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Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, March 1st, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: bbc, links, noiseabatement, spotteddog, TheRainbow, toblog
BBC News – Does peace and quiet always take priority over loud music? – Problems encountered by the Ministry of Sound nightclub make the BBC look at the bigger British picture, which of course leads them to Digbeth’s The Rainbow and The Spotted Dog. John Tighe has dire warnings about where this might lead:
“They are going to close down Digbeth, the only area of Birmingham where live music is played.”
Many thanks to Andy Mabbett and Editorialgirl for the heads up on this one.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, November 13th, 2009 ( 2 responses )
Tags: kentdavis, noiseabatement, TheRainbow
Kent Davis by Pete Ashton
This email from Kent Davis, the adorably pantomime rock ‘n’ roll landlord of The Rainbow, deserves publishing in it’s entirety. I must warn you he swears like it’s all big and all clever. Aw, bless.
Well what a year it has been.
Street parties, noise abatement orders, Raise the roof parties, license suspensions, Joss Stone’s, UB40′S and too many memorable nights to remember (as with the 60’s – if you remember it – you weren’t there).
How can we round things off and demonstrate our gratitude to those that matter most – the unyielding support of Rainbowheads young and old – be it our promoters, artists who have performed, friends who come regularly, residents who have supported our campaigns – or those who have just discovered us for the first time.
Simple. Do what we no we can do best. Throw a motherfucker of a motherfucker of a party. Anyone who came to the Rainbow Birthday bash (in the dim distant past of April) – knows just how good these can be. Format will be similar – we will be giving personal invitations to the dearly beloved, arranging a free champagne reception, free hog roast and 30 dj’s from our best loved Rainbow brands – all of whom will be restricted to a 10 track playlist (we will set the criteria) – either in the bar, courtyard or the lovely heated Rainbow Marquee on the street outside the pub. And of course you will all be expected to come in fancy dress – 70’s style (music/film/tv/fashion etc).
FRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH. KEEP THE DATE FREE. CONTACT US FOR INVITES.
If you’re lucky enough to make it to the A-list, be sure to dress like Kent on a good day and party like it’s 1979 in order to Keep Digbeth Vibrant!
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, November 13th, 2009 ( 3 responses )
Tags: birminghamcitycouncil, John Tighe, links, noiseabatement, spotteddog, TheRainbow, thestirrer, toblog
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 some of the concerns raised about The Rainbow pub and the Spotted Dog to be discussed.
There will be three presentations – from Environmental Health, Licensing, and the planning department – and the chance to quiz Council officers about future policy. Although publicans are the main target group of the evening, it is open to anyone who cares about the area. In an email to local residents, Spotted Dog landlord John Tighe has said:
This looks like it could be an important meeting. We do not want to let the Council get away with ticking a box saying that they’ve consulted everyone about noise issues, by hosting a meeting that no-one attends.
The meeting is being held by Regulatory Services at the Council House, Rooms 3 & 4, at 18:00pm on 24th November 2009. Anyone who wishes to attend should register in advance with Sophie.Mackay@birmingham.gov.uk. If you’d like to ask a question but can’t attend comment it and John Tighe will make sure it is asked.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 ( One response )
Tags: bbc, insideout, links, noiseabatement, spotteddog, TheRainbow, toblog
BBC – BBC One Programmes – Inside Out West Midlands, 02/11/2009 – The Digbeth Noise Abatement issues is one of the ‘three surprising stories from the West Midlands’ featured on Inside Out, 7.30pm BBC1 tonight. ‘Is the growth of city centre living threatening live music?’ asks Mary Rhodes. Sadly, it would seem so. This unfortunately clashes with the Digbeth Residents’ Association meeting at 7pm in the Paragon Hotel tonight, so set your recorders.
The story also featured on Nicky Campbell’s breakfast show on Radio 5 Live this morning – you have one week to listen again.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 ( 2 responses )
Tags: links, morecanalsthanvenice, noiseabatement, pixiesixer, raisetheroof, TheRainbow, toblog
Music is not pollution « More Canals than Venice – PixieSixer reflects on the reasons behind this Saturday’s Raise the Roof Summer Street Festival at The Rainbow fundraising event.
