized diesel bus. Two high level charging points will be installed outside of the terminal.
Additional plug-in charging points will be located in the coach park - and in the future, these will be
made available for other electric bus and or coach operators to use

Nick Barton, CEO of Birmingham Airport said: "This partnership is a key milestone for us. We are
always investigating new and innovative ways to reduce our carbon emissions and through the
partnership with Volvo Bus UK, we will do just this"

"We have made significant customer service improvements across the airport to increase capacity
and improve passenger experience, with the vision of positioning Birmingham as one of Europe's
leading regional airports. The electric buses form part of this vision, not to mention their sustainability
benefits being ultra-low emission. Since 2012 the Airport has reduced its CO2 per passenger by 20%.
Implementing the six electric buses will work towards lowering this even further which is just fantastic"

Nick Page, Managing Director of Volvo Bus UK & Ireland, said: "It is very exciting that the 7900e has
been chosen for Birmingham Airport in support of its ambition to provide the best possible environmentally
friendly bus service for airport customers and stakeholders alike"

"Over the last 15 months the 7900e has undertaken a UK wide demonstration tour where it has shown the
contribution that can now be made to improving air quality in the areas where it has been in service.  We
are confident the 7900e and accompanying technologies will help Birmingham Airport to achieve its goals"

Tuesday 12 March 2019

Birmingham Airport celebrate "International Women's Day 2019" based on the theme of #BalancedforBetter

Birmingham Airport celebrated "International Women's Day" on Friday 8 March 2019 with

a series of activities running across the Airport based on the official theme #BalancedforBetter

This year's #IWD2019 is about raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality, with
emphasis being placed on how a gender-balanced world is better for all. To celebrate women's
achievements, Birmingham Airport reached out to some of its most inspiring female employees to
share the reasons why International Women's Day is important to them. A series of videos have
been captured and shared across the Airport's social media channels, showcasing achievements
made by women across the business

Angela Fisher, Payroll Manager at Birmingham Airport, joined in September 1983 making her the
Airport's longest standing female employee. Angela started as a trainee in the post room, later
securing a vacancy in the payroll department where she took on the title of Clerical Assistant.
In 2006 she was promoted to Payroll Manager and has worked in the same role to this very day

Kirstin Kane, Head of Sustainability at Birmingham Airport, joined in October 2000 at the age
of 16. Kirstin started as a trainee in the HR department originally, but as the Airport shifted its
focus to sustainability and the environment, there was a need to recruit in this area. Kirstin took
on the role of Trainee Environmental Officer gaining on the job training, as well as a series of
Diplomas and Degrees to build on her knowledge

Kay Hodgkisson, Customer Experience and Standards Manager at Birmingham Airport has worked
in various roles for 20 years. Starting her career as a check-in agent at 18 years of age, Kay moved
onto various roles eventually joining the Birmingham Airport Customer Service team, as a Passenger
Services Manager. After four years, Kay was promoted to her current role where she leads the
Customer Experience Operational team

"International Women's Day" themed cupcakes were also shared with employees across the Head
Office as well as terminal to celebrate the day. To see the videos "click" here

Friday 8 March 2019

Birmingham Airport announced as headline sponsor of the Chinese New Year 2019 Festival in Birmingham

Birmingham Airport has announced that, for the third year, it will be the headline sponsor
of the Chinese New Year festival in Birmingham city centre

The Chinese New Year festival will be held on Sunday 10 February 2019 and is expected to
attract more than 30,000 revellers. Friends and family will gather in the Southside area of
the city to enjoy the vast entertainment - including lion and dragon dancing, fireworks and
other performances, as well as local Chinese cuisine available to all passers-by

This year will be The Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar, with the new year
falling on Tuesday 5 February 2019. However, celebrations will run throughout the first
half of February, up until 19 February 2019. Over this period, festivities will be found
across the city's popular hotspots, including Colmore Row and St Phillip's Cathedral,
Bulling and Grand Central, and China town -  spreading across Southside Square,
Hurst Street, Inge Street, The Arcadian and The Hippodrome

