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.
The lovely Nicky Getgood of Digbeth is Good (the best source of Digbeth info around) found this tiny doll’s chamber pot and gave it to us. But how do we know how big it is? Well, according to Nicky, you photograph it beside a cat: Nicky has also given us a lock of, 2007...
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Birmingham City Council is to provide computers and internet connections for 1,800 households in Aston. Some good news.
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The Birmingham International Film Society offers a programme of new and classic World Cinema and it now has a website. Which is nice:
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Mike Whitby thinks Aston Villa should change their name to include the word Birmingham. Wouldn’t a disregarding of 134 years of tradition, and obvious love of “branding” make him unsuited to be in charge of things? Just a thought.
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Voting has now closed for the 2008 Brummie of the Year Award. The nominees were: Adam Smith (aka Steve Zacharanda), for showing just how to deal with breaking history. Get in there and get pissed. TWMDriver – Brum’s best blogging bus driver, who has come from nowhere to become a fixture online and on...
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Birmingham Writers’ Group has a short story competition for original stories of less than 2,500 words set in Birmingham’s past, present or future. There is a £50 cash prize for the winning entry. The winner and selected runners-up will have their story published in the forthcoming ‘Birmingham through Time’ anthology and will receive a...
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If Eastside wasn’t an awful enough name, the latest Big City Plan stuff introduces us to Westside. And it’s associated Ali G connotations. What next? The area between the Turks Head and the Royal Mail Sorting Office becomes Northside, and residents are themed into madchester gear and trained to say “top” a lot? There’s...
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Harry Palmer – (self proclaimed) Eccentric Archaeologist on his public address. Scroll spast the large photo of the Native American for the full SP.
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Terry Grimley views the Art of Birmingham 1940-2008 exhibition at the Water Hall gallery. February 1 (Mon-Thur, Sat 10am-5pm, Fri 10.30am-5pm, Sun 12.30pm-5pm; admission free).
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