Monthly Archives: May 2008

Brum Link 30th May

Found this on teh interwebs: Robots race to Birmingham to claim the UK Micromouse Cheese Trophy « Andrew Hemmings – The ?big cheeses? in the world of mini robots, will be racing to Millennium Point, on Saturday 28th June, to compete for the UK Micromouse 2008 Cheese Trophy. The event will also feature mini-sumo, drag-racing and biped ?walking robot? challenges.

Brum Link 30th May

Found this on teh interwebs: Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands: June 2008 « Oh. (Russ L going to and fro on Earth) – Russ's listings for June: "Over 100 pipe bands will compete in this heroic struggle. Who, I ask you who, will prevail?" 7inch june listings « Ian?s 7inch blog – Here?s another headlong canter through various Birmingham-related events, many of them nothing to do with us.

Brum Link 29th May

Found this on teh interwebs: Another planned Birmingham skyscraper unveiled – Birmingham Post – This looks to be on the site of The Bull Ring Tavern, a protest might be requires to save that and Fonz leathers. Paradise Circus – "an island of love and friendship for Brum-ish blogging, web and social media types" – a space for organising/talking about/ meetups (and whatever else we like).

This is one of those things that is so good you just have to mention, but then it’s so good that most people already know about it. If you don’t know, then Soweto Kinch has organised a show under Hockley flyover (well known to anyone who takes the 16 bus into town) if you do know, then he still has. The BBC Birmingham site has a good feature, and here’s the flyer (not my poor compression):

Brum Link 28th May

Found this on teh interwebs: Grassroots football manager?s Weblog (team in the Birmingham AFA) – "The team that I manage is the 2nd XI of Parkfield Amateur FC. As the name indicates, we are a totally amateur football club based in Sutton Coldfield" First post, but could be an interesting one.

Brum is hosting “the UK’s first Climate Change Festival“. It’s difficult to work out exactly what a climate change festival is, although one can be assured they don’t have the same attitude to climate change as the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival has to erm, Literary. It’s running for just over a week — Saturday 31st May to Sunday 8th June — which is why I suppose it isn’t Climate Change Week. The plan, as I understand it is to treat the whole thing as an exciting opportunity rather than a “thou shalt not” guilt trip. The festival website puts it thus: “Every age has its challenge. Ours is climate change. We need to scrap the talk of gloom and sacrifice, and find new ways to create a greener, smarter, fairer and more beautiful city. That’s why we’re starting with a festival. Birmingham, pioneer of the industrial revolution, will help lead a low-carbon revolution by hosting the UK’s first climate change festival.” It’s going on in the city centre, with events and displays (even I hear a screening of Nic Gaunt’s Rotunda film – 6th June Centenary Sq-, and maybe, just maybe, Telly Savalas). Here’s a quick few of the highlights...

Building Design Online (it rhymes, nice) Rotunda video

Building Design, a website for architects, has video of a lecture given about the refurb of the Rotunda by Nathan Cornish of Urban Splash and Glenn Howells of Glenn Howells Architects. More details here on the bd site:

I can see for miles, or you can

As part of the Climate Change Festival (nice stuff, but does it not sound a little like they’re celebrating climate change from the title) there’s a chance to go up to the top of the Rotunda this coming Monday (2nd June) with Nathan Cornish of Urban Splash. “an exclusive tour of the Rotunda which will include one of the penthouses, a duplex apartment and private terrace.” You gotta book (although given it’s in the middle of the work day, I can’t see it filling up) and you gotta book from here.

Brum Link 28th May

Found this on teh interwebs: BBC NEWS | England | TV presenter Alan Towers dies – "The long-serving presenter shot to fame on the BBC's Nationwide programme in the 1970s with a story about a skateboarding duck. " Setting the standard for all local news aftewards. Alan Towers will be missed. Capita's £110m contract to run Birmingham council call centres – Birmingham Post – Capita, the private firm behind a new billing system that resulted in a backlog of nearly 30,000 invoices at Birmingham City Council, has won a £110 million contract to run the authority?s customer call centres. Is Julian Lloyd Webber trying to grab the headlines with his improvised BBC broadcast? – Features, Music – The Independent – Julian Lloyd Webber is joining forces with composer Michael Wolters and an ensemble of students from Birmingham Conservatoire to present And Now, The News: the musicians will improvise their way through a 7pm live news broadcast from BBC4

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Monthly Archives: May 2008

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Underneath the arches

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Change is bad, unless it’s good

Building Design Online (it rhymes, nice) Rotunda video

I can see for miles, or you can

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