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High Speed 2 (HS2) Debate

On Monday 28th March Birmingham Friends of the Earth and Sustainability West Midlands are holding a public debate entitled “High Speed Rail: Creating Sustainable Transport and Jobs?” There will be 4 guest speakers: Christian Wolmar, writer and broadcaster Mike Geddes, … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Workshop outcome notes from the Community Consultation on the City Centre Masterplan, Stage Two of the Big City Plan – Highgate, Birmingham

Workshop outcome notes from the Community Consultation on the City Centre Masterplan, Stage Two of the Big City Plan – Highgate, Birmingham – Email notice from Neighbourhood Manager Andy Sheppard about the outcomes of the Big City Plan community consultation … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Community Consultation on Stage Two of the Big City Plan | Highgate, Digbeth & St Andrews

Community Consultation on Stage Two of the Big City Plan | Highgate, Digbeth & St Andrews – An open invite from our very hard-working Neighbourhood Manager Andy Sheppard to attend a Community Consultation Event on the City Centre Masterplan, the … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Digbeth: Past, Present & Future :: Ikon Gallery

Digbeth: Past, Present & Future :: Ikon Gallery – Audio recording from the discussion at Ikon Eastside recently.

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Getgood Link: Digbeth: Past, Present & Future :: Ikon Gallery

Digbeth: Past, Present & Future :: Ikon Gallery – at 6.30–8.30pm on 6th Oct at Ikon Eastside, 183 Fazeley Street. I tried (and failed) to get a bit of a discussion going around this. Ikon Eastside are holding what should … Continue reading

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Ikon Eastside want to know what you’d like to talk about!

I’ve been contacted by a lovely lady called Helen from Ikon Eastside, who are planning to stage a public event based around the Big City Plan’s proposals for Eastside around October time. To do this they would like to hear … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Digbeth formally called Birmingham’s Digital District | Podnosh Blog

Digbeth formally called Birmingham’s Digital District | Podnosh Blog – Today at Digital Britain presentation in The ICC, Councillor Paul Tilsley (Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council and the Chair of the Digital Birmingham partnership) announced that Digbeth is to … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: The Big City Plan, it’s what gets decided while you’re looking the other way

The Big City Plan, it’s what gets decided while you’re looking the other way – Birmingham: It’s Not Shit – Jon Bounds picks up on the big Birmingham city decisions that are being made out before the results Big City … Continue reading

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The New Birmingham

Lee at Friction Arts unearthed this treasure at the Wholesale Markets – The Big City Plan of yesteryear. A big, bulky document full of marketing and management speak. Not much changes, does it?

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Birmingham Central: Big City Plan consultation – a success? – Simon Felton reflects on the Big City Plan Consultation’s effectiveness at engaging the public. The verdict is it could have done better: There were some community consultation events however, with … Continue reading

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