Birmingham Airport will have a strong presence throughout the period, particularly at the
festival. To celebrate Chinese New Year, those who visit the Airport stand will be in with
several chances of winning flights to China. Celebrations will also spread to the Airport,
where retailers will be running various offers, activities and entertainment. Passengers
will be given the chance to enjoy a traditional lion dance performance in the terminal on
Tuesday 5 February 2019 - the official Chinese New Year's Day

The West Midlands has one of the biggest Chinese communities in the UK, with a population
of over 20,000 living in the Midlands, plus an additional 150,000 Chinese students studying
across the region. In the last 12 months alone, Birmingham Airport welcomed nearly 120,000
passengers through its doors travelling to either China or Hong Kong

Nick Barton, CEO at Birmingham Airport said: "Supporting Chinese New Year 2019 as the
headline sponsor for the third time is fantastic and something we are extremely proud of. 
The Midlands region holds great heritage and culture, especially in Birmingham which is said
to be more ethnically diverse than the UK's capital of London for its size. To be a part of this
history and culture is important to us, as we too hold great regional heritage and will be
celebrating our 80th anniversary this year. We would like to wish all those celebrating
Chinese New Year a happy and prosperous year ahead"

Airlines operating onwards to China from Birmingham Airport include; Emirates via a twice
daily service to Dubai, Qatar Airways via a daily service to Doha, Turkish Airlines via a twice
daily service to Istanbul, KLM via a five times daily service to Amsterdam, Lufthansa via a
four times daily service to Frankfurt and Air France via a six times daily service to Paris 

James Wong, Chairman of Birmingham's Chinese Festival Committee said "We are delighted
to have Birmingham Airport as our headline sponsor once again and are looking forward in
producing another fantastic event for the city of Birmingham. Last year's celebration broke all
records in attendance and we love how diverse the city is, in celebrating the Chinese New Year"

Graham Callister, Associate Director, Community Engagement & Festivals at The Hippodrome
commented: "We're proud to be once again co-producing the annual official Chinese New Year
celebrations with our good friends and neighbours, the Chinese New Year Festival Committee.
Working with headline sponsor Birmingham Airport and all of our event partners across the city
to deliver a fantastic free event for Birmingham and the West Midlands"

To find out more about the Chinese New Year celebrations, please visit:

Birmingham Hippodrome Chinese New Year 2019 

Monday 14 January 2019

Birmingham Airport sponsors "Solar Bear" as part of "The Big Sleuth" summer 2017 art trail

Birmingham Airport has signed up to sponsor a bear this summer in the exciting Birmingham
art trail called "The Big Sleuth". Presented by Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity in partnership
with creative producers Wild in Art, "'The Big Sleuth' will see up to 100 beautifully designed bear
statues appearing throughout Birmingham over a 10-week period this summer from Monday
10 July 2017 with satellite trails in Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Sandwell and at Resorts World

"'The Big Sleuth" aims to inspire people to become a tourist in their own town. Bears will be
placed not only in the city centre, but in a host of locations across all ten districts of Birmingham,
encouraging residents to follow the trail and discover areas of the wider region which they
may not have explored before

The design chosen by the Airport is called "'Solar Polar" and is painted by artist David Graham.
The design represents the famous Northern Lights or "'the aurora borealis". The bright dancing
lights of the aurora are the result of collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun
that enter the earth's atmosphere and can be seen in the sky

"Solar Polar" will be located at the city's famous Victoria Square until Sunday 17 September 2017,
during this time a selfie competition will be run by the airport to encourage the public to find the bear

Icelandair operate a Boeing 757 in "Hekla Aurora" - Northern lights - colours
David Winstanley, Chief Operating Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: "It's a fantastic privilege to
be involved with another city art trail project. "The Big Hoot" in 2015 attracted many visitors not only
to the city and region but also to the airport. We jumped at the chance to be a sponsor again and
we are really pleased with the bear design that we have chosen. It is very relevant to the Airport
as we have four Icelandair flights a week to Reykjavik, a gateway city for visitors of the Northern Lights

Elinor Eustace, Deputy Director of Fundraising at Birmingham Children's Hospital, said: "The Big Sleuth"
is incredibly important to us as we know it will encourage residents and tourists to get active and enjoy
being outdoors - whether they decide to walk, jog, run or cycle the trail"

Charlie Langhorne, Director of Wild in Art, said: "It's fantastic to have Birmingham Airport on board
again this year. They recognise the great benefits of getting involved as well as the positives for the
local community, and of course Birmingham Children's Hospital. Together with other sponsors,
partners and funders, they have enabled the event to really take off!"

