We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Eastside Projects, Along Between and On The Lines, Saturday 29 June, 1–3.30pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Lunch Club with Gregory Dunn, Friday 28 June, 1–2pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Toolkit: Maximum Fidelity, Monday 17 June, 6.30–8.30pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Curators Introduction, Thursday 6 June, 6.30–8.00pm May 21, 2013
- Sarah Farmer residency – update May 21, 2013
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- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Birmingham Opera Company's airborne Mittwoch nominated for two major awards April 12, 2013
- Birmingham creatives flying high thanks to Honda advert March 14, 2013
- Birmingham Wholesale Markets to leave Digbeth, city council confirms March 12, 2013
- Review: Foals, at the Institute, Birmingham March 7, 2013
- JFK memorial returns to Birmingham after a decade in storage February 25, 2013
Category Archives: Local Life
The Old Crown Coffee Club
We all know and love The Old Crown on Digbeth High Street. With the pub branching out and opening a small café, there’s now a new reason to love Birmingham’s oldest pub. After giving away over 150 sandwiches on Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life, Pubwatch
Tagged digbeth high street, The Old Crown, The Old Crown Coffee Club
New Home for Birmingham’s Dogs
Birmingham Dogs’ Home has applied for permission to move from it’s Digbeth home to a new purpose-built centre near Catherine-de-Barnes in Solihull. General Manager Simon Price said: “The biggest problem is that we have zero exercise facilities. We have been … Continue reading
Filum Night – Monday 13th May
When: Monday 13th May, 19:30 onwards Where: The Spotted Dog, Warwick Street, Digbeth Stuck for something to do on Monday night? Never fear, Filum Night is here! As ever, your host and landlord John will be on hand with free … Continue reading
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Tagged Filum Night, Spotted Dog
Meet the Neighbours!
When: Tuesday 7th May, 18:00-20:00 Where: Spotted Dog, 104 Warwick Street, Digbeth, B12 0NH Digbeth Residents Association wants to see a safer, cleaner and friendlier Digbeth. Meet the Neighbours is part of the friendlier strand of our action plan for … Continue reading
Do you remember the Forward statue?
Forward was heralded as the most controversial public artwork to be erected in Birmingham city centre. It has now been ten years since it was destroyed and artist Simon Pope is seeking personal stories and anecdotes about this statue. He … Continue reading
Drop Beats Not Bombs – Prize Draw Winner
When: Saturday 4th May, 21:00 until 06:00 (Sunday 5th May) Where: Q Club, 212 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6QB Tickets: available online *Due to a catastrophic failure in power supply for the Pickford Street warehouse and outdoor stages, the venue … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life, The Sound of Music
Tagged Boogie Dave, drop beats not bombs, Pickford Street, Suki10c
(En)vision for the future
Birmingham has some of the highest rates of homelessness in the country. This fact spurred three groups of young people working with Digbeth’s Envision charity, to look at practical ways in which they can help. The three groups, Enlightened from … Continue reading
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Tagged Allcock Street, Envision, SIFA Fireside
DRA Meeting Updates
The last meeting of Digbeth Residents Association took place on Monday 8th April, where attendees were treated to a sneak peak into plans for The Woodman public house. Don’t worry – if you weren’t able to make it, you won’t … Continue reading
Drop Beats Not Bombs – 10th Anniversary
When: Saturday 4th May, 21:00 until 06:00 (Sunday 5th May) Where: Pickford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham Tickets: available online Founder of Birmingham’s Drop Beats Not Bombs, Boogie Dave, is also one half of the team behind Digbeth’s newest addition to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boogie Dave, drop beats not bombs, Pickford Street, Suki10c
Bay Leaf in a Convent
When: Friday 10th May, 18:00 onwards Where: St Mary’s Convent, 98 Hunters Road, Birmingham, B19 1EB Tickets: donation of £30 per person Although the Bay Leaf Restaurant no longer lives in Digbeth, for those of you missing the taste of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Leaf, Bay Leaf at Home