Stories, stories, stories. That’s what history is. But someone has to tell them. If you’re interested in the overlap between British and Sikh heritage then you can help.

With its organisational motto and mission statement of “bringing history and cultures together” ASHT seeks to highlight Anglo Sikh Heritage throughout the UK. Having secured funds from HLF for three years we are now entering an exciting developmental phase. Outreach, education and research are key to the future direction of our work and we are looking for dedicated and energetic volunteers to support our work.
We have several volunteer opportunities available:
• One volunteer is required immediately for 1-3 days a week based at our Walsall office, to assist in the daily operations, website development, image research and undertaking oral history interviews.

Contact Gurprit Basran for further details
01922 721 504
gsb@asht.info
www.asht.info

Free entry and drinks to a series of debates/talks about architects and how they might make Birmingham a better place. For more see the Birmingham Architectural Association. Hat tip to Rob.

The BBC, Arts Council, Audiences Central and others has launched a hugely ambitious arts project for the West Midlands - one which you can join. I know from the Birmingham Flickr group how many people are passionate about taking pictures of buildings in the city. The Big Picture allows you to add you pictures (of anything or anyone in the West Midlands) as part of a bid to make the biggest photo montage yet created.

It has the added advantage of using photography, which is one of the most accessible art forms. Anyone with a mobile phone and some sort of internet access can join this project - and lets home they do! It’s not the first time the BBC has used flickr - Picture of Britain was also tied into the enormously popular photo sharing social-network. However there a little more to this project.

I just want to mention a couple of individuals working on the Big Picture. Jon Bounds has been helping to keep this website going for almost two years now (thank you Jon). Stef Lewandowski is (amongst other things) a key member of the Birmingham Flickr Group of photographers (both professional and amateur - all talented and passionate about this city). Congrats both.

English Heritage will be be featuring Highbury Park in a new publication on Pulhamite. I tell you this because we all need to enrich our lives with a better understanding of Pulhamite - so please have a look at the excellent site run by the Friends of Highbury Park.

You never know - it could be the answer to a million pound question.

Martin Mullaney has popped up the city council report on the listed swimming baths on Moseley Road. Rather than aim to keep both pools working the recommendation is

to re-open the larger pool (currently closed) and to use the other space for an alternative use, potentially training, health and for the local community. These other uses would have the benefit of providing an income which could help support swimming and also open the building up to members of the local community that currently do not use it.

Hat tip upyerbrum