The Rainbow has appealed to all its supporters to attend this fantastic event which includes the city’s best brands – Bigger than Barry, Atomic Jam, Below, Wobble, Secret Wars and many more. All will be united in having a great time and saving an institution.
It’s one hell of a line-up so go along and show your support whilst getting your rocks off.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 ( One response )
Tags: Abacus, noiseabatement, TheRainbow
The Rainbow pub have sent the above letter to Abacus tenants about the ongoing noise issues and steps they are taking to combat this, namely ‘Raising the Roof’. They have also encouraged tenants to complete the following survey:
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Sunday, July 12th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
Tags: birminghamcitycouncil, johnmostyn, links, noiseabatement, TheRainbow, toblog
A great summer « John Mostyn’s Blog – John Mostyn reflects on Glastonbury and this gets him thinking about The Rainbow noise abatement nonsense, and how Digbeth could be an ‘urban Glastonbury’:
The noise abatement row rumbles on but the City is really missing a major opportunity here. Digbeth is currently the home to more than 20 venues, it’s full of galleries, creatives of all sorts and some fine engineers and metal bashers – a unique environment.
People shouldn’t have to wait a year for for the chance of a festival to share good music and good company – in a city as big as this there should be somewhere where you can do that anytime and Digbeth is the place. It has buildings and space that aren’t going to be used for anything else in the next decade or so. We should have all the creatives and promoters in the area working with the City Council and land owners to plan a quarter mile wide party zone for the people of taste of the West Midlands and further afield – now.Let’s not build more apartments that lead to everything being quietened down, let’s build budget hotels to house the people that would come from around Europe to this cultural quarter. When Supersonic is on later this month look at where their audience comes from and what they bring into the City as an example of what can be done – currently against the odds.
Digbeth – Could be the jewel in the City’s crown said Professor Michael Parkinson. Could be an Urban Glastonbury all year round say I.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 ( Start discussion )
Tags: Brendan Hawthorne, links, noiseabatement, TheRainbow, thestirrer, toblog
The Stirrer – News that matters, campaigns that count for Birmingham, The Black Country and beyond – Here’s a little poetic ditty from Stirrer poet laureate Brendan Hawthorne about the row over the Rainbow:
If you were to buy a house
Would it be
Next-the-sea or
If you could
A secluded wood
Or pipedream
Banks of bubbling stream
Maybe your preference
Has an urban reference
A city centre complex
A modern duplex
With skyline windows
And streetside side shows
All the bustle
Of round-the-clock hustle
Convenient shopping
And metro hopping
But if you choose
Don’t get the blues
Or the bird with loud music
Or shouted word
If extraneous noise
Annoys
When moving in
Next to existing din
Flats with poor insulation
Only cause consternation
And if you feel anti-social
Towards the locals’ local
Perhaps you should think
Over your pretentious drink
And decide yourself to go
Thus preserving the culture
Of Birmingham’s Rainbow
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 ( Start discussion )
Tags: birminghamcitycouncil, Digbethisgood, links, noiseabatement, TheRainbow, toblog
Birmingham City Council – ePetitioner – If you haven’t signed it already, please sign the council petition to Save The Rainbow. Just a tip – you don’t have to register an account to sign a petition, which I thought I had to do because I didn’t read it properly. Just scroll down and fill in the form at the bottom of the page. NOW.
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Written by Nicky Getgood on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 ( One response )
Tags: Digbethisgood, links, noiseabatement, thebaron, thehearingaid, TheRainbow, toblog
The Hearing Aid: Cllr Martin Mullaney…genius. – I met The Baron and The Baroness last night. They’re lovely. They’ve even convinced me to go to real live music gig of ‘gay disco’. That’ll be fun. Anyway, here The Baron reacts to Councillor Martin Mullaney’s televised, ill-informed contribution to The Rainbow debate:
Shouldn’t our Councillors be trying to make our City a better, more vibrant and attractive place to live, work and visit? Shouldn’t they be standing up for a local business that helps some of our best new bands, DJ’s and promoters make a living? Shouldn’t they make the effort to find out the facts before making a lame ass appearance on local TV? I forward a motion to abate Cllr Mullaney.
I second that.
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