Broadcaster and former regional press reporter Sir Michael Parkinson is to speak at a lunch to help raise funds for the Journalists’ Charity.

Parky, pictured left, has agreed to be this year’s celebrity guest at the charity’s annual lunch at The Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, on Friday 22 June.

Laurie Upshon, the charity’s regional chairman, said: “We have always managed to attract top quality speakers to our Birmingham lunch – and they don’t come any more popular than Sir Michael.

“We’re very grateful that he has agreed to be with us. It’s a great coup and I am confident that it will be sold out very quickly.”

Tickets for the lunch cost £45, which includes a three-course meal, and a 10% discount is available for tables of ten booked before the end of April at £400. After April, all tickets cost £45.

For more details, contact Laurie at [email protected]