The Stirrer – New Festival Street for Brum – Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture Martin Mullaney proposes that Digbeth High Street becomes Birmingham’s “Festival Street”, with regular road closures to host major arts events.
”Making Digbeth High Street into the City’s Festival Street would (a) regenerate both sides of the High Street (b) ensure that Digbeth becomes Birmingham cultural and creative quarter….the bars and shops are already in place, plus a road (Bradford Street) running parallel along which buses can run.”
Which is all very well, but I feel the need to ask the obvious – how will the council deal with noise complaints from local residents who find the festivals disruptive?
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