"The Big Sleuth" comes hot on the heels of "The Big Hoot" which attracted more than 800,000 visitors
and in total raised over £625,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital. At the end of the 10 week trail
the giant painted bears will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the hospital. To find out more
about the project, please visit

 www.thebigsleuth.co.uk

Thursday 6 July 2017

Birmingham Airport announces that Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive, is to step down in July 2017

Birmingham Airport has announced that Paul Kehoe has decided to step down as Chief Executive effective
from Wednesday 12 July 2017. Paul has led a substantial transformation at Birmingham Airport since he joined
the business in October 2008, with passenger numbers growing from 9.5m to 12m in the year to March 2017

More recently, Paul has been increasingly involved in successfully promoting the West Midlands Region as
Chairman of Marketing Birmingham, President of the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, and in
a new capacity as Chairman of the West Midlands Growth Company.  With the recently formed Combined
Authority and the appointment of a West Midlands Mayor, by stepping down from the Airport, Paul will be
able to focus on his regional commitments

Since his appointment, Paul's key achievements include:

+ Appointing and leading a strong and experienced management team to continue to develop the Airport.
+ Expansion of the route network and the number of airlines operating at Birmingham including daily services
to Delhi with Air India, A380 services to Dubai with Emirates, and the introduction of 18 new airlines including
Qatar Airways, Jet2 and the return of British Airways
+ Key developments which have significantly improved the Airport include a new International Pier, extension
of the runway to facilitate new long haul services, creation of a single Terminal and centralised security area,
construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower and the establishment of a major engineering facility within
the Monarch Airlines Engineering Hangar, the in-sourcing of Air Traffic Control and the Airport Fire Service,
a complete overhaul and introduction of new retail brands including Marks & Spencer, Next, Superdry,
All Bar One, Hugo Boss and operating the most successful Airport Wetherspoons in the country

In addition, under Paul's leadership Birmingham Airport has been awarded

+ World's Most Punctual Airport in 2016
+ Star Airport of the Year Award 2014, 2015 and 2016
+ 2017 Routes Europe Award for Marketing for 4-20 million passengers Airport

John Hudson, Chairman of Birmingham Airport, said "On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our
grateful thanks to Paul for the tremendous contribution he has made to Birmingham Airport during the last
nine years. Under his leadership, the Airport has built relationships with new carriers, grown passenger
numbers to more than 12 million and delivered significant economic value to the region.  His connections
with the local community set Paul apart as a true industry leader.  He leaves with our strong support and
the highest admiration for his commitment to Birmingham Airport and the West Midlands"

Paul Kehoe said: "It has been a privilege to serve the people of the West Midlands by leading their Airport
at this exceptional time.  I planned originally to stay only for five years, but the challenge became so exciting
that I stayed for another four.  In every role there is a natural business cycle, and after delivering significant
airline and passenger growth, completing all the major development projects which resulted in a doubling of
the profit, generating significant dividends for shareholders and the region, I feel it is time for the next
generation to take the business forward"

Friday 9 June 2017

Birmingham Airport has been awarded the 2017 "Routes Europe" Marketing Award

Birmingham Airport has been awarded the 2017 "Routes Europe" Marketing Award in
the 4-20 million passenger category for its marketing activity over the last 12 months

The awards, voted by a panel of senior airline executives, are an annual event and highly
regarded in the aviation industry. They recognise the outstanding marketing services that
have supported the launch of new air routes or the development of existing services

The ceremony held last night, Monday, at "Routes Europe" in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
saw the Midlands' largest airport beat stiff competition from Warsaw Chopin, Budapest,
Cologne Bonn, Marseille Provence and Larnaca Airports in its category

