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Concert on the the 11 Bus

Don’t normally  churn PR quite as straight, but this is a good one: “Sunday 3rd October will see OxjamBrum and The Green Bus take over the 11 bus route for an afternoon of music with a difference, as part of the month long Oxjam music festival taking place across the country during October. Starting at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath our passengers will hop on board The Green Bus to drive a full lap of Europe’s longest urban bus route – the Number 11. Touring the outer circle and visiting some of Birmingham’s most interesting neighbourhoods we will make 11 stops en-route to pick up musical entertainment for our paying passengers. We’re keeping the lid on who the acts will be but be prepared for an eclectic mix of old and new, spanning the genres. Mid route we’ll be stopping at The Bear in Barewood for a quick drink and music from a local band before making our way back to the Hare & Hounds for a Sunday Lunch with a soulful twist from the Soul Food Project. The number 11 has a rich history in Birmingham with a book written about it, a dedicated blog and...

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11-11-11 what happened last year?

11-11-11 what happened last year?

Last November I encouraged,nay nagged around 30 people to spend 11 hours on the eleven bus. Not many made 11 — but each recorded their journey. It was recorded by means of: Wonderful photos: Pub Splash Pans The TV Hundreds of tweets Live blogging And in many other ways, but no crochet. This year a circuit will be enough — sign up to come, here…

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Eleven bus route reports

Eleven bus route reports

People are still getting their reports from 11-11-11 (you remember, a load of people spent 11 hours on the 11 bus) online. I’ve just finished a pyschogeographical report, there have been contributions from TWM Driver, Tom Lennon and loads more all at elevenbus.co.uk (click on ‘Recording’ to see them all). There are some great photos too, including this one taken by Alicja Rogalska: See all of the pics from the fisheye set here. Alicja is researching art and public transport, and with gentle nudging has started a blog all about it.

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