"civic pride in its theatres, galleries, concert halls, conservatoire and ballet company has to contend with the Brummie accent, associated with stodginess and despondency. When pigs feature in British TV commercials, they tend to speak Brummie." Pigs? where? [link]
Tag: libraryofbirmingham
New library may cost three times more than expected – Mail
It's disingenuous to add the cost of running the library for 60 years (£180 million) into the huge figure, but huge it certainly is. [link]
New Library of Birmingham – Focus Group Sessions
If you'd like to make your opinions known about the development of the new Library of Birmingham then these are focus groups that are running. Email Library_of_Birmingham@birmingham.gov.uk for more details. [link]