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Voices of Kingstanding

"Please come and share your memories and photographs of the Kingstanding estate at our introductory meeting. Kingstanding library January 18th at 2.30-3.30pm You are also welcome to come down if you wish to help out in the project. For more details contact chris HIllcox on 07783903096 email voicesofkingstanding@hotmail.co.uk"

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Alien vs Editor

Alien vs Editor

All the papers have gone with the release of the MoD’s records of UFO sightings, and published drawings of them (like this one seen in Smethwick). I’m not surprised that they’re all talking about it, as it’s nice safe weird news, but am rather disappointed that no-one can describe a long triangular prism thing without calling it a “toblerone”. We’ve seen people reporting all sorts of nonsense like in “Kingstanding at 4am on March 18, 1997 when a man claimed to have discovered an illuminated blue triangle hovering over his garden.” Lot of drugs about in the late 90s weren’t there? And as for the Smethwick, there’s surely a claim for some copyright over the design of the Tardis…

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ODEON and on and on

ODEON and on and on

Who knew that Kindstanding ODEON (now a Mecca bingo) was not only the one of the first ODEON (altogether now, Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation) but revered around the world as a piece of art deco splendour? Tom Lennon, that’s who, who told me all about a virutalisation project to show how it looked back in the day. King’s College London are doing the 3D work, which covers the inside as well as this outside view. Art Deco Britain has a ton of information about the cinema and its history, and some very nice pics:

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