Archive for June, 2008

Found this on teh interwebs: HOW I MET JASPER CARROTT AND BECAME A DRUMMER – Sunday Mercury – Bev Bevan – "I've never "blogged" before, so forgive me if this seems like I don't know what I'm doing. Suppose I'd better start by introducing myself." Bev Bevan has a blog
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I was surprised, and a little bit flattered I’ll admit, to be asked to be on the panel for Birmingham Future’s (Big Brand) debate “Is Birmingham A Second City?”, along with Ian Taylor, commercial director of Marketing Birmingham and David Clarke. Exalted company, but both very nice as it turned out. Here’s the ‘debate’...
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Found this on teh interwebs: Don't knock brutalism | Art & architecture | guardian.co.uk – Guardian on the Central Library, including a link out to the Post (good on them for that).
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Man and van, Warwards Lane, Birmingham, originally uploaded by new folder. Man and van, Warwards Lane, Birmingham (although I think van might be stretching it).
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The chance to quiz an environmentalist about parrots is no more. From Birmingham FOE: “Sadly, the Tony Juniper discussion evening scheduled for 30th June has been cancelled. A small replacement event has been organised at the same location for anyone who does not get the notice or would like to attend… Discussion evening, 30th...
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Found this on teh interwebs: Just how green was the city's climate change event? – Birmingham Post – "West Midlands Friends of the Earth said the city council would be unable to plan properly to reduce environmental damage in future if it did not have an accurate understanding of carbon emissions created by today?s...
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Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch!
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Found this on teh interwebs: Lord Mayor embraces digital by streaming live to the city – Birmingham Post – In a marriage between one of Birmingham?s most ancient offices and one of the most modern of digital technologies, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham will be taking part in a live webcast. 25/6 on www.getintodigital.co.u
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Superbly evocative nostalgia, for me anyway I remember this bird well, from Andy Mabbett: As a child, I was often taken to our local shopping centre in Perry Barr, north Birmingham (since replaced by a tin shed with pretensions of being a mall) to see a Mynah bird (Acridotheres tristis). It resided in what...
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