We are delighted to announce a NEW SPECIAL OFFER with 20% OFF* all room hire for events taking place between 1st January and the 31st March 2020.
Millennium Point is an award winning iconic landmark and a unique venue in the continuously developing city of Birmingham. Our city centre location is easily accessible with New Street Station and other city centre transport links only a short walk away. We also have an on-site multi-story car park available if you wish to drive to the venue.
With state-of-the-art facilities, a 354 seated giant screen auditorium and public & private event spaces, our goal is to make your event a winner with a number of packages to best suit your needs.
That’s not all – a percentage of your booking will fund our charitable work supporting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) within the region.
For a detailed run through on each of our event spaces simply click below or call 0121 202 2200 to talk with the Millennium Point team.
Please note this offer will expire on the 31st December.
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A grant funding pot of more than £400,000 is now open to schools, charities and not-for-profit organisations across the West Midlands as part of a major Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education initiative.
The Millennium Point Charitable Trust has opened its latest Small Grants Programme for applications, with up to £20,000 available for individual applicants.
Profits from the commercial activity of the multi-award winning Birmingham venue is invested by its Charitable Trust into projects, events and initiatives which support the growth and development of STEM initiatives in the West Midlands region.
Previous grant recipients have used the funding to create dedicated resource rooms, fund learning clubs, run activity programmes and organise careers fairs encouraging girls into STEM.
Applications are set to close on February 14th 2020 with bosses hoping to see applications increase from last year, when the Programme was introduced.
Abigail Vlahakis, Interim CEO at Millennium Point, said: “We had an extremely positive and successful debut year for our Small Grants Programme.
“STEM roles are the jobs of the future in the region and we are striving to play a key role in ensuring young people from the West Midlands will be in pole position to take those roles – most of which have yet to be conceived.
“The Grants Programme gives a chance for those young people with a passion for STEM learning the chance to take that further, opening up opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.
“We really want to open up STEM learning to groups who have typically been somewhat marginalised by these industries, so we want to see applications coming from far and wide.
“I would like to wish all applicants the best of luck and can’t wait to see the unique ideas they put forward.”
Over recent years, several reports have been published identifying Birmingham and the West Midlands as the centre for Science and Innovation outside of London, marking STEM as the key to economic growth in the region.
However, the nationwide STEM skills gap means that the region currently has a shortfall of 173,000 skilled workers as 89% of STEM businesses struggle to recruit with a majority of high skilled roles being left unfulfilled.
Until recently there was also a rapid decline in interest in STEM subjects at school, meaning less people would be entering training to eventually take up these jobs.
The Millennium Point Charitable Trust was recently awarded “Third Sector Organisation of the Year” at the Birmingham Post Business Awards and featured for their unique charitable business model in this years ‘Innovation 50” report produced annually by law firm Mills & Reeves.
To apply for a Millennium Point small grant, please click here.
The Millennium Point Charitable Trust will award £2,000 to one school or college in the West Midlands as part of our 2020 scholarship programme.
The school or college that provides the most applicants for our 2020 scholarship programme will be awarded £2,000 to enhance their science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) curriculum. The incentive forms part of a wider campaign to promote the initiative, which received a record number of applications in 2019.
How does it work?
All you have to do is encourage your students aged 17+ to apply for the scholarship programme. As part of the application, students will tell us what school or college they’re applying from and we’ll keep track of the number of applicants form each school or college in the West Midlands. Once the application window is over we’ll tally up the scores and award the school or college that provided the most applicants £2,000 to be spent on enhancing their STEM curriculum.
You can visit our resource page to learn more about the competition and download promotional material to share within your school or college. You can also request a promotional pack to be sent directly to you which contains posters and leaflets, or a visit from our team by getting in touch with us on [email protected]
What’s the scholarship?
