We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Bring Your Own Beamer Birmingham February 8, 2012
- Developing Your Profile Online Saturday 25 February 10–3pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Thursday Lunch Club 23 February 1–2pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Why is Painting Still Important? Thursday 16 February 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects February 3, 2012
- Untitled January 31, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Proestes campaign to save Island House from demolition February 1, 2012
- Birmingham historian Carl Chinn joins fight to save Island House from demolition January 31, 2012
- Jazz Diary December 30, 2011
- Health fears over rise of shisha bars in Birmingham December 29, 2011
- HMV Live sale to include the Institute venue in Digbeth and Global Gathering festival December 21, 2011
Free State of Digbeth
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Link: Connaught Square plans approved
Insider Media Limited Reports: Planning consultant CSJ Brooke Smith has secured renewed planning consent for the Connaught Square development. The Birmingham-based company has won approval for mixed-use plans on the two-hectacre derelict block on High Street in Digbeth. The property … Continue reading
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Music Night for Charity at The Spotted Dog pub on Friday 19th November 2010
There’s a special Music Night for Charity at The Spotted Dog pub on Warwick Street next Friday 19th November 2010 from 7.30pm. The Lamp Tavern and The Spotted Dog will be presenting cheques to St Mary’s Hospice and Acorns Children’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorns Children's Hospice, Lamp Tavern, little jimmy, Spotted Dog, St Mary's Hospice
A Carbon Neutral Digbeth (Sunday at least).
Digbeth people may take their heritage, boozers, digital stuff and flea markets seriously but they also believe that looking after the future of the environment is no bad thing either.This Sunday those eco friendly types at Friends of the Earth … Continue reading
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Tagged 10:10, carbon, neutral, picnic, warehouse, Warehouse Cafe
Sneak Peak Inside The HMV Institute.
In anticipation of it’s grand opening on Saturday (18th) the Evening Mail gets a sneak peak inside the ‘new’ HMV Insitute. (one more name change and it’ll be back to the Digbeth Institute, the gigging venue of choice of my … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, The Sound of Music, Uncategorized
Tagged digbeth, institute, Live, Music
Digbeth Has It Covered*.
I’m not totally sold on covers bands (usually because they’re formed by middle aged bank clerks harbouring failed dreams of Rock n’ Roll infamy) but Too Drunk To Punk bring their excellent take on the classics… “Playing the best of … Continue reading
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Tagged covers, Live, Music, punk
A couple of things on at The Mixing Bowl Theatre
Couple of interesting things happening at The Mixing Bowl Theatre in the Custard Factory. There’s the performance of Not Just a Suitcase on Fri 30th April and Sat 1st May detailed in the press release above and also the Funbags … Continue reading
The Cashpoint Saga!
Is it time to get our hopes up once again? Walking past the small row of shops next to Digbeth Coach Station this morning I noticed that two of the shops are being refurbished into one.. this is good news, … Continue reading
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Tagged bank, cashpoint, digbethcoachstation
1944: Plane Crashes Into Digbeth Coach Station
For a while now I’ve known about this boys diary written in 1944. On THURSDAY 23rd MARCH 1944 he writes… A plane has crashed at Digbeth There was a terrible plane crash at Digbeth Midland Red bus depot last night. … Continue reading
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Tagged Coach Station, Crash, digbeth, History, Plane