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Ten Questions: PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke) of More Canals Than Venice

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More Canals Than Venice was created by the mysterious PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke), 'highlighting under the radar arts in Birmingham' and drawing much-needed attention to all the great arts and culture going on in the city: Birmingham rarely … [Read more...] about Ten Questions: PixieSixer (AKA Annabel Clarke) of More Canals Than Venice

Ten Questions: Stuart Williams of the Bloxidge Tallygraph

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Stuart Williams created The Bloxidge Tallygraph for the Bloxwich area in Walsall, West Midlands way back in 2006 using Webs.com.  A photographer and local historian, Stuart intially evisaged The Bloxidge Tallygraph as being a local heritage and … [Read more...] about Ten Questions: Stuart Williams of the Bloxidge Tallygraph

News Dash in the West Midlands

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Something I'll be keeping an eye on over the next few weeks is News Dash, a Say Hello project produced by Meshed Media. News Dash is partnering up four community groups with journalists and social media experts to help them tell their stories. The … [Read more...] about News Dash in the West Midlands

Retooled

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Yesterday I was working at the second of two, day-long workshops for Retooled.  Retooled is a project begun by a group of ex-Rover MG employees who were made redundant when the company went bust 5 years ago and aims to become a resource for those … [Read more...] about Retooled