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: Birmingham City Council
Island House to be demolished ‘to provide a temporary landscaped area’?
This is sad news. It seems Island House at the top of Fazeley Street, built in 1912, is likely to be demolished. Its current owners Quintain Estates and Development published an assessment of the building in December 2011 (below), concluding … Continue reading
City Centre Enterprise Zone
Digbeth Residents Association recently attended a meeting at Birmingham City Council about the proposed City Centre Enterprise Zone. DRA was very keen to go along to ensure our voices are heard, and we appreciate the invitation and opportunity to do … Continue reading
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
Birmingham’s Culture Strategy – “Digbeth is key to the city’s future success”
Birmingham has hosted more world, international and European sports events than any other European city, and was still voted as the most boring city in Europe. Perhaps as a reaction to this news, Birmingham City Council has recently announced a … Continue reading
December Meeting Reminder
Just a reminder that the next meeting of Digbeth Residents Association will take place on Monday 12th December at 6pm in the Nomad room, ground floor Zellig, Custard Factory. This meeting will be followed by the DRA Christmas Meal at … Continue reading
December Meeting of Digbeth Residents
Just a reminder that the next meeting of Digbeth Residents Association will take place on Monday 12th December at 6pm in the Nomad room, ground floor Zellig, Custard Factory. This meeting will be followed by the DRA Christmas Meal at … Continue reading
Bradford Street Works
I’m sure none of you would have failed to notice the closure of Bradford Street for 10 nights for ‘planned maintenance’. I say ‘planned maintenance’, as the council might as well be organising a Christening in Uzbekistan for the amount … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that, Local Life
Tagged amey, Birmingham City Council, bradford street, road closures
Have Your Say on Birmingham’s Budget
When: Thursday 10th November, 18:30 – 20:30 Where: The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham Birmingham City Council needs to find new ways of saving £65m next year. This means that how they deliver services may have to change. The Council … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life
Tagged Birmingham City Council, Digbeth Residents Association
Creative City and Curzon Square – ‘Birmingham’s New Museum Quarter’
So today Birmingham City Council launched the Birmingham Creative City initiative, which aims to increase investment in creative industries and boost the local economy by: Creating a fund to build on existing public sector funding of the arts through loans, … Continue reading
Proposals to re-erect JFK memorial on corner of Digbeth High Street and Floodgate Street
The Birmingham Mail have just reported that the historic John F Kennedy memorial, which originally stood in the middle of St Chad’s Circus traffic roundabout, could be re-erected on the corner of Digbeth High Street and Floodgate Street by next March if a … Continue reading