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A little Flatpack fun

I’m hopefully getting a guest post on Flatpack from one of the film festival’s hard-working volunteers, but I thought I’d offer a little round-up of what were my Flatpack picks. On Friday I went to see those crazy Synth Eastwood … Continue reading

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Custard Factory – revisiting Citizensheep’s September discussion

Back in September, Michael Grimes (aka Citizensheep) kick-started a lively online discussion about small but significant changes the Custard Factory could make as ‘It’s looking run-down, and suggests no-one really cares anymore about promoting it as a vibrant space, and … Continue reading

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A walk around Uncertain Eastside

Uncertain Eastside – A Canal from Pete Ashton on Vimeo. On Sunday afternoon, after my last stint on Rhubarb Radio’s Sunday Local show, I joined Nikki Pugh and the sizable gang she’d recruited on an Eastside Walk along the area’s … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Conkers | BARG

Conkers | BARG – On Sunday, whilst me and Michael were broadcasting Sunday Local on Rhubarb Radio, there was a game of conkers in the Custard Factory, which was fun. If you missed the show, you can listen again to … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Citizensheep > Small but significant improvements that the Custard Factory should make..?

Citizensheep » Small but significant improvements that the Custard Factory should make..? – Michael Grimes creates a brilliant discussion around The Custard Factory: The Custard Factory in Birmingham has become a bit of a joke. It’s looking run-down, and suggests … Continue reading

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New look

You may notice Digbeth is Good is looking a little different, I hope you like the funky new theme.  Many thanks to Michael Grimes for sweating and swearing over it for hours to make it work.

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Week of Breakfasts #5: Sbragia’s on Fazeley St

Here’s Richard Trengrouse’s account of the last day of our Week of Breakfasts on Friday: Day Five: Sbragia’s Cafe and Sandwich Bar: Fazeley Street As I had to wear a suit today, came in by train. If I get it … Continue reading

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Reflections on Big City Talk

A little while back a group of us bloggers worked on translating the jargonistic Big City Plan document into plain English to be posted on the Big City Talk site, which displayed comments and could therefore generate some meaningful discussion.  … Continue reading

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