Author Archives: jonbounds

Jon founded Birmingham: it’s Not Shit, a website that markets Brum without ever mentioning ‘canalside living’. He’s worked in publishing, music journalism, and in a venetian blind factory.

Now, after several years at the BBC, Jon is a freelance social media consultant and producer, writer and blogger. His common theme – tech plus people equals great things.

Birmingham-on-sea

July 19, 2008 – 11:59 pm

If you’ve any spare time over the weekend in Birmingham, you might want to pop across to Chamberlain Square (by the Town Hall), where this giant sandpit (”beach” they say) has appeared.The polar bear dispenses ice cream, yum.
A short hop away in Centenary Square there’s a huge roller-disco too.

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Boozing in Brum, drinking in the City Centre

July 7, 2008 – 3:53 pm

Birmingham’s “golden mile”, Broad St, is awash with the sort of chain bars (Australians, Vodka Revolutions etc) that I like to avoid, but it’s not a bad place if you wish to indulge. Here are a few other city centre establishments that offer something a little different:

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Birmingham: It’s Not Sh*t - a few things to do in Brum

July 7, 2008 – 2:00 pm

I run a website called Birmingham:It’s Not Sh*t, and since WordCampers may be making their first visit to our wonderful city I’m going to try to point you in the direction of some good (cheap or free) things to do, places to go and er, things to see.
First batch is shamelessly copied and pasted from [...]

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