Birmingham Friends of the Earth: Digbeth: Past, Present & Future – Ben Mabbett at Birmingham FoE gives us his take on the Digbeth: Past, Present & Future discussion at Ikon Eastside last week. It was a lively discussion, covering everything from fears of future large-scale developments affecting the fine grain of the area, the ‘creative quarter’, the ‘digital district’, noise abatement issues and the like. Only problem was that we were a panel member down:
It was just a pity Philip Singleton of Birmingham City Council wasn’t in attendance, he missed a great opportunity to engage with a talented and passionate group of people who had a Typhoo Tea Factory full of great ideas to progress Digbeth in a way that respects it’s past and nurtures it’s future.
A recording of the session should be available on Ikon Gallery’s website soon.
