Founder at The Wisdom Factory CIC, dev @BIDBaseUK & helps run public realm & art projects @ColmoreBID.
Birmingham UK
Joined September 2009
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Mike Mounfield retweeted
'Roy Fisher had a profound connection to Birmingham; he could never quite escape it'
Today's member's only Dispatch is an essay on the legendary poet and the city by @LukeKennard
birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/o…
Soon to be our office canteen: "The Great 1000 Beer Giveaway!:" mailchi.mp/ichoosebirmingham…
Stuffed with excellence: "The Matrix Meets Black Mirror:" mailchi.mp/ichoosebirmingham…
Mike Mounfield retweeted
Brum people doing cool things
Blown away by the reviews of 'This Book Will Make You An Artist' @thetimes @Telegraph over the last week! And yesterday, I nervously watched a 7 year old family member/critic read it, before deciding "it's a really good book" ✨️
Mike Mounfield retweeted
We're back! See you there 😁
Colmore BID, one of the UK’s leading Business Improvement Districts, has announced the dates for its renowned Colmore Food Festival for 2024.
The much-loved Festival will return to its original home in Victoria Square.
13 -14 September 📆
colmorebusinessdistrict.com/…
Ex-Opus team at Chapter in Edgbaston doing it right and the return of Pre-Raphaelites to BMAG; I'm done. "WARNING: Giant creepy heads:" mailchi.mp/ichoosebirmingham…
Unveiling of a new artwork by @Brumhaus for @AstonUniversity Excellent. @ColmoreBID
This is why we need our NHS. The further down the route of privatisation we go, the closer we get to this: qr.ae/pKQFRk
Great to see former Pub du Vin reopening as The White Lion under @hotelduvinbirmingham in @ColmoreBID Just the right amount of change. Plus a pool table!
Mike Mounfield retweeted
The ‘car-centric carchitecture’ Ringway takes are a specious attempt to intellectualise a purely emotive reaction or aesthetic preference.
The concrete collar is the road, not the building.
The building doesn’t have parking and doesn’t encourage car use, the road does.
Mike Mounfield retweeted
I still can’t quite believe this will be the 10th year of @BhmCocktailWknd. Thank you to absolutely everyone who has been part of the journey. Two festivals this year to celebrate- let’s do this 🍹
BIRMINGHAM COCKTAIL WEEKEND 2024
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW 🍹
☀️ Summer Edition: Thurs 11 - Sun 14 July
❄️ Winter Edition: Thurs 24 - Sun 27 October
birminghamcocktailweekend.co…
Mike Mounfield retweeted
It's publication day! I'm thrilled to share 'This Book Will Make You An Artist', illustrated by the brilliant @yesurrey, which introduces children to 25 great artists and creative techniques to try at home shop.ikon-gallery.org/produc…
Packed with goodness: "Interesting subject line here, please:" mailchi.mp/ichoosebirmingham…
Mike Mounfield retweeted
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Birmingham City Council planning committee have voted 7-4 to approve the demolition of the Ringway Centre for the second time. This is the wrong decision for the city's heritage, environment, businesses and residents.
More to follow...
ALT Image credit: David Bleeker Architectural
I found these graphs horrifying on TV last night.
My god. What an indictment of 12 years of Tory govt.
@C4Ciaran has compared NHS performance in 2023 with that in 2011:
▪️x10 worse 4-hour A&E waits
▪️x13 worse 18 wk waits for care
▪️x14 worse cancer waits
▪️x16 worse 4-hour trolley waits
▪️x3,000 worse 12-hour trolley waits
Mike Mounfield retweeted
Brexit is defined by those who champion it…. Johnson, Rees-Mogg, Leadsom, Frost, Jenkyns… a dismal array of the most dishonest, venal and moronic politicians we’ve ever had the misfortune to have in govt…
So, it is inevitable that it is an epic shitshow. And always will be.
Mike Mounfield retweeted
Given former Brexit Secretary, David Davis has popped up again…
Your reminder that he turned up to Brexit talks without a single sheet of paper or a pen.
Mike Mounfield retweeted
Maybe he should cancel his Netflix subscription and work harder.
Conservative MP George Freeman says he quit ministerial role because he could not afford to pay mortgage on salary of £118,300
bbc.in/493rUlI
