Across the entire West Midlands, more communities are being empowered to nurture pride of place in a major digital initiative

Let us introduce you to the most innovative, pioneering and sustainable digital initiative ever to be devised as a collaboration between community, business and the public sector.  

Using a digital product called Community Passport, the entire West Midlands region is being mapped in a neighbourhood led programme that empowers, equips and skills people in the shaping and promotion of the places they live in and grow up in.

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With a regional focus and digital devices at every location where people meet or make their travel connections, projections are that views of our digital content will increase from between 60,000 and 100,000 to over 500,000 every month.  The support this will give to the region, economically and socially, will be huge. 

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Every neighbourhood, by having access to a Community Passport and with the option of setting up its own Centre for Pride of Place, will be engaged and involved in creating and sharing their own content that can be used in the shaping and promotion of their neighbourhood.  

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Here are the locations of the first Centres for Pride of Place we propose opening along the Metro line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

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This will result, we predict, in a 5% increase in the volume of trips made by residents to experience what their region offers and will dramatically increase the number of visitors coming to the region.  The Pride of Place generated by engaging and involving community will result in an increase in businesses locating to the region, an increase in the value of real estate and greater investment in the West Midlands.

Birmingham's real estate is already mapped and featured

Take the link HERE to view our map of Birmingham's real estate

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A platform dedicated to the coverage of all of Birmingham's real estate can be found at www.ItsyourBuild.com 

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Developments that engage and involve the local community we will feature as Centres for Pride of Place.  By inviting the local community to follow the build, this rich locally created content we can process and map at It's your Build, a public expression of the pride people have in the buildings rising up around them. 

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Birmingham's culture, and increasingly its hospitality, is mapped, featured and searchable

Take the link HERE to view our map of Birmingham's culture.  

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Every neighbourhood will be mapped and showcased in this totally inclusive initiative.

HERE for example is Sparkbrook mapped and featured. 

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In Sparkbrook, as with all the region's neighbourhoods, there is some wonderful culture and great community assets to introduce people to.  The maps are not just for people who live in the area to see what's on offer, but aimed at everyone, inside and outside the West Midlands. 

For example here's a wonderful open green space in Sparkbrook called Farm Park.  Take the link HERE for our coverage of Farm Park.

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How many people knew that Sampson Lloyd, founder of Lloyds Bank. lived in Sparkbrook.  Now, more people do.  Go HERE for more images. 

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There's amazing art on the outside of the Concord Youth Centre. 

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There's some great history in the classic architecture across Sparkbrook.

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There's a Peace Garden in memory of those who lost their lives at the Carlton Cinema. 

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The rich culture of Ladypool Road can be mapped as more businesses get involved. 

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By mapping and featuring major developments taking place such as this housing development by Morro Partnerships on Highgate Road, more people can be engaged and involved in the future of their neighbourhoods. 

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All of this with a community that's engaged and involved because they are empowered and given the tools and the support they need to help shape and promote the places around them. 

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Centres for Pride of Place to spring up all over the region

With more mapping of neighbourhoods, and with more Centres for Pride of Place opening up to engage and involve people in the rich culture around them, just think what this can bring to local communities, to cities and towns and to the region, socially and economically.

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An Academy and A Society for Pride of Place

Within Community Passport is everything needed for gathering and analysing the rich insight that will come from all those engaged and involved in nurturing Pride of Place.

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With both an Academy and a Society for Pride of Place, this wealth of valuable insight will be pooled, analysed and made available for all to use in the drive for more cohesive and inclusive communities, improved health and wellbeing and shared prosperity.

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For more details, contact:

Jonathan

jonathan.bostock@yourplaceyourspace.com

07432 637322

Victoria Square - Public Realm Works - June 2024 update

Had an opportunity to go up to the top of Three Chamberlain Square thanks to an invite by Paradise Birmingham. So here is views to Victoria Square, Colmore Row and Waterloo Street with the on-going Public Realm Works. Colmore Row looks complete, but new bollards covered over. Waterloo Street is half done.

Thank you to Paradise Birmingham for the invite on the 10th June 2024.

General views of Victoria Square over Birmingham Town Hall from the top of Three Chamberlain Square, including the Floozie in the Jacuzzi (River and Youth), the fountains and pools still flowing. Also scaffolding is up Waterloo House near Nandos.

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Colmore Row as far as Newhall Street and Bennetts Hill has been completely relaid, with new bollards. The cones were still out at the time. I wonder if after this bit is done, if they will need to complete the rest between Victoria Square and Colmore Square past Cathedral Square (where the buses stop).

