beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
He puts on gigs all over the place, I've engineered quite a few of them
Birmingham Advice - Rental Flat/House
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Both are the wrong side of the M6
Yeh, shit name but nice enough caf. Affordable and my eldest likes it:
(Gratuitous pic of my eldest, now 4, when she was 2.5 hoovering up java lounge with a mini henry just purchased from the nearby Oxfam. A life of simple pleasures
)I had a really lovely cup of coffee in the Dance Cafe today. I quite like Moseley. We live in Stirchley and gravitate towards Kings Heath, but sometimes the high street just does my head in, and the relative quiet of Moseley is preferable. But I'm old, have 2 young children, and I'm never there later than 6 pm.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
'wrong' size venue at the time for bands I heard.
Capacity at the Jug was tiny - 125? 175? One of the two. In the Bham post, the owners were quoted as... "As part of a continuous review of our estates, the decision has been taken to sell The Jug of Ale in Moseley because it does not fit with the company’s long term business strategy."
God knows what that strategy is.Problem is, a lot of bands once they get to a certain size, go to larger venues - the Academy 3 is 250, HMV insitute (of whatever the small room is!) is 500, Academy 2 is 600, Main Academy is 4000 (inc balcony) So a 175 out of town capacity venue really had a lot of competition. Other thing is, a lot of bands go with o2 venues throughout the tour when they need national coverage, mainly as it is ONE negotiations with ONE venue owner, rather than several negotiations with several venues.
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/...urite-the-jug-of-ale-to-close-65233-20883986/
God knows what that strategy is.Problem is, a lot of bands once they get to a certain size, go to larger venues - the Academy 3 is 250, HMV insitute (of whatever the small room is!) is 500, Academy 2 is 600, Main Academy is 4000 (inc balcony) So a 175 out of town capacity venue really had a lot of competition. Other thing is, a lot of bands go with o2 venues throughout the tour when they need national coverage, mainly as it is ONE negotiations with ONE venue owner, rather than several negotiations with several venues.
http://www.birminghampost.net/news/...urite-the-jug-of-ale-to-close-65233-20883986/
Blagsta
Minimum cage, maximum cage
If you knew The Aardvark, you probably knew me, I used to work there and helped set it up.Dunno - it was 86-93 that I used the Jug etc most.
This is a great thread btw
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yeah, we shoot hippies on sight
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Blagsta
Minimum cage, maximum cage
I was a bit of a goth/Bunnymen trenchcoat wearer not that this narrows it down much
I had a convoy cut at the time, aka a crusty mullet, short on top, dreads at the back.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Once a hippy...I had a convoy cut at the time, aka a crusty mullet, short on top, dreads at the back.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
I had Ian McCulloch hair (unless it rained) and wore black. I drank snakebite and black. I was such an individual 
Hi,I am moving to Birmingham with my boyfriend and i am trying to find a place that is in a relatively safe area and with transportation that takes apx 30 min to go to Business park close to airport. We would prefer a place that is not far from having options in entertainment and night life. Can anyone help? Thanks!
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Thank you for the reply!! i ll look into it.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
VPS have you read the thread?
Solihull isn't exactly rich in night life in my view. It's essentially a suburb of the city. I would recommend JQ, Hockley, Balsall Heath, Moseley, Kings Heath, Bournville, Balsall Heath, Edgbaston and even Bordsley/Digbeth. You can get to the City Centre and New Street from all of these areas (most you can even walk) and from there you can get loads of trains to Birmingham International right by the airport.
Each areas is different and you should come and have a look round.
Welcome to U75 by the way.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Nightlife = city centre really. Moseley/Kings Heath has some nightlife but no direct links to Solihull.
I reckon that New St/Moor St -> Bham Intl would be less than 30 minutes.
There are flats in Digbeth (B9) or in the Jewellry Quarter. Better nightlife around Digbeth though.
I reckon that New St/Moor St -> Bham Intl would be less than 30 minutes.