Paul Kehoe, the Airport's Chief Executive, said: "I'm delighted for the team on receiving
this accolade which has recognised our airline marketing campaigns as well as business
development and sales activities over the last year. The team have explored innovative
new ways to engage with global audiences through traditional and new marketing channels
and they should feel very proud of this award, as do I"

Steven Small, brand director, Routes, added: "Congratulations to Birmingham Airport
on the winning the award. It's not surprising due to the dedication and enthusiasm of
the team, and the creativity and hard work put into the submission"

So far in 2017, Birmingham Airport has welcomed Jet2, bmi regional and has announced
British Airways and FlyOne, both due to launch this summer. Following on from the start
of nine airlines in 2015, last year the airport welcomed six new carriers - Blue Air, Qatar
Airways, Czech Airlines, Iberia Express, Cobalt and Alba Star

In 2016, Birmingham Airport saw a 14.2% increase in passengers and has celebrated
more than two years of consecutive monthly record growth. Despite this boom, the
airport managed to get more flights in and out on time than any other airport, becoming
the world's most punctual airport in 2016

Tuesday 25 April 2017

Birmingham Airport welcomes "12 million passengers in a year" for first time in the airport's history

Birmingham Airport has recorded a new milestone as it continues a journey of unprecedented

growth, breaking through the "12 million passengers in a year" mark for the first time

The record was hit on Easter Monday, 17 April 2017, when the 12,004,124 passengers were

recorded travelling over the last twelve months, between Monday 18 April 2016 and Monday

17 April 2017. This represents a 14.3 percent increase in passenger numbers year on year

The milestone comes less than a year after breaking the 11 million passenger mark on the

Friday 19 August 2016 and 20 months after smashing through the 10 million mark on the

Thursday 27 August 2015

The Airport has recorded 25 months of consecutive record passenger growth as it continues

to attract more airlines, routes and passengers to the Midlands' largest airport

Birmingham Airport's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kehoe, said: "We're proud to have served

12 million people since last April as we continue our journey of growth and I would like to

thank of all our passengers, partners and employees for making this happen"

"We will continue to invest in our facilities to improve the customer experience and keep

working hard to attract new airlines that offer exciting destinations to enable the Midlands

economy to grow and tourists to explore"

Over the last year, the Airport has welcomed a number of new airlines, including Jet2, Iberia

Express, Czech Airlines, Alba Star, Cobalt and bmi regional, and this summer will welcome

FlyOne and the return of British Airways to Birmingham Airport

Tuesday 18 April 2017

Birmingham Trees for Life plants trees in Sheldon Country Park supported by Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport has given support to charity, Birmingham Trees for Life - BTFL -
by funding tree planting to help enhance the environment in the local area

Birmingham Trees for Life is a registered charity, a Partnership between Birmingham
Civic Society and Birmingham City Council, and spreads awareness and understanding
of the value and importance of trees. Its members raise money to enable more trees
to be planted and actively encourage the involvement of communities in planting. Since
2006 over 50,000 trees across the city have been planted by the charity

Last week it was Sheldon Country Park which was selected due to its proximity to
Birmingham Airport. Green fingered members of BTFL were joined by local councillors,
park rangers, airport representatives and school children from nearby Stanville Primary
School and Perry Beeches Academy, to begin a morning of digging and planting. In
total 10 standard trees and 1,000 smaller whips were planted

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The trustees
decided to award Birmingham Trees for Life with this funding as the work they do doesn’t
just bring enormous environmental benefits but also brings together local community groups
to help increase awareness of the importance of trees in urban environments

Deborah Needle, a Development Officer at BTFL, said: "We are very pleased to have the
airport on board as a corporate sponsor. The trees we have planted from their funding
will make a huge difference to the environment surrounding the airport and greatly
improve this local parkland for future generations"

Councillor Mike Ward, from the Sheldon Ward and Chair of the Trustees at Birmingham
Airport, said "It’s vitally important that we get young people connected with their
environment, and this project is a great way of doing that. We hope that by getting the
children involved in the planting of trees they will treasure them forever. We are also
delighted to see the Airport working alongside local communities"

