Goosemoor Lane - Fun/Games
(The unofficial games/fun page for Goosemoor Lane, Short Heath, Erdington, Birmingham, B23, U. K.)

Monday 16th January 2012 Edition

Additions? Comments? Queries? Corrections? email Gary O'Brien at gary_obrien_99@yahoo.co.uk

Chill Out Youth Club - Jarvis Road
St Margaret's Church, Wednesdays, 4pm-6pm. Craft and recreation, up to 12 years of age (under 8's much be accompanied). £1 per session, reductions for families.

Reverend Ruth Souter, 0121 373 9209.

West Midlands Police Kids Page
Their page for children and teenagers etc, www.west-midlands.police.uk/trouble

Youth Club, Alleyne Road Gospel Hall - Erdington
More details; www.churchofgodinbirmingham.info

Accord Singers
Meet in Erdington Methodist Church, www.accord-singers.org.uk

Activity Website Links

Acting - see Theatres

Aerobic etc
Boogie Bounce, Sutton, www.boogiebounce.co.uk
Extend (for older people), www.extend.org.uk
JR Vitality (for older people), Sutton, www.jrvitality.com

Aikido - See also Martial Arts
Zanshin Kai Akido, Sutton www.zanshin-kai.co.uk
British Aikido Board - West Midlands Directory,  www.bab.org.uk/club_directory/west_midlands_2.html
Cocks Moors Wood Central Aikikai, Kings Heath, www.cocksmoorsaikido.co.uk
United Kingdom Aikikai, www.ukaonline.co.uk
Aikido Fellowship of Great Britain, Highgate, www.aikidofellowship.org.uk
White Tiger Aikido, Castle Vale/Ward End, www.dragoniteaikido.vze.com
Ash Aikido, Hall Green, www.ashaikido.co.uk
British Birankai, www.britishbirankai.com
Ei Oh Kan, Yardley, www.eiohkan.org.uk
Aikido Research Federation, Birmingham section, www.aikidoresearchfederation.co.uk/dojolist/index.php#8
Haden Hill Aikido Club, Sandwell, www.hadenhillaikido.org 

American Football
Birmingham Bulls, www.birminghambulls.org
British American Football Association, www.bafa.org.uk

Angling - See Fishing

Archery
Sutton Coldfield Archery Club, www.scac.co.uk
Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, www.ealts.net
Kings Heath Archers, www.kingsheatharchers.net
University of Birmingham Archery Club, Edgbaston www.ubarchery.co.uk

Art/Craft
Art Sites Birmingham, www.artsites.org.uk
Kajans, Aston, www.kajans.co.uk
Birmingham Artists, www.birminghamartists.com
Creative Launch Pad, www.creativelaunchpad.co.uk
Webplay (arts education charity), www.webplay.org
Gallery 54, Jewellery Quarter, www.gallery54.co.uk
Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies (mental health), www.bcat.info
North Birmingham Community Arts (ditto), http://nbca.blogspot.com
Graffiti Artist, www.graffitiartist.co.uk
Art Peeps, www.artpeeps.co.uk
Wylde Green Art Group - Sutton, www.wyldegreenartgroup.org.uk
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (disabled), www.mfpa.co.uk
Messy Monsters Art Club (kids), Selly Oak, www.messymonsters.co.uk
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, www.rbsa.org.uk
Sutton Coldfield Society Of Artists, www.suttoncoldfieldsocietyofartists.co.uk
Hall Green Art Society, www.e-voice.org.uk/hallgreenartsociety
Campaign For Drawing, www.campaignfordrawing.org.uk
Dr Sketchy's Birmingham, www.myspace.com/drsketchysbirmingham
The Bench 504 (graffiti shop), Digbeth, www.thebench504.com
Birmingham Watercolour Society, www.bws-watercolourpainting.org
Alkhami Arts Academy (young people), Moor Lane, Aston, www.alkhami.co.uk
Kids Crafts, Bournville, www.kidscrafts.org.uk
Arty Party Meetup Group, Birmingham, www.meetup.com/The-Arty-Party-Group/
All Fired Arts, Kings Heath, www.allfiredarts.co.uk

