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Strawberry and bamboo

Jamie reports: We planted strawberries, weeding the hill as we went along. We also put fast-growing bamboo in a new area of land. Finally, we put a large log down as a bench.

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Exploring road space going global

It’s always interesting to see how other people do things.  Here’s an apparently accidental solution to slowing traffic in San Francisco, with the added benefit of tourists slowing  traffic in much faster adjacent roads to get their photo taken.  This road is now marked in tourist guides including lonely planet we were using, promoted as […]

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Reclaiming the Roundabout

I pass the roundabout next to Kings Heath Primary every day – It’s regularly the site for frayed tempers and near accidents. It was designed on the ‘open space’ concept – for drivers and pedestrians to make way for each other, the intention being to open up the road for more vulnerable bikes and pedestrians. […]

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Space Probe Picnic in the Garden!

On Thursday 18 July, our Space Explorers event in the garden at Heathfield Road Community Centre saw well over thirty people enjoying the food provided, as well as getting involved with scarecrow making, house building and drawing the garden. There are more photos of the event here Over the two hour event we used maps and […]

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Addison Road Methodist Church Site

Between number 87 and 89 on Addison Rd is a site where once stood a prefab Methodist Chapel.  There is a good deal of greenery visible over the wooden fence that now encloses this patch of land. Please comment below to add your perspective.  Who owns this land? Do they have any plans for it? […]

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Space Probe One – Exploring the Brentford / Ardley Road Junction

Monday 27 May 2013 is the date, the junction of Brentford and Ardley Road in Kings Heath is the place.  Space Probe One is the event! Like the world’s smallest festival with a program of activities throughout the day, all exploring the possibilities of a grass-covered, triangular area of about 68 square meters, with roads on all three sides. […]