Play in the park team
Lucy Cadden and the Benmore Play Project who entertained and looked after children in Moonlit Park over the Summer holidays in Summer 2006.
Pogus Caesar Galleries
Pogus Caesar, was born in St Kitts, West Indies, and grew up in Birmingham, England. He has produced and directed programmes for Central TV, Carlton TV and BBC TV. He was also the first Chairman of Birmingham ...
Poppies behind Haddon Tower - Angela Maloney
Haddon Tower is on Bristol Street opposite St Luke's Church. Both buildings are set to be demolished as part of the urban regeneration of the Lee Bank area.
Preparing for the park
Before landscaping for the new park area in Attwood Green, Crest Nicholson had to excavate the ground on the site of the old park.
Prince Andrew taps into local opinion
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visits Rudge & Co in Highgate April 2001.
Rudge & Co is a traditional company based in Highgate that has been making the same taps for almost 100 years. Renowned for its ...
Prince Philip on whirlwind visit to inspect tornado damage
Prince Philip paid a swift visit to the tornado trail through Balsall Heath.
Here he is caught crossing Ladypool Road to view some houses still cloaked in scaffolding as work continued on roofs, guttering ...
Procession into Moonlit Park
A band of drummers lead local dignitaries and children from Woodview Primary School into Moonlit Park for the official opening ceremony of the park. Councillor John Alden is the man to the middle of the ...
Pushing the dragon
Surprising what you can do with a shopping trolley.
Quad Bikes in Pickwick Park
"My kids cost me a bomb on carnival day. They go off and spend it on quad bikes, food etc. There is free stuff too, the Children’s Centre have their stall where you can colour, paint and make cards and ...
Railings - by Year Five at Woodview
These railings were photographed during the walking tour of the area conducted with Year Five. The children took digital cameras and were invited to take pictures of whatever they found interesting.
Railings outside St James's Church - by Year Five at Woodview
This building used to be St James's church. It is apartments now. People are going to live in there.
Rainbow from Edmonton House - Angela Maloney
Edmonton House is on the Benmore Estate between Pershore and Bristol Road.
Rebecca Brookes, The Well Concert, Symphony Hall, 2002
Rebecca, one of the finest young praise and worship leaders in the Midlands is based at the Pentecostal Church in Stuart Street, Nechells. The singing technique used by gospel singers varies widely, ...
Recipe for Jalebi on sale on Ladypool Road
This popular sweet is sold by many Indian food outlets in Balsall Heath.
To make Jalebi:-
Ingredients:
2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup yogurt
Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking ...
Reflections at McDonalds - by Year Five at Woodview School
Picture taken during the walking tour of the area around the school. This reflective sign is on the front of the McDonald's drive through restaurant by the Lee Bank Middleway/ Bristol Road island.
Remission (Melanie and Marleen Kerr), The Well Concert, Symphony Hall, 2002.
Twin sisters who come from a very talented musical family, who also sing for one of the most popular female groups, Divine.
Remission (Sonia Stevenson, Ruth Ible, Melanie Kerr) in rehearsal for the Well Concert
Members of the original Remission choir ensuring that they have perfect sound before the concert. If the message of spirituals is endurance of the trials of life with the reward of life after death, ...
Rhodes Almshouses
The Almshouses were erected in 1871 at the behest of Mrs Matilda Juliana Rhodes in memory of her husband John Rhodes. It contained separate sets of rooms to accomodate sixteen ladies in reduced circumstances....