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: History
The Irish in Birmingham 1960-2010 – ‘Through The Eyes of A Child’
IWIC are looking for Irish people living in Birmingham and those with Irish descent to participate in their oral history project The Irish in Birmingham 1960-2010 – ‘Through The Eyes of A Child’. We want to explore the childhood memories … Continue reading
Posted in The Irish Quarter
Tagged heritage, History, iwic, Michelle Aucott, oral history
Birmingham Irish Heritage Group celebrate the launch of Finegan’s Journal on Weds 25th May
On Wednesday 25th May the Birmingham Irish Heritage Group will be celebrating the launch of Finegan’s Journal – the insightful writings of an Irish Protestant hired by the Birmingham Town Mission in 1837 to work with the city’s Irish population. T A … Continue reading
Posted in Local Life, The Irish Quarter
Tagged Birmingham Town Mission, Carl Chin, Chris Upton, Finegan’s Journal, heritage, History, irish heritage
Link: Deritend Branch Library – Birmingham City Council
Deritend Branch Library – Birmingham City Council – Some lovely pictures of the long-gone Deritend Library on Heath Mill Lane that I found in the archives and heritage section of Birmingham City Council’s website. Here’s some of the words that … Continue reading
Posted in Buildings, regeneration and that, Getgood Links, Local Life
Tagged archives, birminghamcitycouncil, deritendlibrary, heritage, History, links, toblog
Getgood Link: YouTube – 37 route Birmingham to Solihull part 2
YouTube – 37 route Birmingham to Solihull part 2 – I’m not sure when this was filmed but it must have been some time ago – take a ride up the Digbeth High Street in the days when it had … Continue reading
Posted in Getgood Links, Local Life
Tagged History, links, nationalexpressthetfh, toblog, travelwestmidlands
1944: Plane Crashes Into Digbeth Coach Station
For a while now I’ve known about this boys diary written in 1944. On THURSDAY 23rd MARCH 1944 he writes… A plane has crashed at Digbeth There was a terrible plane crash at Digbeth Midland Red bus depot last night. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Coach Station, Crash, digbeth, History, Plane