Archive for July 6, 2006

5 reasons to be in birmingham

  1. Cost of living - £300 a month will get you a house share in a nice house in a nice area, all bills included. Nights out from £5. Perfect if you’re in business start-up mode
  2. Centrality
  3. Business support via Ebop & EnviroInnovate amongst others.
  4. The proposed eco-business park
  5. Infrastructure & industrial heritage

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day four already

My new clock arrived yesterday. I had to ‘borrow’ batteries from the remote controls to fire it up last night. I woke up at green, came down and did some work, but then went back to bed for a bit of lilac. I’m really pleased with it, but the plastic smells a bit funny. I wonder if there is a philate content to the plastic? Otherwise, the design is brilliant. I’d like to know what the eco track record is of the company that produces it in China. I’m sure it’s not one of those that just throw their old chemicals out into the local water supply… Read the rest of this entry »

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Birmingham UK - a one planet lifestyle city

So, the first green drinks was successful.

We met up, shared ideas, had a few drinks.

The next event is Tuesday 1st of August. We spoke about a couple of venues, and everyone agreed that the next event needed to be in the city centre, ideally somewhere with outside space. Read the rest of this entry »

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