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
Tag Archives: Birmingham Post
Reclaim The Spaces: picnicking in Connaught Square
The second Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic on Sunday 19th June wasn’t where I thought it would be when Carl and I set out with our well-packed picnic basket. We were walking down Green Street towards Millennium Point, discussing the best way … Continue reading
Local election results for Nechells ward
Here are the local council election for the Nechells Ward, which Digbeth falls within, taken from elections.birmingham.gov.uk: Name Party Votes % Poll Assheton Janet Elizabeth Green Party Candidate 314 6.00 Iqbal Shazad Liberal Democrats 1,274 24.34 Mosquito Yvonne Maria The … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life
Tagged Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Post, Digbeth Residents Association, election, Val Woodward
Happy St Patrick’s Day Digbeth!
I hope everyone has had a great St Patrick’s Day. Going by the number of revellers dressed in green still walking the Digbeth streets, I’d say so. St Patrick’s Day in Digbeth is always a lively affair, but not half … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, Local Life, The Irish Quarter
Tagged BakeAngel, Birmingham Post, Custard Factory, Digbeth Residents Association, Handsworth, HMV Institute, I Am Birmingham, irish heritage, Newswaves, Sisters of Mercy, st annes church, St Mary's Convent, St Pat Rocks, st patricks festival, Val Birchall
What a load of rubbish
A few observations on how the recent industrial action by Birmingham City Council’s refuse collectors has affected Digbeth residents. In Rea Place it seems the normal rubbish thankfully has has been collected. But the recycling bins are positively overflowing. It … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that
Tagged bins, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Post, litter, refuse, rubbish
Ikon Eastside under threat of closure – how will this affect Digbeth’s cultural community?
Yesterday the Birmingham Post reported that the future of Ikon Eastside is uncertain after becoming a casualty of Birmingham City Council’s arts funding cuts, which got me thinking how this would affect Digbeth. I know I’m stating the obvious here, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Post, cuts, Eastside Projects, funding, grand union, Ikon Eastside, Spotted Dog, Vivid
Birmingham has few decent pubs according to the just plain wrong Good Pub Guide 2011
As was reported in the Birmingham Post, the Good Pub Guide 2011 ‘has harsh words about shoddy service and names only one Birmingham pub – The Old Joint Stock – in its prestigious main listings.’ Of course any good Digbeth … Continue reading
Posted in Pubwatch, Spotted Dog
Tagged anchor, Birmingham Post, Fiona Stapley, Good Beer Guide, Good Pub Guide, John Tighe, Lamp Tavern, Spotted Dog, white swan
Deer on the Loose – a ditty about a deer
I just had to post this video up, linked to in the comments box by Tigers Hungry in response to the story about the deer currently living in the River Rea. Our little Digbeth Deer has been all over the … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life
Tagged birmingham mail, Birmingham Post, deer, digbeth deer, muntjac deer, River Rea, the metro, tigers hungry
Two dead in fire in disused care home on Moseley Road – statement from West Midlands Police
As has been well documented in local and national media, there was an ‘incredibly severe fire’ in a disused care home on Moseley Road yesterday morning, in which two people died and another two were injured. Below is an unedited … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life
Tagged bbc, Birmingham Post, Concept Development Solutions, fire, moseley road, moseleyrd, the stirrer, west midlands police
Punch Records’ Fight The Power exhibition opens Wednesday
And here’s a little sneak preview from the gallery in the brand, spanking new Devonshire House/’Zellig’ development of the Custard Factory. Punch Records are keen for people to submit their own favourite protest posters to the exhibition by sharing them … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, Custard Factory
Tagged Birmingham Post, Custard Factory, devonshire house, Fight The Power, punch, zellig
Dave Harte’s suggestion for Future Digbeth Allotments
View future digbeth allotments in a larger map Very intriguing idea from Dave Harte to do something lovely with the unused viaducts in Digbeth, shown on the above map: we should have allotments on top of the abandoned Victorian rail … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that, Local Life
Tagged 4ip, anna blackaby, Birmingham Post, dave harte, upper trinity street, viaduct