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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Tag Archives: alcester street
The derelict Alcester Street warehouse: a sad, unsecured building
On Boxing Day Pamela wrote about Birmingham City Council’s drive to secure empty buildings around Digbeth and reduce the potential arson risk they pose. The owners of the empty buildings will be first given the opportunity to secure the entrances themselves, … Continue reading
Irish in Birmingham: ‘your hub for all things Irish in Birmingham’
The Irish Welfare & Information Centre next to St Anne’s Church on Alcester Street has been rebranded and is now Irish in Birmingham. The name change coincides with other exciting developments for the charity which provides welfare & cultural services … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life, The Irish Quarter
Tagged alcester street, Irish in Birmingham, Irish Welfare and Information Centre, iwic
See the new Paragon Hotel on Friday 28th January
An invitation from The Paragon Hotel to their launch event on Friday 28th January to celebrate the refurbishment of the hotel. RSVP to sarahbassett@theparagonhotel.co.uk.
Posted in Local Life
Tagged alcester street, Paragon Hotel
Christmas opening times for Digbeth supermarkets
Dave Harte of Bournvillage.com always says his festive posts detailing the Christmas opening times for Bournville Village Tesco are the most popular ones on his website. Last year I did no such post for Digbeth is Good – not because … Continue reading
Digbeth food wastage #22
Been a while since there’s been one of these but I couldn’t resist this Dinner For One at the Bradford Street/Alcester Street bus stop: chicken in chilli sauce with a satsuma for afters, all washed down with a refreshing can … Continue reading
Posted in Digbeth food wastage
Tagged alcester street, bradford street, Digbeth food wastage
The Usual Suspects?
This is a very strange line-up of some rather suspicious-looking characters on the corner of Bradford Street/Alcester Street. So whodunnit? Was it Skull In A Gasmask, Golden Boy, Speaker With Snaggletooth or the Stop And Search Zone Ghost? My money’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, Faces of Digbeth, Local Life
Tagged alcester street, as one, as1, bradford street, Street Art
Halted paint job on Cherish House
You may have noticed that the paint job on Trident Housing owned Cherish House on Bradford St/Alcester St that started a couple of months ago has halted at about man-height. I’m unsure why.
Posted in Local Life
Tagged alcester street, bradford street, cherish house, trident housing
Faces of Digbeth #1: Truck thing with a face
I found this at the Wheel Alignment Centre opposite The Fountain pub on Alcester Street. It made me smile.
Posted in Faces of Digbeth, Local Life
Tagged alcester street, faces of digbeth, the fountain, Wheel Alignment Centre