On the eleventh of November 2009 there happened a pyschogeographical epic. A window of eleven hours to complete a circuit of Birmingham’s number eleven bus.
We like cafes here at BiNS, even if we rarely actually go into them, from Mr Egg to the Titanic Cafe to York Rd in Kings Heath (nice chips) – but none of these have their own blog. Rosa’s Cafe in Fox St (round by Millennium Point) does tho’. Double egg please.
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Ben Waddington is obviously dyslexic, why else would he research and schedule a special yuletide Birmingham tour themed around Satan? So, Lucifer, Old Nick, the dark one, the antichrist, the fallen angel, B. L. Zeebub, what’s the Brum connection? According to Ben “There’s plenty to draw from in the Museum: devil paintings, huge statue...
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While searching for a nice picture of a pint of mild (I’ll come to that later) I found this page – all about a railway at the M&B Brewery at Cape Hill. Fascinating old stuff. Les Ross et al might enjoy the site from which it comes – Rail Around Birmingham.
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Russ’ fantastic guide to everything December.
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The Buildings of Birmingham – Ben Waddington’s guided tours of Brum, are still going stong, he promises to may you say” “They haven’t knocked it all down!”. Here’s the blurb… Join your tour guide Ben Waddington on a fascinating journey through Birmingham’s history, looking at the often overlooked architectural history of the city. Two...
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Fairly odd way to make money for the Lord Mayors Charities (via): For a minimum donation of £5, … people can dedicate a white light on the 50ft (15m) pine tree… to commemorate loved one’s who’ve died. Lord Mayor Randal Brew XI said: “We hope this will be a positive way of giving comfort...
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Easy answer, we know, is nothing like it is now. Ever since Trinity Mirror failed to sell off the Post and Mail – then decided to keep it – it’s been sort of inevitable that they would get new websites, the icBirmingham thing being part of the a larger chain of regional websites for...
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Ol’ Ozzy isn’t the most steady-handed of guys, so while it’s fairly unlikely that he’d have turned to painting (if it wasn’t for charidee and that) his message isn’t, erm er, well you can see where I’m going can’t you… The canvas, is available to order from the Whatever it Takes website, and the...
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Brumob’s next Birmingham flashmob is: “a mass mimed shoot-out taking place on Wednesday December 5th. Watch this space closer to the time for location.”
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