With three new rail stations on the Camp Hill line and two tram stops on the Eastside extension open in the last few days, we're taking the opportunity to ask for more stops please!

Find out more about energy efficient travel and safer streets from @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

@knittingcultlady.bsky.social Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a protest against Nazi occupation of their country All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to local immigrant aid organizations who support those impacted by the actions of ICE payhip.com/b/TqQL1

Their demands are reasonable, their treatment is disgraceful. The government's intransigence is killing the #PalestineAction hunger strikers. Just as its complicity has assisted the genocide in Gaza. It needs to wake up right now to the moral consequences. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Every year I stop myself from posting “now look here you lot, my books would make an excellent Christmas present” in October because it’s way too early, and then I forget until it’s way too late. Hope I’ve hit the sweet spot this time. levparikian.com/index.php/sh...

Not sure who our local graffiti artist is but I’m loving their work. #Birmingham #Brum #Harborne

Do donate if you have a little bit of spare money and follow for great cycling tour updates Tim style. Slow pace, great scenery, great food and drink

This Friday Brummies. Please come #Birmingham #Brum #BetterStreets

Only the led ride and counter aspects of the event will go ahead tomorrow. We've been watching the forecast and there's some pretty grim looking thunderstorms happening later in the afternoon that doesn't look like it would mix well with outdoor gazebos and bike checks.

Today!!

This Saturday we’re celebrating our cycle lane’s 6th birthday. • Led ride from Hippodrome Square to UoB via the Cycleway, leaving at 1pm • Help get the Sir Harry’s Road counter to 6,000 in a day • Free bike checks and minor repairs at UoB Green Heart, 1.30-4pm 💙

"Katwala's paradox of racism" In a demonstrably less prejudiced society (attitudes shifted, esp across generations), I am in receipt of much more racism Minorities in 2020s have more equal opps than ever before - esp at very top - yet an increasingly unequal experience of more equal opportunities

Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition now to show them the public still backs this nature-friendly fix: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/swifts-p...

. "You who filled every morning with rush and chaos..." —Khaled Juma #poetry #poem #poems

In just one week 40,000 people have demanded that Scottish Government Ministers recall and reject the Flamingo Land mega-resort application! Send your message to the Planning Minister today 👇 greens.scot/LochLomond

WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …

Birmingham folks - Critical Mass comes to Harborne on Sunday 1 June. Come and enjoy riding in a big group. All welcome. Please share #Birmingham #Brum #Harborne #Cycling #CriticalMass

We're pleased to announce our first monthly public meeting for Northfield constituency will take place on Tuesday 10th June at 7pm in the NAF Shop on Northfield High Street. They will take place every second Tuesday of the month. ‼️ Save your place: actionnetwork.org/events/bsfb-...

Meanwhile

Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...

Our self seeded hawthorn tree is flowering this year for the first time. From what I’ve read it should just get more and more flowery as it get older. What a joy.

I’m trying to find more places I can get to easily on public transport for long walks in remote countryside. Off to meet a friend in the Peak District today #Brum #LeaveTheCarAtHome

Labour's biggest issue is neither being too socially conserative or not socially conservative enough. It's cuts. People have had enough.

This gorgeous blackbird has been singing all afternoon in the garden #BirdWatching #Brum

The swallows are back in Frankley. Also skylarks. Happy days. #Brum #Brumish

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Up and about before the canal ducks wake up

Every spring I’m so grateful we bought a house with a magnolia tree in the garden. It really is magnificent. #spring #magnolia #Brum

Do join this if you can, reclaim the streets and enjoy riding in a group around the city. Sorry I can’t be there this month @johnmunro.bsky.social hope it’s a really fun ride.

On the train to London, briefly held around Princes Risborough which means I can sit watching a red kite swoop above the train and marvel again at how successful the UK reintroduction project has been. I know @rspb.bsky.social were involved, not sure who else but you really did an amazing thing.

Off to London today to see Oedipus at the Old Vic. According to Time Out it’s “just completely fucking nuts” Can’t wait

Dawn(ish) chorus in West Birmingham #Brum #Birmingham

Come and say hello and chat about any ideas you have for improving Birmingham’s streets

The queue outside Harborne’s new (newish) bakery is making me v happy. Although may revise that opinion if all the cinnamon and cardamon buns have gone. #Brum #Harborne #LavenderBakery

We fully support @richardparkerwm.bsky.social's proposals to franchise in the West Midlands as well as improving reliability through bus priority measures. Read our consultation response: betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/our-response...

Everyone should turn their disused swimming pools into art galleries. This place in Roubaix was amazing. (Thimblemill Pool, Smethwick take note.)

This is welcome news 🚍 Children and young people we work with as part of our #powerofthevoice research project tell us that the cost of transport restricted opportunities. This is one step in the right direction in tackling #childpoverty

So pleased to see this happening #brum #harborne

It just struck me that human behaviour relating to the environment is just Faust, isn't it? "Do you want a few really good years now, even if it means an eternity of unimaginable suffering later?" "Oh absolutely yes, where do I sign?"

Out experiencing -6 degrees in Harborne this morning. Back at home now with coffee #Brum

Officially declaring a tights under your trousers day in #Brum

Lovely day in London today #London #Photography #Millbank #BlackAndWhitePhotography

Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of Dee, who must be going through the most unimaginable pain following this tragic collision. Cyclist dies after 'hit-and-run' as tributes paid to 'happiest and kindest man' - Birmingham Mail www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

Enjoying the snow, not sure it will be here much longer. Excellent snowman building by someone #Brum

Would you like to cycle more? What’s stopping you? These series of workshops funded by Central Co-op will see if we can help each other get cycling more: Friday 10th Jan 5-7pm, Hub on the Green, B30 2AA Saturday 11th Jan 4-6pm, Pineapple House, B30 2SY Saturday 8th Feb 5-7pm, Moseley Hive, B13 8DD

Centenary Square, Birmingham #Brum

Design for Armenian cathedral in Lviv, Jozef Mehoffer.

Xmas eve sunset and early Xmas morning. Walton Hill, Clent yesterday and then #Brum today. Have good days all.