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5 March 10 by bounder
We are the Birmingham branch of IPMS(UK) and welcome modellers of all abilities to attend our meetings on the third Sunday of each month between 3.00 and 5.30 pm at the Kings Heath Community Centre, Heathfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham. B14 7DB. (via IPMS Birmingham )

We are the Birmingham branch of IPMS(UK) and welcome modellers of all abilities to attend our meetings on the third Sunday of each month between 3.00 and 5.30 pm at the Kings Heath Community Centre, Heathfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham. B14 7DB. (via IPMS Birmingham

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2 March 10 by bounder
TRANSPORT

TRANSPORT

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Posted: 12:28 AM by bounder
“ The Kingsway Cinema at The Parade on Kings Heath High Street opened 85 years ago this week (2 March 1925) and was designed by Horace G Bradley. The same architect was responsible for a number of Birmingham cinemas - all in the neo-classical style. It closed as a cinema in May 1980 when the final films were “The Bermuda Triangle” and a documentary feature “Encounter with Disaster”. Gala Bingo opened on the site in 1982 and closed in 2007. As a cinema the building had 1362 seats and it was licensed as a bingo hall for 903 occupants. The current planning application is for a 300-seat restaurant and banqueting/conference facility with a capacity of 400. The applicants describe the Gala/Kingsway as “an important feature in the urban landscape of Kings Heath High Street.
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Traffic mayhem claim for re-opened Gala Bingo building

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18 February 10 by bounder
Planning application for King's Heath Cinema/Bingo Hall

Application Number2009/06283/PA

Site Address:69-71 High Street Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7BH

Proposal: Change of use from cinema/bingo hall (use class D2) to restaurant with conferencing and banqueting facility

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13 February 10 by bounder
Birmingham Mail - News - Birmingham News - Craig Thompson died in Kings Heath after a scuffle, coroner rules

Birmingham Coroner, Aidan Cotter, said: “Craig died as a result of injuries he received during a scuffle with an acquaintance after both men had been drinking alcohol.” He added: “Medical evidence shows that Craig sustained 11 injuries, but they are not consistent with a sustained assault. Craig was involved in an incident and that incident caused his death.”

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13 January 10 by bounder
Kings Heath High Street in 1949. The ‘Kingsway’ is set back from the road on the left of the shot. (via Watching ‘Avatar’….and the slow death of the cinema « Learning to say nothing )

Kings Heath High Street in 1949. The ‘Kingsway’ is set back from the road on the left of the shot. (via Watching ‘Avatar’….and the slow death of the cinema « Learning to say nothing

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11 January 10 by bounder
“ January 11th – On This Day In Beatles History
Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 1:09 am 1962 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. 1963 – The Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. That afternoon they travel through hazardous icy weather to reach the Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, near Dudley, Staffordshire, for their first scheduled evening performance. But they are unable to make it the 11 miles to the Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, due to a blizzard and the coldest temperatures in seven years. The Ritz performance is rescheduled for February 15. The Beatles’ second single, “Please Please Me/Ask Me Why” (Parlophone 4983), is released in the U.K. It spends 11 weeks on the charts; highest chart position: No.1.
— January 11th – On This Day In Beatles History | The Beatles Place
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22 December 09 by catnip
Z 52 Z (via Pete Ashton)

Z 52 Z (via Pete Ashton)

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20 December 09 by bounder
“ Drainage works and restoration of the Henbury Wall in Highbury Park
— martin mullaney
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13 December 09 by unicornflakes
I was excited to get one of the ♥ Kings Heath shop local tote bags this weekend- they were made as part of the Kings Heath Party on the 5th but if you are lucky some shops in Kings Heath still have some left if you ask. There is also an amazing new cheese shop open on York Road.

I was excited to get one of the ♥ Kings Heath shop local tote bags this weekend- they were made as part of the Kings Heath Party on the 5th but if you are lucky some shops in Kings Heath still have some left if you ask.

There is also an amazing new cheese shop open on York Road.

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Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh