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Petition for a Longbridge Museum & Community Development Trust
Alongside Mark France’s petition to Bromsgrove District Council, we are hosting this petition to ask Birmingham [Read More]
Winter safety tips and information sources
With winter finally starting to show its face, here are a few links you might find useful. Birmingham City [Read More]
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Colmers School Sixth Form goes to public consultation
Following an initial consultation last year, proposals for a sixth form at Colmers School have been submitted to the Local Authority and [Read More]
Northfield MP unhappy with West Midlands police cuts
Northfield MP Richard Burden (Labour) is calling on the government to rethink its approach to policing after figures released today show [Read More]
Guest Post | Run England:Run Birmingham
By Lauren Scott If like many of us you made a resolution to get fitter in 2012, but have yet to get started then why not consider taking up [Read More]
Book to help job seekers by Rednal business family
A local man has published a new book offering much-needed inspiration, guidance and encouragement to those struggling to find work – [Read More]
Fundraising appeal to save vital CAB service
Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau (BCABS), the oldest and largest CAB in the UK, is appealing to the community to help it raise funds [Read More]
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Review: The Lost Happy Endings
By Traci O’Shaughnessy This is a fantastic family Christmas show on at the Mac Birmingham running from 3/12/11 – 07/01/12 presented by The Red Earth Theatre. I [Read More]
Northfield community choir enjoys first performance
The new Northfield “community choir with no name” enjoyed it’s first performance on Saturday at a Christmas event in Kings Norton. The choir, led by Cofton [Read More]
Local photographers in London phoneography exhibition
Two local photographers have had their work shown in a London exhibition of mobile phone photography. Lindsey Thompson (35) from West Heath and Sas Taylor (41) (yes, [Read More]
Youth
Colmers School Sixth Form goes to public consultation
Following an initial consultation last year, proposals for a sixth form at Colmers School [Read More]
Free youth football coaching project from Kickz and Blues coaches
From Birmingham South Police: POLICE in south Birmingham are urging local youngsters to [Read More]
End of an Era as Rednal headteacher retires
by Marty Taylor At the end of the last school term, Colmers Farm Infant School in Rednal [Read More]
Politics
Petition for a Longbridge Museum & Community Development Trust
Alongside Mark France’s petition to Bromsgrove District Council, we are hosting this petition to ask Birmingham City Council to look at providing a Working Life Museum [Read More]
Charles House Campaign success: Home for disabled children to remain OPEN
Charles House, the respite home for disabled children in West Heath faced with possible closure as part of Birmingham City Council’s spending review, has today been [Read More]
Birmingham City Council LIVE: Full meeting 2pm January 10th
You can view the livestream video below. Follow / use the twitter hashtag #bcclive to join in the discussion. Any problems, visit the BCC Newsroom website [Read More]
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Linky: Home for three-legged homeless dog – Birmingham Mail
RSCPA finds loving home for a three-legged dog rescued in Northfield after being hit by a [Read More]
Linky: Daughter of Thomas the Tank Engine creator attends Kings Norton heritage celebration
Daughter of Thomas the Tank Engine creator attends Kings Norton heritage celebration [Read More]
Linky: Another historic local building lost as Longbridge flightshed demolition begins
Despite efforts to save it, the demolition of the historic flightshed in Lowhill Lane, [Read More]
History
Campaign for a Longbridge Museum of Working Life
As redevelopment of the old Longbridge works land continues, a Bromsgrove resident has launched a campaign to have a Museum of Working Life on the site. Local activist Mark France wants to see a museum to remember the contributions that workers at the car factory, from [Read More]
Birmingham Museum seeks memories of Birmingham
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are seeking the memories of Birmingham residents for a new section opening next year. [Read More]
MG seek ex Longbridge workers’ memories
We wrote a couple of weeks ago about a reunion for ex-Longbridge factory workers which is being held later this month by [Read More]
MG invite ex-Rover workers to share memories at reunion
MG Motor are planning a big reunion of ex-workers at their new sales centre at the Longbridge plant. The company hope to [Read More]
