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Date Announced for Zombie Walk Birmingham 2016

In Charity, News, What's On on 03/22/2016 at 12:11
The Birmingham Zombie Walk raised over £10,000 for Birmingham Children's Hospital last year

The Birmingham Zombie Walk raised over £10,000 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital last year

Birmingham’s annual Zombie Walk returns for its eighth year this Saturday 18 June, organisers have announced.

Back by popular demand, over one thousand ‘living dead’ are expected to take to the city’s streets to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. Read the rest of this entry »

Zombie survival game 2.8 Hours Later returning to Brum

In News, What's On on 03/30/2015 at 10:05
Urban Zombie game 2.8 Hours Later returns to Birmingham for two dates following a break from the city last year

Urban Zombie game 2.8 Hours Later returns to Birmingham for two dates following a break from the city last year (Photograph: Slingshot)

Birmingham is on the brink of annihilation. Zombies out-number survivors and the city is humanity’s last stand. Will the final few survivors make it through the night?

In the 2.8 Hours Later world, created by game designers Slingshot, a rapidly depleting number of living humans are left. Five years after the original zombie infection broke out, a devastating discovery has been made; a weaker strain of the virus has infected our entire species and, as a result, no children have been born in four years. Read the rest of this entry »

Date set for Zombie Walk’s return to Birmingham

In Charity, News, What's On on 02/16/2015 at 16:42
The Birmingham Zombie Walk returns to the city on Saturday 13th June

The Birmingham Zombie Walk returns to the city on Saturday 13th June. (Photograph: Kris Askey)

Birmingham’s seventh annual Zombie Walk will take place on Saturday 13 June, organisers have announced today.

Back by popular demand, over two thousand ‘walking dead’ are expected to take to the city’s streets to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

Zombies invade Birmingham for a ‘dead good’ cause

In Charity, Events, What's On on 09/15/2014 at 10:36
Zombie Walk founder Jamie Chapman led this year's charity walk

Zombie Walk founder Jamie Chapman led this year’s charity walk, in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital (Photograph: Birmingham Zombies)

The ‘living dead’ took to the streets of Birmingham this weekend for the annual Zombie Walk, in a bid to raise money for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Thousands of people crowded into the ‘zombie-ready’ Centenary Square on Saturday morning and excitement buzzed through the city as people from far and wide, queued up to become ‘zombie-fied’ by special effects make-up artists all volunteering their time for the cause. Read the rest of this entry »

Birmingham flashmob to mark Shaun of the Dead anniversary

In News, What's On on 06/15/2014 at 11:03
Zombie fans will be dressing up as Simon Pegg's character from film Shaun of the Dead, all for charity

Zombie fans Jack Kirby, Jamie Chapman and Hannah Deathridge dress up as characters from film Shaun of the Dead, to help promote the Birmingham Zombie Walk (Photo: Kris Askey)

Over 50 fans dressed up as Simon Pegg’s character from film Shaun of the Dead will converge on the Birmingham Mailbox to mark the 10th anniversary of the cult Brit zombie flick.

Released in 2004, the Edgar Wright comedy starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield became a huge international hit. Read the rest of this entry »

Birmingham’s Zombie Walk returns to city in September

In News, What's On on 04/15/2014 at 10:23
Zombie Walk volunteers Jack Kirby and Hannah Deathridge join event founder Jamie Chapman (centre) to recreate the classic Shaun of the Dead poster image (Photo: Kris Askey)

Zombie Walk volunteers Jack Kirby and Hannah Deathridge join event founder Jamie Chapman (centre) to recreate the classic Shaun of the Dead poster image (Photograph: Kris Askey)

Birmingham’s sixth annual Zombie Walk has been announced for Saturday 13th September, with over two thousand of the ‘walking dead’ expected to descend on the city.

Following a successful march through the city last year in aid of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, thousands of fundraisers will once again don Zombie make-up and attire and take to the streets in “search of brains”. Read the rest of this entry »

COMPETITION: Win tickets to infamous Zombie survival game!

In Competitions, What's On on 10/03/2012 at 13:04
2.8 Hours Later game created by Slingshot will be in Birmingham. Photo by Amy Faith Photography.

The hugely popular zombie game 2.8 Hours Lateris heading to Birmingham. Photo by Amy Faith Photography.

An increasingly popular urban zombie chase game is to bring its highly anticipated reign of terrorto the Midlands as it brings its zombie menace to Birmingham this month.

2.8 Hours Later will take place in Birmingham’s city centre on four consecutive nights from October 17, 2012. The hunt for zombie volunteers to do the chasing and scaring is now on. Read the rest of this entry »

Zombie Ball raises over £1,400 for city’s St Basils charity

In News on 11/29/2011 at 09:38
Jamie Chapman, founder of Birmingham Zombies, with St Basils'  Anne Morton and Lucy Hackett

Birmingham Zombies founder Jamie Chapman with St Basils' Anne Morton and Lucy Hackett

A Zombie Ball which took place at the Birmingham Ballroom last month has raised over £1,400 for homeless shelter charity St Basils, organisers announced today.

Organised by Birmingham Zombies, the ‘Dance of the Dead’ ball was held to raise money for the charity to assist it with its work with homeless youngsters in the city.

The event, which was the newly-revamped Birmingham Ballroom’s premiere Halloween night since it’s reopening in September, was a massive success with over 750 revellers taking to the dance floor dressed up as zombies, ghouls and goblins. Read the rest of this entry »

Zombies back local charity for Halloween bash

In News, What's On on 10/25/2011 at 15:34
The Zombie Ball 2011 will be held at the Birmingham Ballroom

The Zombie Ball will be held at the city's new Birmingham Ballroom venue

A Zombie Ball, in aid of one of Birmingham’s major charities helping young people, is to take place at the city’s newly revamped Birmingham Ballroom venue this month.

Being launched by the organisers of the annual Birmingham Zombie Walk, the ‘Dance of the Dead’ ball aims to raise money for St. Basils, which works with homeless youngsters in the city.

The event is the Birmingham Ballroom’s premiere Halloween event since it’s reopening in September and is hoped to be as successful as recent Zombie Walks, which have so far raised over £3,000 for charity. Read the rest of this entry »

Flashmob: Zombies invade Birmingham

In Videos on 08/17/2010 at 01:02

FILM: Birmingham Flashmob (http://tiny.cc/BhamFlashMob) and Zombie-Aid (http://www.zombie-aid.com) join forces with Monster Energy Drink for the 2nd annual Birmingham Zombie Walk (http://www.birminghamzombies.com), raising over £800 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charities in just over an hour! Read the rest of this entry »