Open now until 31st January 2020, the Millennium Point Scholarship pays for one young person’s undergraduate tuition fees at Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. Now in its sixth year, the competition is open to young people aged 17+ in the West Midlands. It’s a two-stage competition designed to build confidence and showcase rising talent in the region, with a live final held at Millennium Point in March. Finalists are given skills development workshops to build their confidence, leadership and public speaking skills as part of the competition, as well as opportunities to meet employers and build their own networks in their chosen industry. The competition was won in 2019 by, then 17-year-old, Laura Avis from Bourneville College. Laura is now in her first year at the faculty studying a BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology, and in a recent interview urged young people “Don’t be scared, just apply!”.
Whether you’re a teacher, parent or know a school or college, this is an opportunity not to be missed! Head on over to this page for more information and resources to get you started.
Students looking to apply can start their application today by visiting millenniumpoint.org/scholarship
We’re a landmark public building and award-winning events and conference venue in the Eastside of Birmingham City centre. Profits from our commercial activity are invested by the Millennium Point Charitable Trust into projects, events and initiatives which promote the growth of STEM and education within the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. For more information on our charitable work, please visit our charity page. You can follow Millennium Point on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram with @millenniumpoint.
Singing sensations G4 are set to bring the festive spirit to Millennium Point with a free-to-attend set of Christmas classics.
Our first ever Christmas celebrations are being taken up a notch with the announcement that G4 will be giving a free performance at Millennium Point in Birmingham city centre.
The operatic four-piece, who rose to fame on the original series of X Factor, will perform in the ground floor atrium of our landmark public building under our 39-ft Christmas tree between midday and 2 pm on December 10th.
The group will take to the stage at Birmingham Town Hall for a highly anticipated show the same evening, with fans able to get a sneak preview as part of Millennium Point’s Christmas events schedule.
Fans of the group and lovers of all things Christmas are welcome to join us for an early afternoon treat, where they are sure to hear incredible renditions of festive classics.
Rebecca Delmore, Commercial Director for Millennium Point says “Our beautiful tree and decorations will add to the atmosphere for what should be a special event at Millennium Point.”
G4 reunited in 2014 after disbanding in 2007, with the release of their first post-reunion album ‘G4 Christmas’ followed by a Christmas tour, a tradition which has continued and grown in the years since.
The latest tour, including the Birmingham Town Hall show, takes in 28 shows across the country in the run-up to Christmas.
The multi-platinum selling group will be showcasing a new line-up at Millennium Point consisting of Jonathan Ansell, Mike Christie, Lewis Raines and new bass singer Duncan Sandilands.
Mike Christie, baritone singer, said: “It’s always wonderful to return to Birmingham, as the audiences are incredible.
“We can’t wait to join in with the celebrations at Millennium Point before heading to our Christmas show at the iconic Town Hall.”
Reserve your free ticket now by visiting this page, you can check out our full Christmas programme on our dedicated page. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram @millenniumpoint and share your Christmas photos at Millennium Point with #mpchristmas for a chance to win £50 in Amazon vouchers.
Millennium Point is an award-winning venue and landmark public building with commercial profits being invested back into the Millennium Point Charitable Trust which supports science, tech, engineering and maths (STEM) and education in the West Midlands.
The Millennium Point Trust and MPPL Annual General Meeting will take place on the 16th December from 1pm, in Connect on Level 2.
Download the signed MPPL AGM Notice
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The first-ever Christmas celebrations at landmark Birmingham venue Millennium Point are officially underway.
BBC Radio 2 Zoe Ball Breakfast show co-host Richie Anderson and BBC Midlands Today presenter Rebecca Wood were joined by Santa and staff at the Curzon Street site for a light switch-on event signalling the start of festivities.
The trio pushed the button to illuminate a 39-foot tall tree covered by 23,000 LED lights set up in the venue’s atrium.
Richie Anderson, who had been at Millennium Point rehearsing for his appearance on BBC Children in Need tonight, said: “Millennium Point is one of my favourite venues in Birmingham, the staff are all so wonderful and I hope they have a fantastic Christmas. The tree they have installed is beautiful and the whole building looks spectacular so I am very pleased to have been invited along for the switch-on event.”
A time-lapse video created by Millennium Point shows how the inside of the building has been transformed by the festive spectacle, installed by Birmingham based company The Christmas Decorators.