The funding awarded to BTFL, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust
Fund which awards grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected
by the Airport’s operations. Each year Birmingham Airport contributes £75,000 to the
Community Trust Fund.  Additionally any charges made to airlines which breach night
noise regulations, are added to the fund

The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in April 2017. The closing
date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 24 February 2017. More information
is available on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Monday 30 January 2017

Birmingham is named the world's most punctual airport in 2016 by OAG, the air travel specialist

Birmingham Airport has been named the world’s most punctual airport in 2016 by air travel
intelligence company OAG, with 91.28% of arriving and departing flights operating on time

With over 100,000 scheduled flights from Birmingham Airport last year, the most punctual
route was to Dublin, boasting an on-time score of over 95 per cent. The UK airport beat
contenders from countries such as Japan, America and Germany to claim the global crown

On receiving the award, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive, Paul Kehoe, said, "To be
crowned the world’s most punctual airport in 2016 is a tremendous prize, particularly in
the busiest twelve months in our 77 year history"

"This achievement is a result of a team effort by the seven thousand employees and
140 companies operating at the airport - from the ground handlers to bus drivers,
fuellers to caterers, and cleaners to office staff. We have invested £350 million in the
last ten years to improve the airport infrastructure and we’re currently working on a
further £100 million development project to improve passenger facilities even further"

"We work closely with our airlines and handling agents to ensure that delays, which
are within our control, are kept to a minimum, and we thank all of our partners for
their continued hard work to become the world’s most punctual airport"

John Grant, Senior Analyst at OAG, said: "The UK’s airports and airlines have always
been leaders in the global aviation industry, delivering exceptionally high service
levels. The success of Birmingham is just another example of how the UK’s regional
airports have created world-class facilities and networks that both connect their
regional communities to the world, and provide valuable economic growth"

The multi-million pound developments seen over the last decade at Birmingham
Airport have included a runway extension to allow for more long haul flights, a
new state of the art pier with parking stands to accommodate the world’s largest
aircraft, more security lanes and becoming the first airport of its size to operate
its own air traffic control services in 2015

The full results from the OAG Punctuality League 2016 can be seen here

Wednesday 4 January 2017

Birmingham Airport lights up its Air Traffic Control Tower in support of "Glow Gold September"‏

Birmingham Airport is supporting "Glow Gold September" a childhood cancer awareness
campaign. For a week from Thursday 1 September 2016 the Airport’s Air Traffic Control
Tower (ATC) on the Elmdon site adjacent to the A45 Coventry Road will be lit up gold
from dusk to dawn to support a group of parents of children with cancer

The "Glow Gold September" campaign gets iconic buildings and landmarks throughout
the UK and the rest of the World to illuminate in gold during the month of September.
Using the interest generated to spread the word on the early warning signs and symptoms

Julie Yates, mum of 16 year old Niamh who had bone cancer in 2012 and is now 4 years
in remission approached the Airport to ask for support of the campaign.  Julie says "Our
aim at "Glow Gold" has been to ensure the colour gold becomes synonymous with
childhood cancer and our awareness month September. We have been asking iconic
buildings and landmarks to illuminate gold. And have been asking charities to work
together to raise the profile of childhood cancer and improve awareness

Jo Lloyd, Commercial Director commented: "We are delighted to join in this very worthwhile
cause. Birmingham Airport’s Air Traffic Control Tower is an iconic building in the Midlands
and it made perfect sense for the Airport to be involved and for us to join in and light the
tower up gold.  Hopefully with awareness more can be done to see the early warning signs
and help children and young people"
 
Julie continues "Knowledge is power, and we wish to empower parents with the knowledge
required to pick up the signs and symptoms early. We are proud to have over 190 buildings
and landmarks signed up to Glow Gold in September throughout the UK and the rest of the
world". From Birmingham Airport ATC Tower and Old Joe Clocktower to Edinburgh Castle,
Canary Wharf, Niagara Falls and the Olympic Cauldron Vancouver. Most venues will be
glowing gold on the evening of the 1st  September 2016 from dusk until dawn in tribute
to the children and families affected by childhood cancer, past and present

