Tag Archives: Millennium Point

Reclaim The Spaces: picnicking in Connaught Square

The second Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic on Sunday 19th June wasn’t where I thought it would be when Carl and I set out with our well-packed picnic basket.  We were walking down Green Street towards Millennium Point, discussing the best way … Continue reading

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Second Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic this Sunday 19th June

Just a reminder that it’s the second Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic this Sunday 19th June.  The Facebook event page is updated, the picnic basket is packed and the weather forecast promises sunny intervals. Meet us at 12pm outside Millennium … Continue reading

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Reclaim The Spaces May picnic: Curzon Street Station

The first Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic was held on Sunday 15th May in the grounds of the old entrance building of Curzon Street Station, of which Wikipedia tells me: Curzon Street railway station (formerly Birmingham station) was a railway … Continue reading

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Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic #1 next Sunday 15th May

I’ve made a flyer/poster for the first Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic next Sunday 15th May, to explore and enjoy hidden pockets of Digbeth.  I’m not much of an artist but hopefully it gets the point across – bring your … Continue reading

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Reclaim the spaces

The green-fingered amongst you might be inclined to join Birmingham Friends of the Earth today for Sunflower Sunday, which marks International Guerilla Gardening Sunflower Day with a mass sunflower plant around Digbeth, ‘planting the seeds wherever there was an unloved patch of ground’. … Continue reading

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Hello Digital 2009

Hello Digital promises to be ‘an extravaganza of robotics, illuminations, animations, digital film, music, games, exclusive showcases’.  So if you’re into that kind of thing, check out the Hello Digital programme.  Most events are at Millennium Point, there’s also an … Continue reading

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Film Dash: the clock is ticking

This evening saw the exciting launch of the 48-hour Film Dash in the Custard Factory theatre. Teams of all types are taking part, including employees of Maverick TV, Stickleback Productions, two eight year-old children and one-man team Stefan Lewandowski, who … Continue reading

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I saw The Dark Knight at The Imax!

And this is what I thought of it: Yet another sell-out screening with a massive queue. The special effects were good and all the better for being on a massive screen. Heath was lush, and Bale’s voice really did drop … Continue reading

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Twitterific: The Dark Knight at The Imax, Millenium Point

Right now I’m in my dressing gown at the tail-end of a ludicrously lazy day, thinking about getting dressed and out of the house to make it on time for the evening screening of The Dark Knight at The Imax … Continue reading

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