Walk of fame in Birmingham, England
Star forOzzy Osbourne on the canal bridge pavement ofBroad Street inBirmingham TheBirmingham Walk of Stars is awalk of fame -style installation on the pedestrian pavement ofBroad Street inBirmingham , England, which honours notable people from the Birmingham area or with significant connections with it. The scheme is organised and funded by the Broad StreetBusiness Improvement District .
TheWalk of Stars honours residents of the city who have made a significant contribution to the arts sector, in music, television, film, theatre, sport, business and literacy.
The criteria for a person to have their star added to the walk include that they must have performed at one of Birmingham's major venues such as theInternational Convention Centre (ICC) ,National Indoor Arena (NIA),Symphony Hall andThe Rep theatre . They must also be originally from the area or have prominent links with Birmingham and theMidlands region.
The idea for a Walk of Fame style tribute was first thought of by a local Birmingham man Garry Raybould, who then approached the Broad Street Business Improvement District who developed the idea and created the name Broad Street Walk of Stars together with a brand and registration of the original website, www.walkofstars.co.uk which quickly became very popular and was chosen by Radio 2 as 'Website of the Day'. The first star to be honoured wasOzzy Osbourne on 6 July 2007. The event was held inCentenary Square and introduced byElliott Webb from Birmingham's commercial radio station BRMB and the star was presented to Ozzy by Lord Mayor of Birmingham Randal Brew.[ 1] [citation needed
ComedianJasper Carrott was the second person to have a star installed on Broad Street on 15 September 2007. The star was presented to him by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham duringArtsFest in front of a 10,000 strong crowd.[ 2] Noddy Holder became the third inductee on the Walk of Stars which was presented to him on a canal boat, during the Broad Street Christmas Canal Boat Light Parade.
The stars were briefly fenced off following safety concerns about their polished surfaces.Leicestershire -based Charcon Specialist Products, who produced the stars, was consulted over the situation.[ 3]
Murray Walker was inducted into the Walk of Stars. A joint induction took place on 12 September 2008 forBBC Radio 4 seriesThe Archers Norman Painting . On 7 October 2008, theBBC announced thatJulie Walters would be inducted.[ 4] Black Sabbath Tony Iommi was inducted.
On 26 March 2009, it was announced that each of five local football clubs (Aston Villa ,[ 5] Birmingham City ,Walsall ,West Bromwich Albion andWolverhampton Wanderers ) would have a star commemorating their teams, a player, or a specific era. The presentation ceremonies were staggered between May and August.[ 6]
Number Recipient Induction date Profession Comments Image Location 1 Ozzy Osbourne 6 July 2007 Musician Founding member ofBlack Sabbath and solo artist 52°28′40″N 1°54′40″W / 52.47786°N 1.91099°W /52.47786; -1.91099 (Ozzy Osbourne ) 2 Jasper Carrott 15 September 2007 Comedian Comedian, actor and television presenter 52°28′31″N 1°54′51″W / 52.47539°N 1.91416°W /52.47539; -1.91416 (Jasper Carrott ) 3 Noddy Holder 9 December 2007 Musician Member ofSlade 52°28′37″N 1°54′43″W / 52.47706°N 1.91200°W /52.47706; -1.91200 (Noddy Holder ) 4 Murray Walker 28 June 2008 Sports commentator BBC/ITVFormula One coverage 52°28′42″N 1°54′32″W / 52.47847°N 1.90880°W /52.47847; -1.90880 (Murray Walker ) 5 The Archers 12 September 2008 Soap opera Long-runningBBC Radio 4 serial 52°28′42″N 1°54′35″W / 52.47825°N 1.90978°W /52.47825; -1.90978 (The Archers ) 6 Norman Painting 12 September 2008 Actor Voice ofPhil Archer inThe Archers 52°28′42″N 1°54′35″W / 52.47822°N 1.90985°W /52.47822; -1.90985 (Norman Painting ) 7 Tony Iommi 23 November 2008 Musician Member ofBlack Sabbath 52°28′42″N 1°54′36″W / 52.47827°N 1.91012°W /52.47827; -1.91012 (Tony Iommi ) 8 Aston Villa F.C. 1982 Team 4 May 2009 Football team 1982 European Cup-winning team 52°28′41″N 1°54′38″W / 52.47810°N 1.91054°W /52.47810; -1.91054 (Aston Villa F.C. ) 9 Tony 'Bomber' Brown 17 May 2009 Footballer Professional footballer fromWest Bromwich Albion F.C. 52°28′39″N 1°54′42″W / 52.47739°N 1.91158°W /52.47739; -1.91158 (Tony Brown ) 10 Frank Skinner 1 August 2009 Comedian Co-host ofFantasy Football League 52°28′38″N 1°54′41″W / 52.47727°N 1.91132°W /52.47727; -1.91132 (Frank Skinner ) 11 Gil