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: River Rea
Reclaim The Spaces – discovering Digbeth’s secret garden
The sun sone brightly at the last Reclaim The Spaces guerilla picnic on 21st August, which gave us the perfect weather for a nice walk along the Grand Union Canal. Just off the towpath opposite the back of The Bond, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edible Eastside, Grand Union Canal, guerilla picnics, guerillapicnics, Jayne Bradley, reclaim the spaces, River Rea, secret garden
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
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
Deer on the Loose – a ditty about a deer
I just had to post this video up, linked to in the comments box by Tigers Hungry in response to the story about the deer currently living in the River Rea. Our little Digbeth Deer has been all over the … Continue reading
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Tagged birmingham mail, Birmingham Post, deer, digbeth deer, muntjac deer, River Rea, the metro, tigers hungry
Deer in the River Rea
Just been reminded about this by Anna Blackaby on Twitter. There is a deer currently residing in the River Rea at the back of the Custard Factory, as you can see from the above photo by Richard Battye. John Mostyn … Continue reading
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Tagged anna blackaby, deer, john mostyn, richard battye, River Rea
A short walk along the River Rea
If walks down hidden paths are your thing, there’s a lovely little stroll along the River Rea you can access from the Grand Union Canal. Go onto the Digbeth Branch Canal via the Fazeley Street entrance, cross the first bridge … Continue reading
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Tagged canals, Digbeth Branch Canal, Grand Union Canal, River Rea, The Bond
Brum vs Belfast #14: Rivers
This is my last one of these. And I’ve saved my favourite thing until last. Now I have a great affinity with the River Rea, that runs right the way through Digbeth. So much so that with John Mostyn, Adam … Continue reading
Silent UK in the River Rea
When I mentioned to Pete that for a while I’ve been wanting to don some waders and explore the River Rea, he told me that Silent UK have already gone and done it. Their verdict: is not so grate achully. … Continue reading
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Tagged River Rea, Silent UK