MakemineVanilla Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 So which of VT's well-paid employees of the industrial-military complex is going to volunteer to try out Square Pie and do a review?The people of the North need to know whether the cockneys can be trusted make a proper pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) So which of VT's well-paid employees of the industrial-military complex is going to volunteer to try out Square Pie and do a review?The people of the North need to know whether the cockneys can be trusted make a proper pie.As has been reported, Pie is a staple foodstuff in the North, as the pastry casing leaves the Northerner’s other hand free to hold a glass or form a fist. It is therefore so important that creation of Pie is not to be entrusted to shandy-drinking southern jessies.I expect the square pie outlet will be selling pies that are not circular, that are expensive and which contain ingredients which are clearly identifiable and recognisable. This is not to be encouraged......I want one of their pies Edited November 3, 2015 by blandy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2015 I was a big Urban Pie fan, and shed real tears when it disappeared from the Bull Ring.Square Pie will hopefully go some way to filling the huge void in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 3, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) A council led campaign has ensured 450 jobs created by the opening of Grand Central have gone to unemployed people from areas of high unemployment in the city. That doesn't include the 400 unemployed people (including apprentices) that were given jobs for the construction of the centre. What a bunch of bastards. Ignoring the poor like that by building a shopping centre Edited November 3, 2015 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Tim Sherwood serving sushi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Tim Sherwood serving sushi?No thanks ...He'd serve up a bowl of rice whilst leaving the tasty fish in the fridge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Rev Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Birmingham attracts a lot of visitors. I guess it's hard to define whether the people coming to Brum are here for business or tourism but according to data put out by visitbritain then Brum is the 4th most visited city in the UK by number of overseas visitors spending at least one night in the city, London, the most visited city in the world as far as I'm aware, is so far ahead of everywhere else it's ridiculous (16m+ visitors, Edinburgh is a distant second with 1.5m) but Birmingham and Manchester are pretty much on a level at just below a million visitors and then it's a big drop to Liverpool in fifth place (just over half a million which puts it in a bracket with 6th placed Oxford). Domestic visitors are much more difficult to measure. I'd imagine Birmingham has a significantly higher commuter base than Liverpool and it has the third highest student population after London and Manchester so perhaps the city doesn't need to try as hard as Liverpool to fill it's streets in other ways? The seasonal German market aside Birmingham doesn't have a single major tourist attraction, there is plenty of conferencing on at the NEC and in the city and it's shopping and dining is as good as anywhere but people don't tend to travel more than 30 miles to go on a shopping blowout so every major city will just cater to the surrounding towns. I wonder if there is an untapped market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Birmingham benefits from being a central hub so I can imagine its a healthy mix of both tourism and business using Birmingham as their base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Blown away by Grand Central to be honest. The food quarter is brilliant, love the design of the roof, like the fact it's higher end shops. Superb. Let's be blunt the Pallasades was disgusting and could be dodgy walking through there at night. As much as I have always hated on Birmingham it's looking great these days. Just wish they knocked down and rebuilt that bit of street where Primark and the Villa shop is. Full of crappy cheap clothes shops, dirty old buildings and a buffet for a fiver!!! God knows what the food must be like.Thoughts on Resort World??? Now that is a massive disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted November 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'm off to Resorts World tonight. Only to the cinema but I'll have a quick look round.It sounds impressive enough, although will probably just be like a bigger Star City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Birmingham attracts a lot of visitors. I guess it's hard to define whether the people coming to Brum are here for business or tourism but according to data put out by visitbritain then Brum is the 4th most visited city in the UK by number of overseas visitors spending at least one night in the city, London, the most visited city in the world as far as I'm aware, is so far ahead of everywhere else it's ridiculous (16m+ visitors, Edinburgh is a distant second with 1.5m) but Birmingham and Manchester are pretty much on a level at just below a million visitors and then it's a big drop to Liverpool in fifth place (just over half a million which puts it in a bracket with 6th placed Oxford). Domestic visitors are much more difficult to measure. I'd imagine Birmingham has a significantly higher commuter base than Liverpool and it has the third highest student population after London and Manchester so perhaps the city doesn't need to try as hard as Liverpool to fill it's streets in other ways? The seasonal German market aside Birmingham doesn't have a single major tourist attraction, there is plenty of conferencing on at the NEC and in the city and it's shopping and dining is as good as anywhere but people don't tend to travel more than 30 miles to go on a shopping blowout so every major city will just cater to the surrounding towns. I wonder if there is an untapped market? New Street is the busiest train station outside of London.Are you sure Brum has more students than Leeds? I think I read otherwise but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 4, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 4, 2015 Birmingham attracts a lot of visitors. I guess it's hard to define whether the people coming to Brum are here for business or tourism but according to data put out by visitbritain then Brum is the 4th most visited city in the UK by number of overseas visitors spending at least one night in the city, London, the most visited city in the world as far as I'm aware, is so far ahead of everywhere else it's ridiculous (16m+ visitors, Edinburgh is a distant second with 1.5m) but Birmingham and Manchester are pretty much on a level at just below a million visitors and then it's a big drop to Liverpool in fifth place (just over half a million which puts it in a bracket with 6th placed Oxford). Domestic visitors are much more difficult to measure. I'd imagine Birmingham has a significantly higher commuter base than Liverpool and it has the third highest student population after London and Manchester so perhaps the city doesn't need to try as hard as Liverpool to fill it's streets in other ways? The seasonal German market aside Birmingham doesn't have a single major tourist attraction, there is plenty of conferencing on at the NEC and in the city and it's shopping and dining is as good as anywhere but people don't tend to travel more than 30 miles to go on a shopping blowout so every major city will just cater to the surrounding towns. I wonder if there is an untapped market? New Street is the busiest train station outside of London.Are you sure Brum has more students than Leeds? I think I read otherwise but not sure.It's surprisingly difficult to find meaningful stats for this. I know that at one time Leeds had the highest PER CAPITA student population outside Oxford & Cambridge. Whether this is still true I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seat68 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I passed through last week on the way to a gig, its excellent, really impressed with the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) I'll be passing through for the first time, on Sunday. Weirdly looking forward to seeing it. Edited February 4, 2016 by dAVe80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 It's looking pretty good. The walk to Moor Street is pretty **** grim though, it was like walking through a refugee camp. I thought Nottingham had a homeless problem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I've been critical of Brum city centre in the past, having worked there for 19 years, but in the last few years it has made great strides forward. It is a great place to eat and drink now. And shop, if that's your thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Was working in the city centre yesterday (Colmore Gate) and it was strange to see trams buzzing around the city. Looked fantastic though! Brum has really made some fantastic strides in recent years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03x5rcv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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