Lok Mela Festival
Urdu Times (Editor), Centenary Square, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
Lok Mela Festival
Stalls at the festival, Centenary Square, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
Lok Mela Festival
Audience at the Radio XL Roadshow, Centenary Square, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
Lok Mela Festival
Drummer during performance at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
Lok Mela Festival
Ali Haider at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
Lok Mela Festival
West Midlands Police, Centenary Square, Birmingham. Photograph by Ghazala Saddique, October 2000.
May Day Festivities in Cheshire
Some of the children were dressed up as Boer soldiers and in a procession in Knutsford, Cheshire.
May Day Festivities in Cheshire
Some of the children were dressed up as 'gypsies, with stained faces' for the procession through Knutsford, Cheshire.
My journey to and Life in Britain
I have lived all my life in Handsworth and my family came to this country in 1963.
At that time we lived together in the houses with Afro Caribbean people. I lived with mixed families up until 1974. ...
My journey to and Life in Britain
I joined Indian Workers Association in late sixties and was a trade union shop steward.
I am very proud of the Indian Workers Association because of the help and advice that I received from the comrades. ...
Pin and Flag in Support of Belgian Refugees
This pin and flag was issued by the Birmingham Belgian Refugee Committee, which included Elizabeth Cadbury amongst its members and which was formed by the City to raise money and provide food and shelter ...
Political Demonstrations in the Parks
During the 1920s and 1930s, the Parks Committee minutes contain detailed information about the type of organisations applying to use Birmingham’s parks for meetings and demonstrations. The issue of whether ...
Pride, Victoria Square
This image shows Birmingham Pride in Victoria Square. Pride has become one of the major events in the city's calendar:
“I think one of the big things probably in the last 10 years is the growth of ...
Programme for Joseph Chamberlain's 70th Birthday celebrations
As part of Birmingham's celebrations to mark the 70th birthday of Joseph Chamberlain, fireworks and entertainments were held in several of the city's parks.
Programme for Lickey & District Horticultural Show & Sports
Horticultural societies often reflected an interest in gardens promoted by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which was characteristic of many Edwardian suburbs. This society’s flower show and sports day served ...
Programme of Grand Concerts at Llandudno
An article in the Edgbastonia magazine for January 1883 describes a somewhat hazardous trip undertaken to North Wales by an Edgbaston resident. The writer started out from Llandudno, and although he reached ...
Rednal and the Lickey Hills
The watercolour Fair at the Lickey Hills was produced by Frank Lockwood in 1949. It featured Rednal Pleasure Fair and illustrated recreational options at the city's edge. The brashness of the fairground ...
'Reggae All Nighter'
Poster for an evening of films shown at the Triangle Media and Arts Centre, organised jointly with West Midlands Ethnic Minority Arts Service (WEMAS), on 6 March 1987 from 11.15pm to 8.00am. The poster ...