Arts Projects - see Community Arts Projects

Athletics
Birchfield Harriers, Perry Barr, www.birchfieldharriers.net
Birmingham Running And Triathlon Club, www.bratclub.co.uk
Bournville Harriers, www.bournvilleharriers.sportcentric.com
UK Athletics, www.ukathletics.net
Birmingham Rowheath AC, www.birminghamrowheath.co.uk
Dwarf Athletic Association United Kingdom, www.daauk.org
Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletic Club, www.rscac.co.uk
Runners World magazine, www.runnersworld.co.uk
Birmingham and District Invitation Cross-Country League, www.birminghamccleague.co.uk
Bromsgrove And Redditch Athletic Club, www.bromsgroveandredditchac.sportcentric.com
Solihull & Small Heath Athletic Club, www.solihullac.co.uk
Aldridge Running Club, www.aldridgerunningclub.co.uk
Spikes (free magazine), www.spikesmag.com
Tipton Harriers Running Club, www.tiptonharriers.co.uk
Sally Ellis Fitness (running/circuit-training), Sutton, www.sefitness.com
Joggit (jogging club), Sutton, www.joggit.co.uk
England Athletics, www.englandathletics.org
Sparkhill Harriers, Acocks Green, www.sparkhillharriers.co.uk
UK Counties Athletics Union, www.ukcau.co.uk
International Association of Athletics Federations, www.iaaf.org
Ron Pickering Memorial Fund (grants for young athletes in need of financial help with training or equipment), www.rpmf.org.uk
Open Athletics (Lesbian Gay Bi Trans), www.openathletics.org/in-your-area/midlands/
Up And Running (shop), city centre, www.upandrunning.co.uk
Cobra Running and Triathlon Club, Halesowen, www.cobrarc.co.uk
Elmdon Womens' Running Group, www.facebook.com/pages/elmdon-womens-beginners-running-club/137902246268895
Kings Heath Running Club, www.kingsheathrunningclub.org.uk
West Bromwich Harriers (athletics), http://wbhac.co.uk

Australian Rules Football
Birmingham Bears Aussie Rules Football Club, Selly Park, www.birminghambears.co.uk
Aussie Rules UK, www.aussierulesuk.com

Badminton
Badminton England, www.badmintonengland.co.uk
Barnt Green Sports Club, www.barntgreensportsclub.co.uk
Badminton Central, www.badmintoncentral.com
Frankley Bats, www.frankleybats.co.uk
Birmingham Badminton League, www.birminghambadminton.com
Wyndley Badminton League, Sutton, www.wyndleybadminton.org.uk
Birmingham Chinese Badminton Club, www.chinesebadminton.co.uk
Castle Bromwich Badminton Club, www.castle-bromwich-badminton-club.org.uk
Colmers Farm Badminton Club, Rubery, www.cf-bc.co.uk
Badminton Warwickshire, www.badmintonwarwickshire.co.uk
Birmingham Badminton Bears, Aston, www.badmintonbears.co.uk
Solihull and Shirley Badminton Club, www.solihullshirley.ik.com
Badders (UK badminton discussion forum), www.badders.com
Lighthall Badminton Club, Solihull, www.lighthallbadminton.co.uk
Badminton World Federation, www.bwfbadminton.org

Baseball  - See Rounders

Beach Volleyball - See Volleyball

Bird Watching - see also Pigeon Racing
West Midland Bird Club, www.westmidlandbirdclub.com
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, www.rspb.org.uk
British Trust for Ornithology,  www.bto.org.uk
BBC Falcons (birds of prey on the BT Tower and kestrels at Aston University), http://twitter.com/bbcfalcons
Project Pigeon, Digbeth, www.project-pigeon.co.uk

