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I got 3 As at A Level and a B in General Studies and 4 A*s at GCSE
Birmingham Live And Learn is a sort of blog set up to attract students to Brum funded by the unis and various bits of EU money. We'll see if it lasts, but it has a very attractive layout… [link]
more…ArtsFest mapped
The Artsfest programme isn’t easy to search, and the venue map isn’t comprehensive - so with the help of LiveBrum’s by venue and day split-up of the listings I’ve started this Google map of the whats and wheres (the whens - apart from by day - proving just too much effort):
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Journalists in glass houses
The Evening Mail report with inordinate glee about a extra ‘l’ in a road sign pointing to St Philip’s Cathedral:
“Council chiefs were left red-faced today after admitting that roadside signs directing drivers to the Cathedral Church of St Philip had been mis-spelt. The authority accepted an extra L had crept into a number of signs [...]
more…For all the latest Brum news and nonsense visit the BiNS blog.
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What some people have said:
- "Have you ever tried getting a drink in Bournville? That's the Quakers for you. They might know a thing or two about porridge but they know nothing about beer."
- "Turns out, if you know what you're doing, Birmingham really isn't that shit." The Guardian
- "You feel as if you've been projected into the 21st Century," says Mr Savalas, before signing off: "Yes, it's my kinda town. So long, Birmingham. Here's looking at ya." BBC News
- "a local comedian called Dr Carl Cheek , used the made up fact of the number 50 bus being the most regular bus route in Europe"
- "Go to any Birmingham pub and some local will claim 'Tolkein used to drink in here'. If true, his apparent hobby of city-long pub crawls explains the p**s-poor quality of the Lord of the Rings."
- "I was at the Frankfurt Christmas market today and when the carousel started up, I thought, "that tune sounds familiar" I listened for a little while just to be sure... Dambusters!"
- "Where else would you see Dave Hill in a Little Chef?"
- "Add your vote for Brum's Hardest Pub.
- "Claire Short sent me a birthday card for my 18th Last week. It was a day late, and had a 2nd class stamp on it, but at least she made an effort..."
- "But what about Kavs for Lav's, is Kav's still there?"