For more information about the "Glow Gold September" campaign click here

Friday 2 September 2016

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Birmingham Airport welcomes "11 million passengers in a year" for first time in the airport's history

Birmingham Airport has broken through the rolling "11 million passengers in a year"
total just a year after breaking the 10 million passenger mark in August 2015 - this
represents a 10.2% increase compared with the same period last year

The airport has also recorded its busiest single day to date on Friday 19 August 2016
when 44,767 passengers travelled through the terminal - the previous busiest day was
on Friday 28 August 2015 

The eleven-millionth passenger, James Sheffield from Edgbaston in Birmingham, set
the milestone on Friday 19 August 2016 as he checked in for his United Airlines flight
to San Francisco (via Newark). He was treated by the Airport to a slap up meal and
a magnum of champagne

Birmingham Airport's Head of Communications, Justine Howl is pictured with the millionth passenger, James Sheffield
and United Airlines' Birmingham Supervisor, Anna O'nions and Customer Service Agent, Chris Thacker

Mr Sheffield, who was jetting off to visit friends in San Francisco for a week-long holiday,
said: "Now that was a check-in with a difference! I wondered what was happening when
I arrived at the desk and airport officials approached me, but what a fantastic surprise.
It's kicked off my holiday brilliantly and I look forward to enjoying my huge bottle of
champagne with friends when I return"

Birmingham Airport's Chief Executive Officer, Paul Kehoe, said: "Reaching 10 million
passengers last August was a big milestone in the airport's history but reaching
11 million is an absolute game changer. It shows that demand for flying to and from
the Midlands is rapidly rising and this is only expected to continue as national and
international investment in the region continues and the Midlands Engine powers on"

"We have celebrated a huge amount of accomplishments recently, including welcoming
an astonishing thirteen new airlines to the airport, creating an even stronger network of
global routes. We now have over 440 direct or one-stop flights globally with 50 airlines
and proudly handle the magnificent Airbus A380 and Boeing "dreamliner" aircraft daily"

"The future is exciting as we focus on the next milestone - twelve million passengers
- and we will be working very hard over the next year to deliver even more connectivity
for our region's business and leisure travellers"

Over the last 12 months, long-haul traffic has increased by 26%, with particular growth
seen on services to the Middle East (+34.1%), North America (+32.6%) and Europe
(+10.8%). Low cost flights increased by 11.5%, scheduled services overall grew by 6.9%
and charter by 2.4%. Monthly passenger number records have been broken consecutively
for the last seventeen months at Birmingham Airport

Monday 22 August 2016

Solihull dancers enter Dance World Cup with help from Birmingham Airport Trust Fund‏

Andy Holding, Birmingham Airport’s Corporate Responsibility Manager, with dancers from Spotlight Stage School

Birmingham Airport has awarded Spotlight Stage School, based in North Solihull, with a grant to
support them in representing England at the 2016 Dance World Cup in Jersey later this month

Spotlight is an independent part-time stage school where aspiring performers can train in all
aspects of theatre arts. Starting with just 60 pupils the school now provides tuition to over
400 youngsters on a weekly basis

Vicky Richards, Principal and Founder of Spotlight, said: "Pupils attend classes for fun and fitness,
to make friends, to increase self-confidence or with a view to becoming a professional performer
or teacher of theatre arts. There is no audition to become a member as there are different classes
to cater for all ability ranges"

"We are totally overwhelmed to receive this grant and extremely grateful to Birmingham Airport’s
Trustees. The money will help us with the cost of the outfits that will be required for various
competitions, particularly the Dance World Cup this month"

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The Trustees decided
to award Spotlight with this funding as Vicky and the team do an incredible job to teach young people
to dance to a very high standard. The dedication and commitment shown by both teachers and pupils
is heart-warming and the opportunities these children receive are life changing. This is very much in
line with our Corporate Responsibility Strategy of developing local communities and promoting health
and wellbeing in the area"

"We wish them a huge amount of luck in the Dance World Cup and we look forward to hearing about
how many medals they bring home this year"

The funding awarded, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund which awards
grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected by the Airport’s operations. Each
year the airport contributes £75,000 to the Community Trust Fund. Additionally any charges made
to airlines which breach night noise regulations, are added to the fund

The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in October 2016. The closing date
for receiptof completed applications is Friday 26 August 2016. More information is available 
on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Monday 27 June 2016

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Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund helps local Sea Cadets set sail in a new boat

Birmingham Airport has proudly awarded Training Ship Stirling, in Shard End, Birmingham,
a sum of money to help them purchase a brand new RS Quest sailing boat

The registered charity is part of the Sea Cadets Corp which, for the past 60 years, has been

offering young people in the local community the opportunity to take part in activities under
the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy.

