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Where is the Whitby Bus? A game for Brum Twitter crowd
Posted by: Simon on: 27th March, 2009.
Inspired from Jon Bounds’ #brumblogtig meme and Michael Grimes’ blog. For 2009 we have “Where is Whitby’s Bus?”.
Ding, ding, ding! I’m your bus conductor @simonhowes. Mr. Whitby has offered his bus to the users of Twitter.
The Game
Rules are simple:
You get on the #whitbybus at the stop you get picked up from by the [...]
Eastside and Digbeth RSS Feed
Posted by: Simon on: 21st January, 2009.
I have made an aggregated Eastide and Digbeth RSS feed using Google Blog Search.
RSS Feed
If anyone wants any other search terms added please comment.
The RSS feed can also be found on the lower part of the right column of each page.
Eastside User Map
Posted by: Simon on: 16th January, 2009.
I have just stumbled across Nicky Getgood’s “Eastside User Map“.
I have added some pins, will keep on adding.
EDIT: Cheers Nicky, the original source of the map is from Rescue Geography.
Lancaster Gateway, the next failure of Birmingham City Council
Posted by: Simon on: 16th August, 2008.
Some things make me angry, this time it is the turn of a development out of Eastside – Lancaster Gateway. I want to rip this project apart. Wrong use, size and design for its location. I’ll keep it short for now.
It is located on Lancaster Circus on the edge of the Gun Quarter, near to [...]
Why is Art and Culture used to stimulate redevelopment?
Posted by: Simon on: 25th July, 2008.
I have been contacted by a student from the University of Manchester who is writing his major dissertation titled “What role does art/culture play in urban regeneration?”.
He has asked some specific questions and wanting my own opinions, however after a week of deliberating thoughts, I can’t get to the bottom of the true reasons to [...]
Two firms fined £52k over Fan Park screen blow-over
Posted by: Simon on: 5th June, 2008.
The BBC write that £52,000 of fines has been given to two companies “responsible” for the collapse of the large LED screen at Fan Park in 2006 located outside Millennium Point.
You can read the quote below, however I will give an explanation to what really happened. I believe this has never been public, and as [...]
Blog is fine
Posted by: Simon on: 13th April, 2008.
Some people have been asking me about my chat with the Dean of TIC faculty regarding this blog.
It was a quick chat to make sure I know not to overstep any lines regarding inaccurate information and that I need to keep a sense of balance to it all. I’m not out to be libeling/slanderous or [...]
Actors wanted for voice dubbing of “Kiki’s Delivery Service”
Posted by: Simon on: 8th April, 2008.
I’m asking a favour for any volunteer actors who would be willing to spend two to three hours in a studio re-recording the voice work for a four minute clip of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Kiki’s Delivery Service“, this is for a university project. I need a male and female to play Tombo and Kiki.
Location of the [...]
Birmingham Planet
Posted by: Simon on: 31st March, 2008.
From the Brum Bloggers meet up, I got speaking to Pete Lewis. I have been toying for several months on creating a Birmingham Planet – a web site that syndicates feeds from web sites into one, and can be organised. The idea came from two Planets I have become involved with, “Camino Planet” and “Planet [...]
Funding for a PA system?
Posted by: Simon on: 31st March, 2008.
Slightly off-topic for this blog, anyone know any sources of funding or sponsorship for an installed PA system for a church?
St Chad’s Church in Coseley is in need of a new sound system, however ~£10,000 is required for a decent system to be installed.
Eastside Feeds
- Fluid Space's 100% Arts Programme « The Digbeth Trust BroadcastCome and meet the artists and register for the course on Saturday 21st November at the Shakespeare Memorial Room in Paradise Place next to Central Library (Birmingham) at 1.30 – 3.30pm. Please note the courses are for people in and out ...The Digbeth Trust
- Marketing your Social Enterprise « The Digbeth Trust BroadcastSocial Enterprise West Midlands Good Practice Forum: 3 December 2009, BVSC, Birmingham 9.30am – 12.45pm (followed by lunch). Information about event: The event is free to attend but places are limited. Priority will be given to social ...The Digbeth Trust
- Understanding Governance seminar « The Digbeth Trust BroadcastWest Midlands Regional Development Centre's 3rd Sector Seminar on Understanding Governance will be held on 4th December 2009 at the Uffculme Centre, Moseley, Birmingham. To book a place on this seminar complete and return the booking ...The Digbeth Trust
- Maternity Services for Migrant Women Study « The Digbeth Trust ...Institute for Applied Social Studies at University of Birmingham are interested in making contact with organisations that work with newly arrived migrant women (entered the UK within the last 5 years) who have used maternity services ...The Digbeth Trust
- TeRe: la revolucion industrialTras la quiebra de Roebuck en 1772, se trasladó a Birmingham dos años más tarde para compartir la explotación de su patente con Matthew Boulton, propietario de Soho Works, y con ello se inició una colaboración que se mantuvo por espacio ...TeRe
- GUYS! YOU PAY PEANUTS AND YOU GET MONKEY: BIOGRAPHY OF Nusrat ...o Luxor Cinema Birmingham (VHS vol. 1, 1979) o Digbeth Birmingham (VHS vol. 2, 1983) o St. Francis Hall Birmingham (VHS vol. 3, 1983) o Royal Oak Birmingham (VHS vol. 4, 1983) o Private Mehfil (Wallace Lawley Centre, Lozells Birmingham, ...love_son_1
- Coffee Shop Poets | Created in BirminghamThere's a new open mic spoken word and poetry night called Coffee Shop Poets that's starting at The Margarett Rose Abri, in Digbeth – a relatively new place that's billed as being friendly to artists (the cafe, that is). ...Chris Unitt
- Spaghetti Gazetti: Christmas Lights Switch OnPete Millington is editor of the Gazette Series of local magazines published by Westpoint Publishing at 113 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham. There are 6 Gazettes published monthly with a total distribution of 100000 copies in Hodge ...The Editor
- Geography of Birmingham | Regional GeologyImages from Digbeth, and the memories they provoke. From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/image_galleries/rescue_goegraphy_gallery.shtml. geography joint honours ba undergraduate prospectus university of ...unknown
- The Event Returns To Birmingham TodayToday sees the return of The Event to Birmingham's Eastside, a five day contemporary arts festival showcasing the best in artist-led activity. Bringing.skhan
