Black Country news and blogs Saturday 11 January 2014
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Spring’s Sprung at Stanhope Hall
Digbeth is Good 11 Jan 14
When: 18 February until 8 April 2014 Where: Stanhope Hall Community Centre, Emily Street, Highgate, B12 0XG Women & Theatre are starting a new project in February, focussing on sharing experiences and memories of spring, at Stanhope Hall …
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Teamworks Karting
Digbeth is Good 10 Jan 14
Where: Teamworks Karting Birmingham, 202 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5SE Teamworks Karting located at Fazeley Street is one of the UK’s largest indoor circuits, racing the UK’s fastest indoor karts.
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Wedding Open Evening at Fazeley Events
Digbeth is Good 9 Jan 14
When: Tuesday 4th February 2014, 18:00-20:00 Where: Fazeley Studios, 191 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SE and The Old Library, Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA Did you get engaged over the festive season? Are you now on the…
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Good2Eat Cafe
Digbeth is Good 8 Jan 14
Where: 99 Coventry Street, Digbeth, B5 5NY Opening times: Monday-Friday 07:30-16:00, Saturday-Sunday 09:00-14:00 Good2Eat Cafe is having a January sale! Located at 99 Coventry Street (where Eastside Cafe used to sit), Good2Eat is offering all Digbeth…
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Inside Curzon Street Station
Digbeth is Good 7 Jan 14
The Birmingham Post recently run a series called Hidden Spaces , looking at buildings and structures around the city that are no longer in use but have a colourful past.
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Calling all Peaky Blinders!
Digbeth is Good 6 Jan 14
When: Saturday 11th January, 11:00-15:00 Where: Vivid Projects, 16 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS Are you interested in starring in the next series of hit BBC drama Peaky Blinders? If so, read on: Shaheen Baig Casting are holding …
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Help Protect Yourself – More dates for 2014!
Digbeth is Good 5 Jan 14
The Digbeth neighbourhood police team have announced more advice sessions in Digbeth for 2014! At the sessions, a trained professional will showcase basic self-defence techniques, and share tips on personal safety.
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 5 Jan 14
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Circa Fifties
Digbeth is Good 4 Jan 14
Circa Fifties opened in November 2013 in the Custard Factory, and serves a very specific vintage decade (can you guess which one?!).
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Old Trams in Digbeth
Digbeth is Good 3 Jan 14
We’re getting excited about the prospect of trams possibly gracing the streets of Digbeth again, but did you know that there used to be a tram line on Digbeth High Street, connecting with Alcester and Bradford Streets? Digbeth resident Bev …
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Totems in Digbeth
Digbeth is Good 2 Jan 14
Interconnect Birmingham is a new visitor and transport information system hoping to make the city more pedestrian friendly; the system of on-street illuminated pedestrian information boards (or totems) provides detailed maps and walking routes to …
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Whatnot & Doodah
Digbeth is Good 1 Jan 14
Tanya Gillon of Whatnot Doodah.
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The Case for Networking in Digbeth
Digbeth is Good 31 Dec 13
A few months ago, Ember Television’s Sam Lewis put forward a strong case for enterprises of all kinds to talk more for the benefit of everyone in Digbeth: Everyone knows the value of networking in business.
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Beorma Quarter back on track?
Digbeth is Good 30 Dec 13
The Beorma Quarter, named after the man who founded Birmingham in the seventh century, was first mooted four years ago.
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 29 Dec 13
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Junction Works
Digbeth is Good 28 Dec 13
Junction Works at Warwick Bar is a Grade II listed building located at 106-110 Fazeley Street, Digbeth.
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Digbeth Residents Association spreads cheer
Digbeth is Good 27 Dec 13
Back in November, Digbeth Residents Association member Rosie Pocklington gave visitors to Digbeth an insight into the area’s gangland past.
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Christmas Day fire in Digbeth
Digbeth is Good 26 Dec 13
Image: @wmasshawkins on Twitter It was an eventful start to Christmas Day in Digbeth yesterday, as firefighters were called to a blaze on High Street Deritend at 03:14.
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Merry Christmas from Digbeth is Good!
Digbeth is Good 25 Dec 13
Season’s Greetings to all our readers, from Digbeth is Good and Digbeth Residents Association ! Our Christmas present to you is a tantalising indication from Centro that the proposed Metro tram extension linking Birmingham city centre with HS2 …
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Sneaks & Peaks 3
Digbeth is Good 24 Dec 13
When: Saturday 28 December, 12:00 noon onwards Where: Boxxed, Floodgate Street, Digbeth, B5 5SR Tickets: £5 advance / £3 on the door Sneaks Peaks returns to Boxxed in Digbeth for its final installment of 2013: Bringing you some of the UK’s …
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DRA Community Awards 2013
Digbeth is Good 23 Dec 13
APS Pattinson receives a DRA Community Award Digbeth Residents Association held their last meeting of 2013 on Monday 9th December at the Old Crown.
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 22 Dec 13
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Digbeth Delights (the video)
Digbeth is Good 21 Dec 13
Quirky little travelogue of Digbeth from Serious Productions (warning: contains satire) http://www.
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Jaydee Custom Guitars
Digbeth is Good 21 Dec 13
John Diggins in his Digbeth workshop making a guitar for Tony Iommi.
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CG’s Cafe
Digbeth is Good 20 Dec 13
Open: Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00, Saturdays 09:00-14:00 Where: 101 Bradford Court, Bradford Street, Digbeth, B12 0NS I recently met Sharon, the new proprietor of CG’s Café on Bradford Street.