Andy Holding, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Birmingham Airport, said: "The trustees
decided to award Training Ship Stirling with this funding as the unit helps hundreds of local
young people to develop skills and confidence through nautical adventure" 
  
"This is very much in line with our Corporate Responsibility Strategy of developing local
communities and promoting health and wellbeing in the area" 
  
Anthony Stephens, Vice Chairman of Training Ship Stirling, said: "The addition of this fantastic
boat to our fleet will give our members much more valuable time out on the water 
  
"Sailing brings so much benefit to the children, not only is it physically good for them but it
also teaches them how to work as a team. The boat will allow more children to flourish and
develop under our guidance and support.”

The funding awarded, forms part of the Birmingham Airport Community Trust Fund which
awards grants of up to £3,000 to community groups in areas most affected by the Airport’s
operations. Each year the airport contributes £75,000 to the Community Trust Fund. Additionally
any charges made to airlines which breach night noise regulations, are added to the fund
  
The next available round of Trust Fund awards will be made in October 2016. The closing
date for receipt of completed applications is Friday 26th August 2016 
  
More information is available on the Birmingham Airport www site here

Thursday 12 May 2016

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Birmingham Airport launches a unique educational facility called "The Learning Hub"

Pete Slough from The Schools of King Edwards VI (left) with Rt. Hon. Baroness Estelle Morris

of Yardley and Simon Richards from Birmingham Airport (right) along with children from various

local primary schools at the launch of "The Learning Hub"

Birmingham Airport and The Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham today, Monday

25 April 2016, launched "The Learning Hub", a unique educational venue at the airport

Officially opened by the Rt. Hon. Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley, the facility will host

workshops for pupils as well as CPD sessions for teachers from primary schools across

Birmingham and beyond. During school holidays families will be able to take part in

activities and share in their child’s learning and most importantly have fun!

Pupils from three local primary schools were invited to the launch to join in the start of

this exciting new project and take part in some of the activities on offer from our partners

including The Ogden Trust’s Phiz Lab, Raspberry Pi, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Frog

Virtual Learning Environment, Peters Books and The Children’s University.

Pete Slough, Director of Access at The Schools of King Edward VI, commented: "The

Learning Hub is ideally situated at Birmingham Airport to take advantage of local transport

links to enable schools easy access to this inspirational and flexible venue.  The space here

is fantastic and allows our many educational partners to deliver high quality enrichment
activities which revitalise learning, encourage creativity and foster aspirations and self-esteem

in our city’s children and the wonderful, dedicated staff who teach them

Simon Richards, Chief Financial Officer at Birmingham Airport, said: "We are delighted to be

partnering The Schools of King Edward in Birmingham with the "Opening Doors" campaign,

not least because it fits so well with our own priorities, where we aim to target our support

at those communities in East Birmingham and North Solihull where it can be most effective"

"The Learning Hub allows us to work directly with local children and their parents to raise

aspirations and help develop the skills they will need in the world of work. This project is

one of many that Birmingham Airport operates to ensure that those local communities which

are affected by our operations can share in the economic and social benefits of having a major
airport on their doorstep"

Ms Gill Sparrow, Head Teacher of Hillstone Primary School, commented: "Hillstone Primary

School is delighted to work with the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham.  The range of

enrichment activities and quality of the CPD sessions on offer give our pupils and teachers

excellent opportunities that they may not otherwise have.  We are looking forward to seeing

the Learning Hub really take off!  Our pupils are always excited when they return to school

after an event here"

Monday 25 April 2016

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