A collection of photos taken during the year, plus links to other photo pages
Dorset
A page of photos from our 2 week stay near Bridport
Green Brum
Photos taken along our local rivers and canals
Stirchley High Street Stories
A local photo project described in this blog post
Junction Brum
A celebration of the graffiti and street art alongside the Digbeth Canal. I took part in a photo walk organised by documentary photographer Tracey Thorne (who also led the Stirchley High Street Stories project) and joined with others in posting photos to Instagram.
Street art alongside the Digbeth canal
Graffiti by a lock gate
Digbeth is famous for the high quality and variety of its street art
Around Birmingham…
Birmingham: it’ll be great once it’s finished
Inside Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
The tower of Birmingham Cathedral
Local rebels at the climate strike
Climate rebels
The Birmingham Half-Marathon took place after heavy rainfall
Thrilling times at Stirchley Library where I do occasional volunteer sessions
Everyday conversation: Where are we going to put this alligator? The Fun Palace at Stirchley Baths had a jungle theme
The show must go on: The Happy Feet dance group performed in pouring rain at the Stirchley Bash… the sun was out again within the hour
A large audience at Bournville Society to hear my talk about the history of Stirchley Baths
Non-standard funeral attire for a special friend: Mark loved sport and wanted everyone to come wearing a team’s strip
Circus skills on display at the CoCoMAD festival in Cotteridge Park
Members of the new Sustainable Stirchley group running a stall at Stirchley Community Market
Celebrating the 9th birthday of Stirchley Community Market: I had the messy job of cutting up the cake, and will stick to taking the photos in future
Miriam completed the year-long Diocesan Developing Disciples course
Hew Locke’s amazing Armada exhibition at Ikon Gallery
Artefact Stirchley continues to be a wonderful combination of café and arts space
Shop window selfie
…And elsewhere
On a damp but enjoyable visit to Ann Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratford
I got to play this wonderful piano at a wedding
After missing last year we attended the New Wine gathering: photo at the stall run by Christians Against Poverty with whom our church runs a debt advice centre