from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera: fuckyeahstirchley: “I think I used to go bowling in Stirchley, or did I dream it?” Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, 15th Feb 2011
Month: February 2011
Danny Smith: Skinner in the Underworld
Going Through Hell is Mike Skinner’s first single from his last album as The Streets. It’s an oddly poetic title that has a lot of resonances, including echoes of the Greek myth Orpheus when our titular hero walked through hell…
Birmingham Bullring Shopping Centre TV advert from 1985 (via…
from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera: Birmingham Bullring Shopping Centre TV advert from 1985 (via Brumcast)
Welcome to the human race — ELO-ke Night 2nd April with Dirty…
from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera: Welcome to the human race — ELO-ke Night 2nd April with Dirty Bristow
"Soho Road in Birmingham is a place where convent, mosque, Rasta HQ, Jesus Army centre and Buddhist…"
from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera: “Soho Road in Birmingham is a place where convent, mosque, Rasta HQ, Jesus Army centre and Buddhist temple sit side by side. John Harris visits the most religiously diverse road in Britain”…
HUNDREDS TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST CUTS IN BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE ON SATURDAY, 26th FEBRUARY 2011
‘Say No to the Council Cuts’ Protest Demonstration in Birmingham Date: Saturday, 26h February 2011 Time: 12.00 noon Assembly Point: St. Philip’s Cathedral grounds (off Colmore Row) B2 5NY Event: A protest demonstration against Council cuts. There will be…
fuckyeahstirchley: The Stirchley Pop-up Tea Room on Radio 4’s…
from Brumblr, the scrapbook of Brum web ephemera: fuckyeahstirchley: The Stirchley Pop-up Tea Room on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on 15th Feb 2011. Ripped from the podcast
High Speed 2 Debate
On Monday 28th March Birmingham Friends of the Earth and Sustainability West Midlands are holding a public debate entitled "High Speed Rail: Creating Sustainable Transport and Jobs?" We have 4 guest speakers; Christian Wolmar, writer and broadcaster Mike Geddes, Professor…
Danny Smith: On Holiday By Mistake
Routine crushes me, most of the time I can feel its weight on my chest. When it really takes hold I start getting odder and odder thoughts compelling me to something dumb, dangerous or both. I can mitigate these brain…