Category Archives: Creative places and spaces

Custard Factory, Fazeley Studios, The Bond, FoE Warehouse, etc.

Fierce Festival in Digbeth

Fierce Festival will be keeping Digbeth vibrant from 29th March to 8th April. The festival hub will be located at The Garage, based at VIVID, and will feature films by Lucky PDF, free haircuts by The Haircut Before the Party … Continue reading

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April Meeting of DRA

When: Monday 2nd April, 18:00 Where: Nomad Room, Zellig, Custard Factory, Digbeth The next meeting of Digbeth Residents Association will take place on Monday 2nd April at 6pm in the Nomad room, ground floor Zellig, Custard Factory. This will be … Continue reading

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The Bullring Goes Green!

Those of you who follow @mydigbeth on Twitter may have seen this photo already. The Bullring is glowing green this week instead of it’s usual blue, and I’m at a loss why! I thought it may be something to do … Continue reading

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Green Restaurant Award success for Digbeth!

Birmingham’s most sustainable and environmentally-aware dining establishments are recognised for their efforts at the annual Birmingham Green Restaurant Awards. Prizes are presented in four categories, along with an overall winner. The categories are: Waste Management, Energy Reduction, Staff and Community, … Continue reading

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Digbeth Photowalk

When: Sunday, 25th March 2012 Where: Meet at Moor Street Station Cafe at 15:00 Pete Ashton, who created DiG waaaay back when, is holding a guided free Photo Walk through Digbeth on Sunday 25th March. The tour aims to showcase … Continue reading

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SIFA Fireside team up with Open Cinema

When: Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 13:00 Where: SIFA Fireside, Allcock Street, Digbeth In an exciting collaboration between SIFA Fireside, Open Cinema, the Open University (who are funding the first season) and Crisis Skylight Birmingham, SIFA Fireside have announced the start … Continue reading

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March Offers at Bay Leaf

Please see below for details of the new offers at Bay Leaf restaurant for March: Mothers’ Day – 18th March This is an ideal opportunity to make your mum feel special! We are offering a lovely three course meal for … Continue reading

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Irish Curry?

It seems everyone gets a bit Irish this close to St Patrick’s Day… I’ve just been told that Bay Leaf Bangladeshi Restaurant, in the Custard Factory, have developed a special Guinness Balti to help celebrate the occasion! So if you … Continue reading

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Digbeth likes colouring in

Two weekends ago, you may have seen a couple of young gentlemen brightening up the tired walls of Green Street in Digbeth. The image above is the result of the Saturday efforts of two artists: Digbeth regular Newso (who is … Continue reading

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Soul Nights at Bay Leaf

When: Friday 30th March 2012, from 19:00 Where: Bay Leaf, Custard Factory Who: Leonie Moore £20 including a three-course meal Bay Leaf will be injecting some Soul into Digbeth from Friday 30th March, starting with Leonie Moore. Judging by previous … Continue reading

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