Balsall

I am old enough to remember a couple of episodes seemingly forgotten, yet which would have been all over the media had white Christians been organising it - the mobilisation of Muslims to drive prostitutes off the streets in Balsall Heath (Brum) and Lumb Lane in Bradford.

I'd Stick To Attacking Christians If I Were You, Mate Laban 2006

The Birmingham Post reports that a campaign has been launched to save The Friends Institute on Moseley Road in Balsall Heath.

Archive 2008-09-01 2008

The Birmingham Post reports that a campaign has been launched to save The Friends Institute on Moseley Road in Balsall Heath.

The Friends Institute, Birmingham, and some chess and political memories 2008

Jeremy BeechamLabour, House of LordsIn his article, David Cameron cites Balsall Heath, Birmingham, where the residents drove out crime, as his one example of the big society in action.

The flaws in David Cameron's vision for a fairer Britain | The big issue 2011

Ashik Ali, 26, from Balsall Heath, was charged with collecting money for terrorism, stating an intention to be a suicide bomber, and involvement in recruiting others for terrorist acts.

Three men charged with plotting suicide bombing campaign 2011

This is my grandfather holding me aged about four months in our garden in Balsall Heath, Birmingham.

Family life 2011

(I imagine 'the Christian community' in practice meant 'the clergy' - most of the (Irish Catholic) Christians of Balsall Heath would have been on board - LT)

I'd Stick To Attacking Christians If I Were You, Mate Laban 2006

I thought that this was probably a lost expression, but when researching Godcakes on google, I was extremely heartened to come across a note in July 2004 Parish Council minutes for Balsall, Warwickshire not far outside Coventry, that read:

Coventry Godcakes 2007

I thought that this was probably a lost expression, but when researching Godcakes on google, I was extremely heartened to come across a note in July 2004 Parish Council minutes for Balsall, Warwickshire not far outside Coventry, that read:

Archive 2007-01-01 2007

Warwick, who held land under the manor of Balsall, and mentioned in his will, 1557, four children -- William, Thomas, John and Joan, ux.

Shakespeare's Family 1885