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Waterloo Street is partially repaved, there is a lot left to do here near Adams and the Lost & Found. This also goes as far as Bennetts Hill.

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New Street from Victoria Square to Rotunda Square is in urgent need of repaving. It was pedestrianised in the 1990s, and the bricks keep getting dug up and relaid. Plus some of the Metro paving near Corporation Street (dating to 2015-16) is all cracked and broken, and also needs fixing. This is all due to cars, vans and lorries driving up and down (deliveries, police etc).

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Photography by Elliott Brown

Chamberlain Square from above from the top of Three Chamberlain Square

The view of Chamberlain Square from the top of Three Chamberlain Square. Was invited with other photographers by Paradise Birmingham on the 10th June 2024. Most of these views to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and the Chamberlain Memorial below. There are other views over the city centre from up there.

Views of Chamberlain Square from Three Chamberlain Square

To the left is Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Birmingham Council House. Plus the Council House extension, with 103 Colmore Row and the BT Tower behind.

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Chamberlain Memorial below. The pair of pools look a bit dirty from up here.

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Panoramic including Chamberlain Square and Victoria Square and beyond.

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Birmingham Town Hall from above.

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Two Chamberlain Square is next to Three Chamberlain Square. And One Chamberlain Square is behind.

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Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Thank you to Paradise Birmingham for the invite! Go here for their Topping Out blog.

More photos in the Sky High Birmingham gallery. Includes views from other sides of Three Chamberlain Square.

Visit to the National Motorcycle Museum

On the Spring Bank Holiday Monday morning, had a visit to the National Motorcycle Museum in Bickenhill, Solihull. Closed to Birmingham Airport and The NEC. M42, Junction 6 and A45 Coventry Road at the Bickenhill Interchange. Five halls with British built motorcycles, from the early 20th century until at least the 1970s, with some from recent decades. A quiet place to visit.

BSA

BSA motorcycles were originally built in Small Heath, Birmingham.

BSA motorcycles near the cafe and gift shop.

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BSA motorcyles in Hall 3.

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1972 500cc Unity BSA in Hall 5.

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BSA motorcycles in Hall 5.

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650cc Vincent BSA - BMW beater in Hall 5.

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Triumph

Triumph motorcycles were originally built in Coventry and then Meriden by Triumph Engineering Co Ltd.

Triumph 6T Thunderbird Motorcycle was just before the entrance to the museum, cafe and gift shop in the hall outside.

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1942 500cc Triumph portable generator in Hall 2.

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1951 500cc Triumph Tiger 100 in Hall 4.

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1959 650cc Triumph T120 Bonneville and The Plank in Hall 4.

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Triumph motorcycles in Hall 4.

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Triumph Racing motorcycles in Hall 5.

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Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield motorcycles were orginally made in Redditch, Worcestershire.

The Royal Enfield in Hall 1.

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1955 Royal Enfield Meteor 700cc Sectioned show model in Hall 3.

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Royal Enfield motorcycles in Hall 4.

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Royal Enfield motorcycles in Hall 5.

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Norton

Norton originally built their motorcycles on Bradford Street in Digbeth, Birmingham.

1970 750cc Norton Streamliner and 1974 1700cc Gulf Norton.

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1939 650cc Norton Big Four military outfit in Hall 2.

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George Formby's Norton motorcycle and Banjo in Hall 4.

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1972 John Player Norton F750 in Hall 4.

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Norton motorcycles in Hall 4.

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Norton Racing motorcycles in Hall 5.

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Police motorcycles

Police motorcycles in Hall 2, made by Norton, BSA and others. The Indian from New York Police Department is the only non British motorcycle in the collection.

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1958-60 Indian 700cc Police model, ex-New York Police Department in Hall 2.

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1958 BSA Model A10 650cc Police Version in Hall 2.

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Photography by Elliott Brown

 

More photos in the gallery.  Go visit yourself, details here at the National Motorcycle Museum. Tickets can be bought on arrival at the museum. There is also a cafe where you can have lunch and a coffee, and a gift shop.

 

Cars from the movies & TV at the British Motor Museum

Did you know that the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire is home to a DeLorean from Back to the Future Part II (1989), the FAB 1 from the Thunderbirds movie (2004), even a City Cab from Judge Dredd (1995). Plus a few motors from Only Fools and Horses. Even Jaguar's from Fast & Furious 9, Die Another Day and an Austin Powers inspired Jag!

From the visit to the Brisith Motor Museum on Sunday 5th May 2024.