Merrick September 2009 Footballer Professional footballer fromBirmingham City F.C. 52°28′37″N 1°54′44″W / 52.47683°N 1.91230°W /52.47683; -1.91230 (Gil Merrick ) 12 Ray Graydon September 2009 Footballer Former manager ofWalsall F.C. 52°28′43″N 1°54′32″W / 52.47848°N 1.90879°W /52.47848; -1.90879 (Ray Graydon ) 13 Julie Walters 27 October 2009 Actress and comedian Star ofEducating Rita Harry Potter films 52°28′28″N 1°54′57″W / 52.47434°N 1.91575°W /52.47434; -1.91575 (Julie Walters ) 14 Gary Newbon 10 December 2009 Television journalism Sports reporter 52°28′42″N 1°54′32″W / 52.47845°N 1.90880°W /52.47845; -1.90880 (Gary Newbon ) 15 Lenny Henry 19 December 2009 Actor and comedian Presenter ofTiswas 52°28′43″N 1°54′32″W / 52.47849°N 1.90879°W /52.47849; -1.90879 (Lenny Henry ) 16 Beverley Knight 20 March 2010 Singer 52°28′42″N 1°54′32″W / 52.47846°N 1.90880°W /52.47846; -1.90880 (Beverley Knight ) 17 Joan Armatrading 4 May 2010 Singer 52°28′42″N 1°54′35″W / 52.47828°N 1.90970°W /52.47828; -1.90970 (Joan Armatrading ) 18 Chris Tarrant August 2010 Broadcaster Host ofWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? 52°28′42″N 1°54′33″W / 52.47841°N 1.90921°W /52.47841; -1.90921 (Chris Tarrant ) 19 Birmingham Royal Ballet September 2010 Dance 52°28′42″N 1°54′34″W / 52.47844°N 1.90947°W /52.47844; -1.90947 (Birmingham Royal Ballet ) 20 David Bintley September 2010 Dance 52°28′42″N 1°54′34″W / 52.47842°N 1.90955°W /52.47842; -1.90955 (David Bintley ) 21 Roy Wood November 2010 Singer and musician Member ofElectric Light Orchestra ,Wizzard andThe Move 52°28′42″N 1°54′37″W / 52.47824°N 1.91024°W /52.47824; -1.91024 (Roy Wood ) 22 Bev Bevan February 2011 Singer and drummer Member ofElectric Light Orchestra andThe Move 52°28′41″N 1°54′36″W / 52.47817°N 1.91004°W /52.47817; -1.91004 (Bev Bevan ) 23 Matt Croucher GC 16 June 2011 Lance corporal Received theGeorge Cross in 2008 24 Laurie Mansfield 16 June 2011 Theatrical agent RepresentedJim Davidson ,Ken Dodd ,Cannon & Ball ,The Krankies ,Tommy Steele ,Eddie Large andFreddie Starr [ 7] 25 Sir Keith Porter 16 June 2011 Military surgeon 26 Nigel Mansell August 2011 Racing driver 1992Formula One 52°28′41″N 1°54′37″W / 52.47810°N 1.91021°W /52.47810; -1.91021 (Nigel Mansell ) 27 Malkit Singh May 2012 Musician "King ofBhangra "[citation needed 28 Harry Moseley August 2012 Fundraising /charity29 Jaki Graham October 2012 Singer 30 Ellie Simmonds December 2012 Paralympian Multiple gold medal-winning swimmer 31 David Harewood July 2013 Actor Starred inHomeland 32 Jeff Lynne March 2014 Singer, musician and composer Member ofElectric Light Orchestra andThe Move 52°28′43″N 1°54′33″W / 52.478539°N 1.909218°W /52.478539; -1.909218 33 Trevor Francis November 2014 Footballer Professional footballer fromBirmingham City F.C. 34 Ian Lavender 22 June 2015 Actor Private Pike inDad's Army 35 Dennis Amiss 11 February 2016 Cricket Played for England and Warwickshire, and was ECB deputy chairman 36 Ann Haydon-Jones 11 February 2016 Tennis First left-handed female Wimbledon winner 37 Steel Pulse 18 April 2016 Band Members areRonald McQueen ,Basil Gabbidon ,Steve Nisbett , Selwyn Brown,David Hinds andSidney Mills 38 Toyah Willcox 11 December 2016 Singer and actress 39 Don Maclean 11 December 2016 Comedian and actor 40 Geezer Butler 3 February 2018 Musician Member ofBlack Sabbath 41 Jamelia 11 April 2018 Singer 42 UB40 27 May 2018 Band Members includeAli Campbell ,Terence "Astro" Wilson ,Duncan Campbell ,Earl Falconer ,Yomi Babayemi andNorman Hassan 43 Black Sabbath 6 September 2018 Band Members includeGeezer Butler ,Ozzy Osbourne ,Tony Iommi andBill Ward 44 Bill Ward 9 February 2019 Musician Member ofBlack Sabbath 45 Carl Palmer 11 April 2019 Drummer Drummer ofThe Crazy World of Arthur Brown , supergroupEmerson, Lake & Palmer and prog rock groupAsia , and founding member ofAtomic Rooster 46 John Lodge 11 April 2019 Musician/bass guitarist Founding member ofThe Moody Blues 47 Brian Lara 23 August 2019 Cricket Scored well forWarwickshire County Cricket Club 1994 Team byDermot Reeve ,Keith Piper ,Gladstone Small ,Michael Bell andTim Munton . That year, they won theCounty Championship , theSunday League and theBenson & Hedges Cup 48 Steve Gibbons 6 November 2022 Guitarist and musician Singer-songwriter and bandleader, his music career spans more than 50 years
There used to be a Walk of Stars website listing other potential nominees on which the public are invited to vote, but this no longer exists. These include:
