Comments on: A Quiet Digbeth

By: Rich Batsford

Rich Batsford — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:58:10 +0000

Its ridiculous that this is happening in Digbeth (tho perhaps inevitable as has been said). Its bad enough elsewhere in the city – there are few enough good venues around, without any being shut.

People are entitled to complain of course, but I guess its down to us – the creative types and music fans – to make our voices heard as well. If politicians get a number of complaints, but not comments of support, in a way their hands are tied.

Rich
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By: Russ L

Russ L — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:47:06 +0000

The sad thing is that this type of thing was more or less inevitable from the moment that it was announced Digbeth was being done up.

‘Eastside’ indeed. It’s a rare, rare day that ‘redevelopment’ means anything other than ‘gentrification’.

By: abrinsky

abrinsky — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:41:52 +0000

Unfortunately people also complain when they move into new developments near very long standing industrial areas.

People just don’t seem to realise that ‘noise’ – or life as others would describe it – it par of that ‘city living’ that developers are pushing.

But then I live out in the country where people in new developments also complain about noise, i.e. sheep, cockerels etc and again completely miss the point of living in the location.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:26:41 +0000

I will happily put them around the flats and on my record box.

By: Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:39:55 +0000

I think we need a sticker campaign.

“Keep Digbeth Noisy”

Any sticker-monkeys want to take me up on that?

By: Vigs

Vigs — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:31:47 +0000

Do you ever get the impression that the new residents just want the kudos for being able to drop the fact that they live in Digbeth into conversation, but actually don’t have a clue what the area’s about? If they want peace, then it’s almost blindingly obvious that the ‘burbs are best for that…

Keep Digbeth full of noise!

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:21:49 +0000

Yep,

It would be a shame if this happened. I live in Digbeth and have attended a residential meeting where new Digbethian residents- who obviously hadn’t done enough research about their new habitat, complained about noise pollution during the early hours.

I think the contractors are also to blame for cheaply buidling these new flats- the walls are paper thin!!

Ear plugs!!! Cheap and allow for a good night’s sleep.