 

ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES (1981 - 1991, specials from 1996 - 2003)

1972 Reliant Regal Supervan 3

As driven by Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (David Jason) in the earlier series and episodes of Only Fools and Horses, with his brother Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst). It was used in the series from 1981. Under the Peckham Yellow paint, it appeared in Rowan Atkinson's Mr Bean in blue paint, before a new owner restored it to the Trotter's livery. It was then lent to the BBC to star in the 1996 Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special.

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1980 Ford Capri Ghia Mk III

As driven by Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (David Jason) in later episodes of Only Fools and Horses, with his brother Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Derek initially used the tatty yellow three-wheeled Reliant Regal Supervan, but in some later episodes he traded it for a rather lurid liem green Ford Capri, his brother Rodney called it the "Pratmobile". This is the Mark III used in later programmes, but they used the Mark II is some earlier episodes.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY (1985 - 1990)

1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from Back to the Future Part II (1989)

This DeLorean time machine has the OUTATIME licence plate at the rear, plus the barcode licence plate from the movie. It probably came from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, and probably relocated to the British Motor Museum after Back to the Future the Ride closed down. Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) first showed up with the hover converted DeLorean at the end of Back to the Future (1985) to take Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) and Jennifer Parker (Claudia Wells, Part I and Elisabeth Shue, Part II and Part III) to 2015. As later seen in Back to the Future Part II (1989).

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The Reliant Regal from Only Fools and Horses seen from above with the DeLorean from Back to the Future Part II. City Cab from Judge Dredd in front.

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The Reliant Regal and DeLorean seen from ground level.

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JUDGE DREDD (1995)

1995 Land Rover City Cab

A special Land Rover designed for the 1995 Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone as Judge Dredd. Based on the British science fiction comic anthology, 2000AD. Set in the third millennium. Hidden underneath the fibre-glass body was the chassis of a 1970's Land Rover 101 inch military vehicle.

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Seen from above with the Judge Dredd Land Rover City Cab was a Concept Land Rover. To me it looked like a Land Rover Defender as used in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) that starred Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, but perhaps not. Was also an 'ancient' looking stone tablet with it.

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THUNDERBIRDS (2004)

2004 FAB 1 Thunderbirds movie Limousine

The Ford Thunderbird FAB 1 was from the live action adaption of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds, as directed by Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes. The car driven by Parker (Ron Cook) to chauffeur Lady Penelope (Sophia Myles) in the back. Created by Ford of Europe's design team. It also flew in the movie.

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JAMES BOND 007 (1962 - 2021)

1998 Jaguar XKR 'James Bond' car from Die Another Day (2002)

This was the villain's car used in the film Die Another Day, the fourth and final movie to star Pierce Brosnan as James Bond (the 20th movie out of 25 official movies made to date). It was the car of Zao played by Rick Yune. It was equipped with a Gatling gun mounted centrally behind the seats with further armaments including missiles that fired through the front grille, rocket launchers in the doors and mortar bombs in the boot. Was filmed on location in Iceland in early 2002. The yellow BAD 1 licence plate was at the front, while the white one on the passenger seat. And also had Icelandic number plates.

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AUSTIN POWERS TRILOGY (1997 - 2002)

2001 Jaguar XK8 - Union Jack Livery. Replica of Austin Powers car from Goldmember (2002)

This car was used by Jaguar as a press car, originally in blue. Later re-painted in the Union Jack colour scheme of the car used in the Austin Powers film "Goldmember", before being handed over to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. The first Austin Powers film was the International Man of Mystery in 1997, was a comedy spoof of classic spy thrillers. The second film the Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999 used a Jaguar E-type, while the third film Goldmember in 2002 used a Jaguar XK8 convertible.

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SHAUN THE SHEEP (2007 - 2016, 2020 TO PRESENT)

2007 Land Rover Shaun the Sheep

Shaun the Sheep first appeared in the Wallace & Gromit short film A Close Shave in 1995. He later got his own TV series from Aardman Animations from 2007 onwards. The Farmer in the series drove a battered old Land Rover. This is a full size version, based on a 60 year old Land Rover Series I, to recreate the unique look of the Farmer's car.

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THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS SAGA (2001 TO PRESENT)

2017 Jaguar XE Project 8 from F9: The Fast Saga
A Development Version of the collector's edition 2019 Model Year Jaguar XE SV Project 8. It was built in September 2017. It was tested in April 2018 at the Goodwood Racing circuit. It was later selected to be used in the ninth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, F9: The Fast Saga (2021). It was later offered to be preserved by Jaguar Land Rover to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, and was later added to the collection in 2021.

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Photography by Elliott Brown