Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Dave Woodhall wonders, not for the first time, if we can’t all be a bit more grown-up.
Out of the Deep Fat Fryer…
Birmingham Friends of the Earth calls for a scrapping of all biofuel targets
Birmingham’s first “Tweed Ride”
Yesterday, Sunday 25th September, saw Birmingham’s first “Tweed Ride”.
Have your say on local transport
The West Midlands Campaign for Better Transport have issued an invitation to ‘have your say’ in Birmingham at the forthcoming LibDem conference.
City Centre Security Arrangements for Lib Dems.
Birmingham city traffic and other restrictions will be put into place ahead of the the LibDem Autumn Conference at the ICC
Moseley Road Baths Art Show
Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham’s historic Grade II* swimming baths building in Balsall Heath is to be the subject of a one-day art exhibition
Centro Opposed to Unmanned Stations
It’s been claimed today that proposed job cuts by train company London Midland will provide a poor impression of the region to visitors.
Birmingham Brass
Alan Clawley enjoys a bit of brass and wishes bandstands were better used.
WOMAD review
Martin Longley reports back, a bit late in the day, from the global swirl that is the WOMAD festival…
Birmingham celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival for the first time
Birmingham Mid-Autumn Festival will take place on Tuesday 13th September
Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife “Worth over £1billion”
Wildlife is found to be no longer priceless, an economic study has discovered.
Sutton Park lake warning
Visitors to Birmingham’s largest park have been warned to stay on their guard after the discovery of potentially dangerous substances.
Bournville Lane Baths open day
Saturday, September 3rd affords what is expected to be the last opportunity for the public to see inside the 100-year old Bournville Lane Baths.
The Home of Metal roadshow with vintage mobile cinema
Roll up and rock on as the Home of Metal Black Country Weekender comes to your town!
And we’re off… on our Bank Holiday getaway
As the last Bank Holiday of the summer, this weekend is one of the busiest getaway weekends of the year.
Last Ever Show! Gothicana, Shakespeare Memorial Room
Theatre company Don’t Go Into The Cellar plan to give Birmingham Central Library’s Shakespeare Memorial Room a horrifyingly good send-off….
Riots leave tourism “unaffected”
Some of the individual cancellations are now rebooking. London remains safe for tourists.
City Park Development Update
Further work has begun on the new Eastside development in Birmingham.
ETOA statement on riots in London
The European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) has just put out the following statement about the riots in London.
Review: Midsummer Night’s Dream
Richard Lutz enjoys the classic forest comedy by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford: ‘Finally…’ my companion said to me, ‘a Shakespeare comedy that’s funny.’
Theatre: A Sharp and Angry Homecoming for The Homecoming
Richard Lutz reviews Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming at The Swan in Stratford
Gent Jazz Festival 2011
Martin Longley makes what’s kinda becoming his annual jaunt to the mighty Gent Jazzfest in Belgium…
Poisoned legacy seeps out
If I was to offer you a glass of water saying; “Incidentally it’s poisoned……
Markets for sale
Birmingham City Council has had its eye on the 21 acres of prime development land occupied by the Wholesale Markets for some years. Bleak future ahead, reckons Alan Clawley.
Staffordshire Hoard Goes Transatlantic
Plans to take the collection to the USA have been announced.
The Balti Debate
Balti expert Andy Munro responds to criticism of the great Brummie tradition.
Things to do at the Home of Metal
Lots going on with the Home of Metal….. including DIY instrument and fanzine making, t-shirt decorating workshops, film screenings and a bat walk
Rock on Tommy
Andy Munro was present when Roger Daltrey kicked off his UK tour in Wolverhampton.
Sandwell and Dudley celebrate their musical history
“I’m really proud to be a Brummie and to call Birmingham my home,….” Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath
Charity ends at the Council House
So what exactly is the point of merging the Millennium Point Trust and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery as announced this week?