The process took more than twelve hours to complete and the tree will now form the backdrop for a range of upcoming Christmas events, all free to attend, including Santa family days and musical performances.
The outside of the Millennium Point building has also been illuminated by The Christmas Decorators, offering up a festive treat for visitors approaching Grand Central station.
Millennium Point has invested in a new renewable energy commitment ahead of the installation, to ensure the power usage while the tree is installed is as low as possible.
Abigail Vlahakis, Interim CEO at Millennium Point, said: “Having Richie, Rebecca and Santa join us for the switch-on event was a real pleasure and I am delighted with how everything looks. We are looking forward to welcoming families from across the city throughout Christmas. Celebrating Christmas in this way is something new for us and we are pleased to have got things underway with staff all getting together.”
Watch below as our Christmas lights were officially switched on.
A time-lapse video below shows the installation of Millennium Point’s tree.
Each week we’ll be giving away £50 Amazon vouchers for your best snaps and selfies at Millennium Point. Share your photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram tagging in @millenniumpoint with #MPChristmas for a chance to win!
Families in Birmingham can meet Santa for free as part of the first-ever Christmas celebrations at Millennium Point.
Three Santa Family Day events will be held in our atrium across the festive season under a 39-foot artificial tree, which is one of the biggest in the city and will be brought to life by more than 23,000 LED lights.
Each child will get to meet Santa, receive a gift and the opportunity to have their photo taken, as well as enjoying children’s entertainment provided for each of the days.
The family days form part of a series of events and activities to mark Christmas at Millennium Point, which will be more visible than usual for visitors approaching Grand Central station thanks to a major lighting project set to illuminate the side of the building.
Rebecca Delmore, Commercial Director at Millennium Point, said: “As this is the first time we have used our fantastic building to properly celebrate Christmas, we want families in Birmingham to come and see what we are all about.
“Aside from being a major venue in the city, we are also a charitable trust and are constantly working with our community to give back.
“Christmas is the perfect time to reach out to more people than ever before, we are inviting families to come along and meet Santa for free, have a photo taken and receive a gift.
“We have brought in one of the biggest trees in the city and will be lighting up the side of our building, we want to make this first Christmas celebration special and use it as a building block for future years.”
The Family Day events will take place on December 8th, 13th and 19th, with various musical, craft and festive events to be announced over the coming weeks.
To book a meet and greet with Santa, and see what else is happening, at Millennium Point, visit: www.millenniumpoint.org.uk/christmas but be quick as there are limited spaces available for each day. Tickets are timed and there will be a small queue during your slot allocation.
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning across the West Midlands has been given a major boost after a charitable trust issued more than £410,000 of grant funding.
Grants of up to £20,000 from the Millennium Point Charitable Trust’s Small Grants Programme have been issued to 34 schools, charities and not-for-profit organisations in a bid to impact how STEM is perceived and promoted in the region.
Over recent years, several reports have been published identifying Birmingham and the West Midlands as the centre for Science and Innovation outside of London, marking STEM as the key to economic growth in the region.
However, the nationwide STEM skills gap means that the region currently has a shortfall of 173,000 skilled workers as 89% of STEM businesses struggle to recruit with a majority of high skilled roles being left unfulfilled.
Until recently there was also a rapid decline in interest in STEM subjects at school, meaning less people would be entering training to eventually take up these jobs.
The 2018/19 grant program will aid the purchase of new equipment, events, after-school clubs and more to enhance STEM learning and increase appetite for relevant careers in the West Midlands.
Abigail Vlahakis, CEO at Millennium Point said: “2018/19 marked an incredibly successful first year for our Small Grants Program and we are delighted to hear that our recipients are starting to put their money to good use.
“From early child development in schools to business development and community engagement, we are aiming to make a positive, tangible impact across the West Midlands in how STEM is perceived and promoted.
“We are looking forward to working with this years recipients as they make the most of their grant funding and of course, we are excited to see the results of their work.”
Millennium Point is a multi-award-winning venue, charity and landmark public building in the eastside of Birmingham City centre.
