Overview

• Kings Heath’s Heath Bookshop, recently named Independent Bookshop of the Year, served as the launch site for the Midlands’ first Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever gathering
• Jess Phillips delivered an opening address championing Birmingham-based women’s organisations and urging community support for their work
• Participants of all ages, genders and abilities replicated the original 1978 choreography in varying degrees of costume from full red dresses to simple accents
• The celebration in Kings Heath coincided with global fan-led tributes timed to Kate Bush’s July 30 birthday, following earlier renditions in cities such as Sydney, Copenhagen and Berlin
• A parallel event in Gorleston saw more than 60 fans dancing along the Norfolk seafront, underscoring the nationwide reach of the phenomenon