There are flats in Digbeth (B9) or in the Jewellry Quarter. Better nightlife around Digbeth though.
miss direct
misfungled
Unless the areas have drastically changed, I would not recommend Hockley or Digbeth. The others are ok though.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Digbeth is changing all of the time (and with HS2 will change very radically but perhaps not for the better) and as Big Tom asserts it's definitely a good place for nighlife. Hockley isn't great in some parts I agree but is close to town and the JQ.
miss direct
misfungled
I stayed in a hostel in Digbeth one of the last times I was in Birmingham and felt really unsafe going back there late as a woman on my own. Dark empty streets with brothels near.
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
the 76 runs Kings Heath to Solihull
not that you'd want to spend your life on it.
I'm very fond of Digbeth myself and have never felt ill at ease there - although it's apparent to me why others might
it isn't an established residential community, it's a bunch of old warehouses and factories, a railway line on high arches, it can be dark and forbidding
but it has great pubs and plenty going on - it's almost certainly better and cheaper to live elsewhere and go out there
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Yeah, that's true, the rebuilding of the side of the high st with the bus station just stopped in 2009 so the residential bit never got too established, and it's not the greatest area except to go out on.
JQ is well established isn't it?
Otherwise which train line runs to international? Is it the small heath/stechford/acocks green one or the hall green/olton/solihull one?
Look at areas on that train line, the further out to Solihull you go, the more expensive it'll generally get.
JQ is well established isn't it?
Otherwise which train line runs to international? Is it the small heath/stechford/acocks green one or the hall green/olton/solihull one?
Look at areas on that train line, the further out to Solihull you go, the more expensive it'll generally get.
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
HS2, the Metro and the new cycle routes are going into Digbeth. I think if you wanted to buy in an area that will be up and coming (as they say) Digbeth would be an excellent place to do it. It's also a doddle to walk to town and New St.
That said I can understand why someone on their own and who doesn't know the area might find it a bit dodgy but there are some great pubs and clubs in the area and I think the OP wanted nightlife.
sarah_rahrah
New Member
Hi everyone,
I've been reading this thread to try and get some tips on where to live in Birmingham. My partner and I will be moving to Birmingham in about a month and we want to find a nice area that's within easy commutable distance of the university's Edgbaston campus.
We're looking to rent somewhere that won't take me too long to get to work (at the uni) and that has plenty of character. We were originally looking in Selly Oak/Harborne. So far we've seen a few places we like in Harborne but they are so expensive and the cheaper flats are pretty horrible. We have minimal furniture which also limits our options which is making our house/flat hunt a bit harder (and we're located 3.5 hours away!)
We've decided maybe looking for somewhere along the train line like Bournville, Kings Norton, Northfield and Longbridge might be a good idea. We've heard Moseley is nice but I think it might be a bit of a pain to get to work.
Can anyone recommend any particular locations which might fit our criteria?
Also, how reliable are the trains in that general area? Are they pretty regular?
Thanks in advance.
Sarah
I've been reading this thread to try and get some tips on where to live in Birmingham. My partner and I will be moving to Birmingham in about a month and we want to find a nice area that's within easy commutable distance of the university's Edgbaston campus.
We're looking to rent somewhere that won't take me too long to get to work (at the uni) and that has plenty of character. We were originally looking in Selly Oak/Harborne. So far we've seen a few places we like in Harborne but they are so expensive and the cheaper flats are pretty horrible. We have minimal furniture which also limits our options which is making our house/flat hunt a bit harder (and we're located 3.5 hours away!)
We've decided maybe looking for somewhere along the train line like Bournville, Kings Norton, Northfield and Longbridge might be a good idea. We've heard Moseley is nice but I think it might be a bit of a pain to get to work.
Can anyone recommend any particular locations which might fit our criteria?
Also, how reliable are the trains in that general area? Are they pretty regular?
Thanks in advance.
Sarah
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
Sarah - you could easily walk/cycle from Moseley or Kings Heath to the Edgbaston campus. They are about a mile and half apart.
Northfield and Longbridge are residential areas and not without their problems. Kings Norton is err Kings Norton and Bournville is lovely but fairy quiet.
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