Tag Archives: eastside

HS2 and Digbeth/Eastside

You will have probably already heard that HS2, the high speed rail network between Birmingham and London, has been approved. But what does this mean for Digbeth? Quite a lot actually. Digbeth Resident’s Association Chairperson Val recently sent me a … Continue reading

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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

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Link: genzai·chi » For future reference

genzai·chi » For future reference – Nikki Pugh takes some snaps whilst walking one of her many circuits of Eastside: Right now they look like a batch of slightly dull images of a non-landscape. In ten years’ time they’ll be … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: Friction Arts on Getting involved

Getting involved – Friction Arts work towards bringing the Eastside artistic community and local Digbeth and Highgate residents closer together, because let’s face it, they often feel miles apart at the moment.  It seems it’s time for some great, practical … Continue reading

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Getgood Link: nikki pugh | Why I’ve been talking about Eastside a lot recently

nikki pugh | Blog Archive » Why I’ve been talking about Eastside a lot recently – Nikki takes a walk around the boundary of the ‘Anti Talent Zone’ (where ‘anything goes’) that is Eastside: I’m at once amused, baffled, frustrated, … Continue reading

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Eastside Multi Storey Car Park « Birmingham Eastside – We can haz a big car park, woo-hoo!

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Getgood Link: Beorma, Big Brother, and Bumsex

Beorma, Big Brother, and Bumsex – Lizzy Piffany writes abot Bumsex Girl, who “had bumsex before I had sex up the usual hole.”  Bumsex Girl spells trouble for Eastside in that: Bumsex Girl is a potent symbol of the defeat … Continue reading

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