Tag Archives: John Tighe

Digbeth O’Lympics planning meetings every Monday – starting tonight

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Spotted Dog landlord John Tighe has sent me belated notification of O’Lympics meetings every Monday (starting tonight). 7pm at The Spotted Dog in preparation for the Papal Visit themed 2010 Digbeth O’Lympics. Sports added to the usual welly-wanging, snail racing, … Continue reading →

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POPS! Notorious choir at The Spotted Dog on Sunday 20th June

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Let the notorious choir take care of the Father’s Day celebrations for you – take Dad to the pub and sink a few pints whilst they entertain you with hits from yesteryear: Come and join notorious as we sing some … Continue reading →

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A notice for fans of Irish film, literature and that

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Those of you who missed the special screening of the Philip Donnellan piece on BBC1′s Inside Out on 8th March, which featured interviews with Filum fans at the Spotted Dog who’d just watched his documentary film The Irishmen, you can … Continue reading →

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Run Katie Run!

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

Update of 16th April: You can support Katie by sponsoring her here: at: http://www.justgiving.com/Katie-O-Neill0 Spotted Dog barmaid Katie is currently training hard in her bid to run the London Marathon this 25th April.  All sponsorship money will be going towards … Continue reading →

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Digbeth on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

If you’ve not made plans for seeing in the new decade tomorrow night yet, here’s what’s on offer down Digbeth way: Going by the above film The Big Custard Factory Festival looks to be a lively affair. Tickets are £22 … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: The Stirrer – Birmingham City Council meeting to discuss noise in Digbeth

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | 3 Comments

The Stirrer – News that matters, campaigns that count for Birmingham, The Black Country and beyond – Birmingham Council is holding an open meeting on 24th November to discuss the issue of licensed premises and noise in the area, enabling … Continue reading →

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Sunday: Rhubarb Radio and Digbeth O’Lympics!

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

The last post about my uber-busy Digbeth weekend.  I started Sunday off in the Rhubarb Radio studio presenting Sunday Local with Michael Grimes.  It’s a weekly show we do at 12-2pm every Sunday about all things local, be it news, … Continue reading →

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Charity Night at The Spotted Dog tonight

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Short notice, but only just heard about this myself – there’s a Charity Night at The Spotted Dog tonight at which a cheque will be presented to Acorns.  It’ll be Irish “Old-Time” style and John Tighe’s asked for ‘No “knuckle- … Continue reading →

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Digbeth Residents’ Association July meeting

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Digbeth Residents’ Association is meeting tonight at 7pm in The Paragon Hotel.  Below are the minutes from the last meeting.  All are welcome to come this evening – please come along.  Items up for discussion are: The Rainbow’s Noise Abatement … Continue reading →

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February Residents’ Association Meeting and Big City Plan feedback

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

See below minutes of the Residents’ Association meeting on Monday.  Here’s a larger version.  Main topics discussed were: Big City Plan – the minutes mention the plain English version on Big City Talk.  They also mention Joe Holyoak’s Big City … Continue reading →

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