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Birmingham Slang
Brummie slang as spoken by us brummies. An A - Z guide of words and sayings as spoken by Brummies. The dictionary contains some words that their use may or may not have originated in Birmingham or even used today as many have gone out of fashion amongst the youth of today. The Brummie accent is often confused with the Black Country accent.
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Evolution of birmingham
Birmingham began life inauspiciously as a way through a marsh to other more important places, but grew to be one of the great cities of the kingdom. The evolution of citizenship in this period, like the growth of Birmingham itself, came in slow uneven stages - illustrated here by documents that provide 'snapshots' in time.
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The making of modern britain
Passengers on the Windrush were told thay they were headed for the 'mother country' and that they were all welcome. What did they experience after their arrival in Britain? Seven Windrush passengers tell their stories.
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A vision of Birmingham
This is a modern unit which was reported on by the 2001 census. Most of our historical statistics were originally gathered for units with quite different boundaries. To give you a clear picture of long-run change, we have used our detailed information on boundaries and population distribution to redistrict the historical statistics to the modern units.
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Heritage Lottery Fund - WestMidlands
The Local Heritage Initiative (LHI) was a small grants programme (£3,000 to £25,000) launched in 2000 to help communities bring their local heritage to life.
LHI provided funds, advice and support to enable communities to investigate, explain and care for their local landmarks, landscape, traditions and culture.
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Moving Here
Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It offers free access, for personal and educational use, to an online catalogue of versions of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums.
Moving Here gives visitors to the site the opportunity to publish their own experience of migration.
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Coming to coventry
Coming to Coventry is a partnership project between the Asian Mental Health Access Project (AMHAP) and The Herbert, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It records the experiences of South Asian migrants who came to Coventry from the 1940s to the 1960s. Video interviews, photographs and other personal objects have been collected to create this website, a book and an exhibition.
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Kesterton Collection
In 1995, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery acquired the Kesterton Collection, a large collection of vintage Birmingham-related postcards assembled by a local man. The majority of the postcards in the collection date from the heyday of the picture postcard.
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Ethnic Minority Women: Routes to Power
The research provides a valuable and fascinating insight into how these
women, from a range of ethnic minority backgrounds, successfully reached
positions of power. It explores everything from educational expectations
and family background, through to discrimination they’ve faced and caring
responsibilities they have juggled.
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EMAonline Support for Ethnic Minority Attainment
EMA Online was launched in 2003 and has been supporting those working with black and other minority ethnic pupils for over five years. The resources are open to all but we would encourage you to Register with us to receive regular email updates and newsletters.
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Mathew Boulton Year
Apparently. "Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) is arguably the individual with the greatest historic significance associated with Birmingham, a city internationally-renowned for nurturing innovation, aspiration and industry."
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