Profits from its commercial activity is invested through the Millennium Point Charitable Trust into projects, events and initiatives which support the growth and development of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education in the West Midlands region.
Abigail said: “Our charitable outputs are determined by our commercial profits, which means the more businesses spend money with us, whether it’s through our venue or our retail spaces, the more we can make a positive impact on the region.”
Notable projects to arise from this year’s grants include a contribution towards the funding of a week-long STEM Festival organised by the Ahead Partnership, while Trinity High School will create a STEM room.
Many schools are also using their grant to upgrade facilities or increase access to STEM resources for pupils.
Applications for this year’s Millennium Point Small Grants program are set to open in December, with details to be announced by Millennium Point over the coming months, with the aim of exceeding the £410,000 issued for the 2018/19 program.
For more details please visit millenniumpoint.org.uk/small-grants or call 0121 202 2200.
Millennium Point has been named as one of the most innovative businesses in the Midlands.
Our ‘unique offering’ and ability to ‘make a real difference in the community’ has been recognised in the latest Mills & Reeve Innovation 50 campaign, which lists some of the most forward-thinking businesses across the region.
The law firm’s report highlights innovative success stories from across the region and features 50 businesses across five categories.
Millennium Point’s focus piece in the report read: “What makes Millennium Point truly unique and innovative is its business model.
“The building is owned by a charity, the Millennium Point Charitable Trust, with all commercial activity in the building feeding back into the trust.
“Millennium Point is making a real difference in the community with a unique offering, using its resources to great effect.”
As an organisation, we strive to support the growth and evolution of STEM across the Midlands, so we place a great emphasis on the importance of innovation.
Abbigail Vlahakis, Interim CEO for Millennium Point, said: “We are proud to take our place on the Innovation 50 and would like to thank Mills & Reeve for recognising the work we do.
“Ours is a unique business model which enables us to make the most of our successful commercial activities for the wider benefit of the community.
“Last year we donated, invested and facilitated more than £4.8m to STEM-related organisations, projects and initiatives in the West Midlands, which is solid proof that we have found a way of making both sides of our operation work to their greatest potential.”
Millennium Point is an award-winning conference & events venue, charitable trust and landmark building in Birmingham City centre. Commercial profits from our venue, which includes a 350-seat auditorium and the city’s largest screen, and as a landlord are invested in projects through the Millennium Point Charitable Trust to support the growth of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education within the West Midlands.
Applications are now open for our life-changing scholarship at Birmingham City University.
Each year, the Millennium Point Charitable Trust fully fund an undergraduate degree at Birmingham City University’s Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, which covers over 20 different courses ranging from civil engineering to video game design and film production.
Now in its sixth year, the Millennium Point Trust Scholarship has funded four young people through their degrees at Birmingham City University, with the fifth winner, Laura starting her course in Film Production Technology this month.
Who can apply?
Applications are only being accepted from students living in the West Midlands region, who cannot already have or currently be studying an undergraduate degree.
Why should they apply?
All finalists will benefit from the programme with opportunities that can kick start their career in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM).
One person will get a fully funded degree – which means they won’t pay their undergraduate tuition fees. They’ll also have several opportunities to develop through networking, events and industry links provided through Millennium Point.
All finalists receive skills development and training to build their confidence before the live final. Following the competition, they can become an alumnus of the programme and benefit from a range of opportunities such as mentoring, work placements and networking.
How can they apply?
The application process is broken down into two stages, with those who proceed to stage two getting to present their story to a live audience comprised of key stakeholders and industry experts.
The first stage is quick and easy, they just need to fill out an application and submit it to our online form with any supporting materials before 11:59pm 31st January 2020. We’ll then select up to 6 finalists to compete in the live final in March.
Get started
If you or someone you know is interested, head over to millenniumpoint.org.uk/scholarship/apply and start the application.
Millennium Point is a multi-award-winning venue, charity and landmark public building in the east side of Birmingham City centre. Profits from its commercial activity is invested through the Millennium Point Charitable Trust into projects, events and initiatives which support the growth and development of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education in the West Midlands region. For more information, visit our about page.
