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This weekend for anyone who might have an interest... https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/birmingham-weekender-2025-whats-on/

A nice honour for Birmingham! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0q775yqw8o

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

Anyone else getting adverts continually popping up this morning? I'm using my Samsung mobile.

What about this proposal for Gas Street Basin?! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgm1dew2mlro

On todays BBC website, a nice clip of Kay Alexander talking about her time on Midlands Today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c04pe14l73lo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy552g38d3o

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

Posted on another forum I follow - might be of interest to someone? https://www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/about

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...

A list of places open around Birmingham in September 2022. For other places in the Midlands, use the search function...

I found out today quite by chance that Bruce Chatwin, whose best known book is probably In Patagonia, comes from a family with Birmingham connections and who lived in Birmingham and the Midlands during his early life, although he was born in Sheffield which was his mother's home city. I...

I have just seen this, posted on another forum.... https://www.keytothecitybrum.org/get-involved Anyone heard anything about it? Sounds rather intriguing!

The British Library are releasing one million pages as a free resource. There are some Midland newspapers included - might be of use to some of our members. Information here.... https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/08/11/british-library-puts-1-million-newspaper-pages-online-for-free/

Here are some interesting receipts from London's oldest Ironmongers (1797-2013) Prestland and Sons which have connections to Birmingham - I thought they may be of interest. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Snell_and_Brown https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_H._Hughes Quite alot of...