beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The city centre is quiet but from what I’ve seen on various other clips all the high streets in the suburbs are still full of twats that don’t quite grasp things yet.
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cybershot
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If only it were true
Disclaimer: Some of the shots were filmed as lock down happened and there are some from Christmas Day 2019 - hope you like the film and remember to stay safe.
BigTom
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baldrick
hmmmmm
Ahhhh. Still, I like it.
elbows
Well-Known Member
Wahey.
Cold War Steve: Twitter satirist celebrates Birmingham in latest work
Unlikely icon Benny from Crossroads takes pride of place in Cold War Steve's most ambitious work yet.
www.bbc.co.uk
blossie33
trailer trash
I see it's being promoted by The Social in Little Portland Street, London.
Link (as in the BBC twitter) here: Benny's Babbies - Cold War Steve & Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - The Social
It has more info and you can download a free hi res of Benny for free
Link (as in the BBC twitter) here: Benny's Babbies - Cold War Steve & Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - The Social
It has more info and you can download a free hi res of Benny for free
baldrick
hmmmmm
I thought that might happen as soon as it was announced tbh. People have no sense. We have stuff for the tip as well, but we can keep it for when things are a bit less crazy. I bet 99% of these people have sheds or cellars they can use to store stuff, they just want a trip out of the house.
blossie33
trailer trash
This just popped up in my FB feed - I don't live in Brum now so I'm not sure how I would feel....any thoughts?
www.birminghammail.co.uk
Massive plans to transform Digbeth with homes and 16,000 jobs
The Custard Factory complex would be one of the areas revitalised by Oval Real Estate
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Only skim read it but "gentrification bullshit" was my first thought.This just popped up in my FB feed - I don't live in Brum now so I'm not sure how I would feel....any thoughts?
Massive plans to transform Digbeth with homes and 16,000 jobs
The Custard Factory complex would be one of the areas revitalised by Oval Real Estate
blossie33
trailer trash
Well yes - I'm in London so I guess it will be the same as what's happened in many places here
It will all be so different in Digbeth when the area where the Wholesale Fruit and Veg market has been built on anyway.
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
No Simmer Down in Handsworth Park this year, but like many other festivals they are doing an online event, this weekend.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
50% of jobs formally at risk of redundancy at Birmingham Museums. No word from the unions. Let’s hope the government support package for culture extends north of the M25 because this would be a disaster for the city:
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
Live updates - murder probe launched in Birmingham city centre as man dies and seven more hurt Live updates - One dead and seven hurt in major city centre incident
Sounds pretty grim. Even more concerning as Hurst Street and Snow Hill are miles apart so what the hell was going on. Hopefully more will be revealed today.
Sounds pretty grim. Even more concerning as Hurst Street and Snow Hill are miles apart so what the hell was going on. Hopefully more will be revealed today.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It all sounds very odd - Constitution Hill to Hurst St is a fair distance, what on earth was going on?
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
This just popped up in my FB feed - I don't live in Brum now so I'm not sure how I would feel....any thoughts?
Massive plans to transform Digbeth with homes and 16,000 jobs
The Custard Factory complex would be one of the areas revitalised by Oval Real Estate
Makes me a bit sad. Are many of the venue's still going on around there? I know Rainbow Venues shut didn't it? Had many great nights in and around there over the years.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
As far as I can make out from the reports this was one guy walking round the city and randomly stabbing people who were out and about.
I’ve just come back through town and there are a lot of armed cops about, loads of areas cordoned off and a weird atmosphere. I’m struggling to understand what’s gone off here. The initial rumour was that there was a rolling gang confrontation but the police have ruled that out.
Absolutely awful. Tragic for those caught up in it and a blow for the bars and restaurants already struggling due to the pandemic. The gay quarter has just gone car free to get people into the area and then this happens. Horrible
blossie33
trailer trash
I don't really know I'm afraid as I don't live in Brum now - sure someone else can answer better than me.
Of course the Covid thing won't have helped
blossie33
trailer trash
Here's the latest from the BBC on the stabbing situation
Birmingham stabbings: Manhunt as one killed and seven hurt
Police believe victims were chosen at random and there is no suggestion the attacks are terror related.
www.bbc.co.uk
baldrick
hmmmmm
I don't necessarily think people would be against offices, but residential developments have not traditionally been great for the area. Plus there's a small but significant cluster of arts venues in what I think of as 'round the back' of digbeth, you have to wonder how long they will last once the area has been gussied up and the bar and restaurant brands move in. The development of the wholesale market area is part of all this too. Once that happens there will be a whole swathe of new buildings from Hurst St all the way to digbeth.
There's still a good number of venues, for now. But god knows what covid will have done to their viability. I know one or two have received arts council funding.
BCBlues
Lend us a Twenner
We talked about this up thread when it was announced that the Irish Centre was being moved which sort of confirmed that the Irish Quarter was to be no more, instead replaced by shiny offices, flats and overpriced Craft Bars.
Ain't been that way for a while but agree it was a lively night out back in the days.
blossie33
trailer trash
Sounds like they've got him, thank goodness.
Birmingham stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder
A 27-year-old man is arrested in the early hours in the Selly Oak suburb of the city.
www.bbc.co.uk
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Agreed. It was a horrific and really troubling event. Watching the BBC coverage today you could sense they felt like they had to cover it but didn't really have much invested in it or care very much about it. Almost like it was reporting on an incident in another country.
The Guardian ran this, which seems like a cut and paste vox pop job, rather than a serious investigation into the spate of knife crime across the region:
Birmingham's knife crime problem: 'The city has become unsafe'
Locals say stabbings happen ‘all the time’ and police have failed to take the violence seriously
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Poor lad. RIP Jacob. 23.
baldrick
hmmmmm
Really sad. Wrong place wrong time. Night out with friends and it ends tragically for no fucking reason. Not heard anything about the woman who was in a critical condition. I hope she's going to be ok. There's no doubt really that we've got a real bad problem with knife crime, for a myriad of reasons.