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Birmingham Songwriting Circle
Digbeth is Good 19 Dec 13
When: Monday evenings starting 13 January 2014, 19:30-21:30 Where: The Old Crown Coffee Club, High Street Deritend, Digbeth Sara Colman , an established and successful singer-songwriter, will be leading a ten-week songwriting course from January at …
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The Woodman
Digbeth is Good 18 Dec 13
The Woodman has had several periods of closure and a number of question marks over its future, but this pub is a true survivor.
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Get a DRA D-Lock for Christmas!
Digbeth is Good 17 Dec 13
From mydigbeth.
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Spotted Dog Angels
Digbeth is Good 16 Dec 13
When: Wednesday 18 December, 21:00 onwards (last entry 20:45) Where: Spotted Dog, 104 Warwick Street, Digbeth, B12 0NH Entry: £5 on the door “The opera-singing Spotted Dog Angels will be performing their interpretation of the famously bad-…
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Viaduct
Digbeth is Good 16 Dec 13
Sculptor Rich White is working on a special, one-off, newspaper about the Duddeston viaduct which runs through Digbeth.
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 15 Dec 13
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Suki10c in the frame
Digbeth is Good 14 Dec 13
Digbeth is famed for its creativity, and is therefore no stranger to appearing in music videos.
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Hidden Gems at Harris Moore
Digbeth is Good 13 Dec 13
When: Saturday 14 December 2013, 12:00-16:00, exhibition until 10 January 2014 Where: Harris Moore Canvases, 12 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RT Harris Moore Canvases are holding an exhibition of paintings by Paul M Langford …
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Planet Rock Christmas Party
Digbeth is Good 12 Dec 13
When: Friday 13 December, 22:00-03:00 Where: The Rainbow Pub, 160 Digbeth High St, Digbeth, B12 0LD Tickets: £5 advance ( available here ), £7 on the door Planet Rock is one of the biggest rock radio stations in the country, and the biggest rock …
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It’s a Wonderful Life…
Digbeth is Good 11 Dec 13
When: Thursday 12 December, 18:30 onwards Where: Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth Tickets: £7 At a loose end tomorrow evening? Or just fancy a break from the Christmas shopping? Scott House Social Cinema will be screening It’s a Wonderful…
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Adam & Eve’s Kitchen
Digbeth is Good 10 Dec 13
When: Monday-Friday, 12:00-15:00 Where: The Adam Eve, 201 Bradford Street, Digbeth, B12 0JD The Adam Eve has recently opened up its kitchen, and is serving traditional pub grub, and some more modern favourites, at lunchtime on weekdays.
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An Open Letter from Digbeth Residents Association to Businesses of Digbeth
Digbeth is Good 9 Dec 13
From mydigbeth.
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 8 Dec 13
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Digmas 2013
Digbeth is Good 7 Dec 13
When: Saturday 14 December, 10:00-18:00 Where: Custard Factory, Digbeth Next Saturday, in partnership with British Street Food Award winners Digbeth Dining Club , The Custard Factory brings you Birmingham’s ultimate independent Christmas Fair…
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Capoeira
Digbeth is Good 6 Dec 13
When: Every Wednesday, 17:00-18:30 Where: ER Mason Youth Centre, 40 Irving Street, Birmingham, B1 1DH RoguePlay Theatre officially launched their space at Minerva Works in Digbeth in November.
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Digbeth – The Social Enterprise Quarter
Digbeth is Good 3 Dec 13
When: Thursday 12th December 2013, 10:30–15:00 Where: iSE, Avoca Court, 23 Moseley Road, Digbeth, B12 0HJ Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, will be officially launching Digbeth’s Social Enterprise Quarter at iSE next week.
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The Piracy Project
Digbeth is Good 2 Dec 13
When: Friday 6th December, 17:00-19:00 – Exhibition open until 9th February 2014 Where: Grand Union, 19 Minerva Works, Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS The Piracy Project is an international publishing and exhibition project exploring the …
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Live Music Round Up
Digbeth is Good 1 Dec 13
See more live music at the Live Brum website.
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Trade Show at Eastside Projects
Digbeth is Good 30 Nov 13
When: Saturday 7th December 2013 – Saturday 22 February 2014 Preview: Friday 6th December, 18:00-20:00 Where: Eastside Projects, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth This December, Eastside Projects launches Trade Show , an exciting new group exhibition …
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Digbeth is Good 30 Nov 13
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Marking the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Death
Digbeth is Good 29 Nov 13
Just over 50 years ago, on Friday 22 November 1963, former US president John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
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Nothing New
Digbeth is Good 28 Nov 13
When: Friday 29th November, 18:00-21:00 Where: Studio 422H Scott House, Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, B9 4AA (Call Lucy on 07957 983 974 to gain entry) Seamstress Lucy Pratt, owner of ethical fashion company Nothing New , invites you to a …
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HS2 Community Forums – Final Minutes
Digbeth is Good 27 Nov 13
Please see below for the latest update from HS2 Community Forums: Dear community forum members, Please find links below to the final versions of the last forum meeting notes and the updated action log.
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The Epic Salon
Digbeth is Good 27 Nov 13
Where: The Epic Salon, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, B9 4AA Opening times: Monday-Saturday 10:00-20:00 The Epic Salon is a brand new swanky salon offering beauty, nails, spa, barbering, Hollywood lashes, and hairdressing.
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Eastside Projects: Gallery Assistants
Digbeth is Good 26 Nov 13
Closing date for applications: Friday 6 December 2013 Every year Eastside Projects employ three gallery assistants for a twelve-month tenure.