We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Jonathan Watkins & Jiehong Jiang | Eastside Projects, 1 May, 6.30-8pm April 18, 2012
- Lunch Club | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 1–2pm April 10, 2012
- Underground Photography | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 6.30-8pm April 10, 2012
- Introducing Contemporary China, Eastside Projects, 11 April, 6.30-8pm April 5, 2012
- Discussion | Studios – Is there a need for permanence? 27 March 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects March 22, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Bomb disposal squad called in to Birmingham tower block April 20, 2012
- Joe Holyoak: HS2 station in Birmingham could be disastrous for Digbeth March 30, 2012
- Review: Life Is A Dream, Birmingham Opera Company, Argyle Works, Digbeth March 30, 2012
- 48Sheet art project to transform billboards across Birmingham March 23, 2012
- Helicopter heaven for Birmingham Opera Company during Cultural Olympics March 15, 2012
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Category Archives: Buildings, regeneration and that
Reminder: Closing date for HS2 Consultation Approaching!
Please find below and email received from HS2 Community Forums: Further to the email notifying invitees to the April Community Forum meeting of the launch of this consultation, please note that the consultation period for the HS2 Draft Scope and … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that, Digbeth Residents Association
Tagged hs2
Bradford St Business
Although parts of our beloved Bradford Street need some TLC, other parts are seeing a brand new lease of life. Two new businesses have opened their doors in the past few weeks, with another soon to follow. Starting at the … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that, Local Life
Tagged Bradford St, Star Coffee, The Mercat
Park Street Upheaval
From BBC News: HS2 route in Digbeth could mean ‘bodies are exhumed’ Bodies from an old burial ground in Birmingham might have to be exhumed as part of plans for the government’s high-speed rail network. Under the plans, the Curzon … Continue reading
Eastside Masterplan – MADE’s response
Regular readers of DiG may remember Midlands Architechture and the Designed Environment (MADE) holding a Public Exhibition and Consultation for the Eastside Masterplan on 12th March. As a result of the event, MADE were able to compose the following response … Continue reading
DRA’s response to an LDO
As was discussed at the Digbeth Summit in February, Digbeth is to become an Enterprise Zone should Birmingham City Council’s proposal be followed-through. Part of the proposal includes relaxed planning restrictions regarding the change of use of existing buildings. This … Continue reading
Eastside Masterplan – Digbeth Residents Association’s Response
Individuals, businesses and other local stakeholders were recently invited to respond to a draft Eastside Masterplan. Anyone attending MADE’s event in early March, would have already had their opportunity to feed their thoughts into an overall response. As the body … Continue reading
JFK Memorial one-third complete!
Regular readers may remember Nicky’s post last year about plans to restore the city’s JFK memorial, and display it in Digbeth. Well, these plans are one step closer to becoming a reality after artist Oliver Budd, whose father Kenneth created … Continue reading
Where for art thou Digbeth?
Birmingham Opera Company premiered their new performance, Life is a Dream, yesterday at Digbeth’s Argyle Works. This isn’t the first time the former chemical works on Great Barr Street has been used for Opera, and it certainly isn’t the last… … Continue reading
Eastside Masterplan – Consultation ends soon!
We may have lost the battle to save Island House, but we can try to take action to ensure Quintain, the developers responsible for demolishing the building, don’t profit from redeveloping the land with an office block. Further to MADE’s … Continue reading