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A Walk In The Park: Hall Green's Shire Country Park

JUST 76 days before the June 21 Midsummer Day celebrations, Birmingham had its most amazing Sunday snowfall for years, as captured in this column on April 11. Read

Good time to check out the city’s art

I HAVE decided to dedicate the next couple of weeks to art in Birmingham, especially as we have the wonderful ArtsFest this weekend. Read

Pop down to gallery

A LEADING Birmingham art gallery has secured a major coop – the first international exhibition by one of America’s finest photographers. Read

Chance to go behind the scenes

ONE of Birmingham’s most traditional but unsung companies will be opening its doors this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days. Read

Historical site among parkland and shops

IT’S a pleasure to know that after my holiday travels I can come back home to discover places new to me in Birmingham. Read

A Walk In The Park: Reedswood Park, Bloxwich

JUST when I was arriving at a side exit to this park, a woman was literally being towed out by two such muscular dogs they seemed keen to replace the horses in a remake of Ben Hur. Read

Unforgettable

THE Land of Lost Content is such a brilliant day out you might think you've died and gone to heaven. Read

Wraps are off hidden treasures

BIRMINGHAM Museum and Art Gallery's Collection Centre will unlock its doors for another occasional Open Day tomorrow. Read

Have a wild time at Gardeners’ weekend

AFRICA is coming to Kings Heath Park tomorrow and Sunday because Birmingham City Council’s award-winning display, The African Migration Garden, will be on show at Gardeners’ Weekend 2008. Read

A year to go 'til the return of the MAC

WHEN the MAC was running with its vast range of courses, things to do for children and cinema, I'd be down there most weeks. Read

Legal protection for 145 routes

AFTER 20 years of campaigning by the Birmingham Ramblers' Association, the city council has decided to record 145 of the city's paths once-and-for-all on a 'definitive map'. Read

Taking the bore out of arboretum

MOST parents choose days out which will see their children having the most fun. Read

A Walk In The Park: Musgrave Road Recreation Ground and Play Area, Winson Green

ONE wonders how long its new look will last, but, right now, this 100-year-old play area is something of a model for inner city parks. Read

Urban Walk: Follow bank holiday hedonism

IT'S Sunday, and Bank Holiday Monday stretches out work-free... what better way to spend it than in the boozy reaches of the Deritend Drink Drag - a one mile stretch of bars, pubs and shops that boasts more character-filled watering holes than Vegas! Read

A right royal trip to castle

WE WENT to see a 1,000-year-old castle - and came away admiring some of mother nature's finest winged creatures in equal measure. Read

Park fun line-up

NEXT weekend sees the return of The Moseley Folk Festival from August 29-31 in the usually private surroundings of the 100-year-old Moseley Park - which is worth a visit in its own right. Read

Castle crazy

IT'S the last of the summer bank holiday weekends - so why not go castle crazy? Read

A Walk In The Park: Swanhurst Park, Moseley

PARKS are like people. Their moods change constantly and they are very different entities in summer and winter. Read

Journey back in time

AUGUST bank holiday weekend sees the Transport Museum at Wythall gearing up for a major classic bus running day. Read

Catch up with a dramatic view

I HADN'T been to King's Heath and more specifically, Blenheim Road, since I lived there aged five or six. Read