When: 2.30 PM on Thursday 5th November 2009 Where: University College Birmingham, Summer Row, Birmingham. B3 1JB

Invitation: You are invited to send a reporter, photographer and/or cameramen to the launch of the Visitbirmingham.com specially made curry

Detail: � To celebrate National Curry Week (22-28 November 2009), visitbirmingham.com and Birmingham City Football Club have teamed up to develop a very special Blues curry in order to cement Birmingham once and for all as the UK�s curry capital. � Visitbirmingham.com, an official partner to Birmingham City, have enlisted Blues players James McFadden and Franck Queudrue to captain two teams from University College Birmingham and guest chefs from Lasan restaurant to go head to head in creating the BCFC themed curry.

Interview opportunities are available upon request.

For further information contact:

Visit Birmingham (0121 202 5001) Kate Eccles (07984 410462) Hatch Communications (01943 855 630) Matt Peden (07870 318 708) or James Hickman (07833 452 919)

Kate Eccles PR Manager Marketing Birmingham Ltd Millennium Point Curzon Street Birmingham B4 7XG Direct: 0121 202 5001 Out of office: 07984 410462 Email: kate.eccles@marketingbirmingham.com