Saturday 27 July saw the Digbeth Speaks team
descend on Warwick Bar. In exchange for a cool glass of cloudy lemonade, we
collected voxpops with visitors to the Summer fete.
At just gone 10am, a small group of dedicated volunteers gathered in the space we had been assigned for the day. Armed with bunting, balloons, coloured pens and signs, we set to transforming an empty unit into a beautiful stall that would entice visitors to come and talk to us.
Kym Epton from Red Cell Films made a time lapse film of us setting up, which will be included as part of a mini film about our oral history project.
At just gone 10am, a small group of dedicated volunteers gathered in the space we had been assigned for the day. Armed with bunting, balloons, coloured pens and signs, we set to transforming an empty unit into a beautiful stall that would entice visitors to come and talk to us.
The Warwick Bar Moveable Feast was a free event filled with food, art and culture. Visitors were able to experience Ikon’s summer launch of the ‘Slow Boat’, an aerial acrobatics show by Rogueplay Theatre, the Edible Eastside open day, an artisan food market and a pedal powered cinema, to name a few. There was also bhangra dancing, a mini sports day and people were able to taste the finalists in the Digbeth Pie competition (we were one of the finalists!).
Throughout the day members of our team spoke to local residents, performers, artists and visitors, and asked the following three questions:
- What have you been doing in Digbeth today?
- How would you describe Digbeth in three words?
- What does Digbeth mean to you?
We had a huge range of responses! Unfortunately the Heavens opened at about 5pm and put an end to the event. But by that time all the Digbeth Speaks team had had a fabulous day and gathered lots of new thoughts about Digbeth.
Holly Beaumont-Wilkes, Project Volunteer
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