Blogs about: Balsall Heath

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Happy People, Happy Bees

johnnewson wrote 1 day ago: Bees now have a refulleing station in Balslal Heath. The Opening of the Bee Garden on 18 May was gre … more →

Tags: Gardens, wildlife

Grand Opening of the Bee Garden

johnnewson wrote 3 weeks ago: Everyone is invited to the Grand Opening of the Bee Garden in Balsall Heath On Saturday 18th May at … more →

Tags: Gardens, wildlife

Chance for millions to provide for city cyclists

johnnewson wrote 1 month ago: A Cycle City Ambition competition is being held to see who gets £millions to upgrade cycling. If you … more →

Tags: Cycling

Cutting Bills by Collective Switching

johnnewson wrote 2 months ago: Birmingham & Solihull Together has been launched, aiming to cut people’s energy bills by c … more →

Tags: home energy saving

Lebanese Butter Bean and Tomato Stew1 comment

Tom Belte wrote 3 months ago: For us, going to Balsall Heath means driving off the Pershore Road and heading past Cannon Hill Park … more →

Tags: cooking, Food, recipe, vegetarian, back kitchen happenings, lebanese butter bean and tomato stew, Al Barakah, al barakah lebanese bakery, Lebanese Food

MapLocal App2 comments

Lorna Prescott wrote 4 months ago: This afternoon I attended a workshop hosted by the University of Birmingham in which they shared fee … more →

Tags: Engaging Communities, assets approach, creative collaboration, university of birmingham, MapLocal, app, smartphone, Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter

Does your home need serious energy-saving work?

johnnewson wrote 5 months ago:   If you own or rent from a private landlord a house in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham that is … more →

Tags: home energy saving

Solar Roof at Ackers Adventure

johnnewson wrote 5 months ago:  Ackers Adventure offers inner city young people adventurous outdoor activities. The organisation al … more →

Tags: Solar Power, community energy

Solar Roof at MAC

johnnewson wrote 5 months ago: The MAC – Midlands Arts Centre in Camnon Hill Park have told me that they have installed solar … more →

Tags: Solar Power, community energy

"Open Space" session

johnbbrum wrote 6 months ago: The friendly yellow brick walls of the main Auditorium of the CBSO Centre are more used to the dulce … more →

Tags: Fair Brum, David Urquhart, BBC, fairbrum, Social Inclusion, summit, Birmingham, aspiration, Young People

20mph on residential streets

johnnewson wrote 6 months ago: Congratulations to Birmingham City Council; the councillors have unanimously backed a phased program … more →

Tags: Cycling

Spirit of Peel: Ted Chippington Greetings Cards

weloveallthat wrote 7 months ago: John Peel’s favourite brothel-creepered prematurely-balding deadpan comedian from Stoke-on-Tre … more →

Tags: Music, John Peel, #keepingitpeel, Ted Chippington, egreetings, ecards, Vindaloo Records, rocking with rita, cheers chief

Is the economic activity and community life in Balsall Heath, Castle Vale, Sparkbrook, and Sutton Coldfield really different in any meaningful way?

johnbbrum wrote 7 months ago: As part of the Social Inclusion Process the Inclusive Economic Growth Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE) ref … more →

Tags: Inclusive growth, Fair Brum, Social Inclusion, Regeneration, housing, Castle Vale, Birmingham, Ideas!, Localism

Cycling in Birmingham - what can be done?

johnnewson wrote 7 months ago: Birmingham City Council is having a scrutiny process, to look at how its provision for cyclists can … more →

Tags: Cycling

Nine arrested in Birmingham drugs operation

Jess Skinner wrote 7 months ago: DRUGS and cash have been seized in a series of warrants as Operation No Deal continues to put the pr … more →

Tags: Birmingham, West Midlands, arrested, OPERATION NO DEAL!, drugs, Sparbrook, moseley, Birmingham East Police

Bike Train to city centre2 comments

johnnewson wrote 8 months ago: I was happy to join the Bike Train again as it rolled through Moseley and Balsall Heath, taking us i … more →

Tags: Cycling

BHIOP Annual General Meeting

johnnewson wrote 8 months ago: You are invited to the  Balsall Heath Is Our Planet  Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 11th Septembe … more →

Tags: Uncategorised

House with no Fuel Bills

johnnewson wrote 8 months ago:  There will be a free open day at the Zero Carbon  House, designed by Balsall Heath architect John C … more →

Tags: home energy saving, water

One bag of rubbish in 2012

johnnewson wrote 9 months ago: I have promised to fill just one black bag with rubbish this year. By composting everything I can at … more →

Tags: recycling


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