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
Tag Archives: Birmingham City Council
Level Up
When: Friday 26th April, doors open 17:30 Where: The Fusion Centre (South and City College), High Street Deritend, B5 6DY Free Entry Next Friday will see the second installment of Level Up, a spoken word poetry event for young people. … Continue reading
HS2 Community Forum Update
From the HS2 Community Forums Team: Dear Forum Member Please find attached the draft meeting notes and actions arising from the Washwood Heath to Curzon Street Community Forum meeting on 19th March 2013. Please could you email any comments and/or … Continue reading
Posted in Digbeth Residents Association, Local Life
Tagged Birmingham City Council, hs2, HS2 Community Forums
Update: Birmingham Wholesale Market
We recently shared the news that Birmingham City Council has decided to move the Wholesale Market out of Digbeth. Please see below for commentary on this decision on behalf of the Birmingham Wholesale Fresh Produce Association (BWFPA): I have attached … Continue reading
Eastside City Park Opened!
Eastside City Park was officially opened by Birmingham City Council’s Leader, Sir Albert Bore, last month. Although not technically in Digbeth, the park borders our little part of the city, so naturally, Digbeth Residents Association (DRA) was involved in the … Continue reading
Loss of Digbeth Wholesale Markets
Last week, the Birmingham Mail announced that the city’s wholesale market will be shut down. This is a blow for the traders, as well as Digbeth Residents Association, who have supported the two-year campaign against closure. The Birmingham Wholesale Markets … Continue reading
The Hub
The Women’s Enterprise Hub, a partnership between Birmingham City Council and South and City College, opened on Valentine’s day to provide support and training for women in business. Although the hub is there to support all women, there is a … Continue reading
Attend council meetings from your sofa
Digbeth is not the only place to have a website dedicated to it. Our hyperlocal friends in Lightmoor Village in Telford in Shropshire run Lightmoor Life. Lightmoor Life recently live streamed a Telford and Wrekin Council meeting to their site … Continue reading
Posted in digital district, Local Life
Tagged Birmingham City Council, Lightmoor Life
Eastside City Park Grand Opening
Work began in August last year, but this Wednesday 5th December will see Sir Albert Bore of Birmingham City Council formally declare Eastside City Park open. Stretching for 6.2-acres from Eastside to the city centre, past Curzon Street Station and … Continue reading
Ultrafast Broadband in Digbeth
In June, I wrote about Birmingham City Council’s plans to install ultrafast broadband in Digbeth, as well as other parts of the city. However, last week Virgin Media and BT began legal proceedings against the initiative, with the story being … Continue reading
Posted in Digbeth Residents Association, digital district
Tagged Birmingham City Council, ultrafast broadband
BUPA Great Birmingham Run – TODAY!
The BUPA Great Birmingham Run takes places today. The event will see around 50 elite athletes taking part, along with a supporting case of 18,000 runners, so there’ll be more people than usual pounding the pavements of Digbeth! The half-marathon … Continue reading