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The festival is running for the second year from 12th February...
Birmingham Light Festival runs until 15 February, between 18:00-22:00 GMT, with 13 artworks across the city.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clygdqje4d2o
An interesting company that doesn't appear to have been posted before, I came across the name today when waiting for the Circle Line at Kensington High Street Station!
I just happened to look down at the iron column holding up the glass roof and the name and location of the company on it caught...
An interesting article on a little known scientist and photographer George Shaw.
New Street
There is an exhibition of his work at the Town Hall tram stop until January ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d5yly53yo
Events going on that might be of interest...
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/college-of-social-sciences/esrc?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwNSTLNjbGNrA1JMhWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeIACe1jIzjLFk5gHZ2nXZoQtP9-eVNStuRghGhx4GPwVHCF6ml4K8P2opLX4_aem_MDORdfC0ClSfL7BsvvIVyw
This is brilliant! I'd never heard of it before but maybe members who still live in Birmingham have?
Celebrating the connection of all the places called Birmingham in the world...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4w0ngq2eyo
This is very sad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrqx00j551o
The church was up for sale for £400,000 in 2023 and this was reported in the Express and Star earlier this year..
The old Newton Road United Reformed Church in Great Barr would be cleaned up and converted into a new Kung Fu...
This rare vintage car has been found in a barn in Warwickshire and is now up for auction - for anyone who might like to make a bid!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8y8j3dnn3o
This year the heritage week is from 6th to 15th September, events etc here...
https://birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEfP41leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTF5zDuwiFAvtyIPBYcjHcUg5X6ahc8GkMiwVFos1NmkXKBBRAlogN06OQ_aem_K2_g2jKL20KvVjK53KIJUg
Interesting article on the BBC West Midlands website today regarding injured soldiers taking up embroidery during their convalescence...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72gz15pe41o
An example here...
There is an exhibition of work at the Fusilier Museum in Warwick until 25th May which...
Ian Lavender has passed away aged 77.
I was very surprised to read this, I guess because we tend to still think of him as the 'boy' in Dad's Army.
RIP Ian
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68204488
The closure of the iconic 60's signal box at the end of this year :confused: sad but necessary I guess.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-64007383
The MAC is 60 this year!
There is an interesting short film on the history mentioned on the BBC website..
...from this article..
https://macbirmingham.co.uk/
How sad that the upper floors of this building have been left to decay.
It was originally workshops for jewellers, silversmiths and goldsmiths when the Jewellery Quarter stretched up to Handsworth.
Some history here...
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7151204...