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JFK Memorial Rededication

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Pamela Pinski | Leave a comment

When: Saturday 23rd February, 12:00 noon Where: High Street Digbeth/Floodgate Street junction After being postponed due to the snow earlier in the year, the JFK memorial will finally be rededicated at its new home in Digbeth this Saturday. To whet … Continue reading →

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Digbeth’s ‘new’ JFK mural

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Pamela Pinski | 3 Comments

We have been keeping our readers up to date with the progress of the JFK mural on Floodgate Street. Thanks to Flickr user Sparks68, we can now share some photos of the completed work; see below to watch a slideshow … Continue reading →

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JFK Memorial Update

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Pamela Pinski | 1 Comment

Our friends, Flatpack Festival, recently tweeted an image of the long-awaited installation of the city’s JFK memorial on Floodgate Street in Digbeth. JFK mosaic mural taking shape on Floodgate st after five years in storage. #digbeth yfrog.com/kksfvwlj — Flatpack Festival … Continue reading →

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Controversy over JFK Memorial

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Pamela Pinski | 2 Comments

In March I wrote about Birmingham’s JFK memorial mosaic, which is currently being restored to be placed its new home in Digbeth. However, since the spring, there have been a few twists and turns in the story… Firstly, the artwork … Continue reading →

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Public Art in Digbeth

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Pamela Pinski | Leave a comment

The Birmingham Mail recently compiled a list of Birmingham’s top ten public artworks. Click here to see the list and associated images. Two of the top ten are (or will be) located in Digbeth – well, we are the creative … Continue reading →

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JFK Memorial one-third complete!

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Pamela Pinski | Leave a comment

Regular readers may remember Nicky’s post last year about plans to restore the city’s JFK memorial, and display it in Digbeth. Well, these plans are one step closer to becoming a reality after artist Oliver Budd, whose father Kenneth created … Continue reading →

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Proposals to re-erect JFK memorial on corner of Digbeth High Street and Floodgate Street

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | 3 Comments

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 →

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