Board Games
Waylands Forge, city centre, www.waylandsforge.co.uk
UK Games Expo, city centre, www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk
Association Of British Scrabble Players, www.absp.org.uk

Books - See Libraries

Bouncy Castles
Four Oaks Bouncy Castles, www.fouroaksbouncycastles.co.uk
XYZ Bouncy Castles, Solihull, www.xyzcastles.co.uk
ABC Leisure, Sutton, www.inflatablesalesuk.com
King Of The Castle, Sutton, www.kingofthecastle.org.uk

Bowls
Handsworth Wood Bowling Club, www.handsworthwoodbowlingclub.co.uk
Erdington Court Bowls Club, Bowling Green Close, www.erdingtoncourtbowlsclub.com
Bowls England, www.bowlsengland.com
Crown Green, http://crowngreen.org
Talking Bowls, www.talkingbowls.com
Baldwin Bowling Club, Hall Green, www.baldwinbowlingclub.com
Solihull Municipal Bowls Club, www.solihullmunicipal-bowlsclub.co.uk
West Warwickshire Sports Club, Solihull, www.westwarwicks.co.uk
Stirchley Indoor Bowls Centre, www.birmingham.gov.uk/stirchleybowls
Little Aston Bowls Club, www.littleastonbowlsclub.co.uk

Boxing
Small Heath Boxing Club, www.smallheathboxingclub.co.uk
Ringside Promotions, www.ringsidepromotions.ltd.uk
Amateur Boxing Association of England, www.abae.co.uk
Fighting Fit City Gym (boxercise gym), city centre, www.fightingfitcitygym.com
Wins Kickboxing And Boxing Gym, Digbeth, www.wins-kickboxing.co.uk
Amateur Boxing in Birmingham, www.ababirminghamdiv.blogspot.com
Fight For Change, city centre, www.fightforchangeacademy.co.uk
The Ring, Digbeth, www.the-ring.org
British Boxing Board Of Control, www.bbbofc.com
Professional Boxing Promoters Association, http://professionalboxingpromotorsassociation.com
Boxing club database, www.fit-equip.com/directory/boxing/
D And A Boxing School, Stirchley, http://dandaboxingschool.com
Windmill Amateur Boxing Club, Smethwick, http://windmillabc.weebly.com

Bungee Jumping
Bungee Extreme, www.bungee.co.uk
UK Bungee Club, www.ukbungee.co.uk

Caravanning/Camping
National Caravan Council, www.nationalcaravan.co.uk
Caravan Club, www.caravanclub.co.uk
Camping And Caravanning Club, www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk
Calum's Cabin (for families who have a child with cancer to have a holiday on the Isle of Bute), www.calumscabin.com
Breakaway (breaks for young people with bowel/bladder problems and their families), www.main.breakaway-visits.co.uk
Sun and Happiness (helping disadvantaged children experience respite holidays), Hall Green, www.sunandhappiness.org.uk

Cards
Amateur National Poker League, www.anpl.co.uk
North Birmingham Bridge Club, Boldmere Road, Sutton, www.members.aol.com/warwickshirecba/clubs/northbirm.htm

Charity Fund-Raising Activities
Sutton Coldfield Lions Club www.freewebs.com/suttonlionsclub
Moose International, Sutton Coldfield www.mooseintl.org.uk
Sport England, www.sportengland.org
Fundraisers UK, www.fundraisers-uk.com
Sutton Coldfield Ladies Circle, www.freewebs.com/ladiescirclesuttoncoldfield
National Association of Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland, www.roundtable.co.uk
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, www.ribi.org
Freemasonry Today magazine, www.freemasonrytoday.com
Marston Green and District Lions Club, www.marstongreenlions.org.uk
Aldridge and District Lions Club, www.aldridgelions.com
Sheldon Lions Club, www.sheldonlions.peterbromley.com
M.A.D. (Making a Difference) Friends (female group), www.madfriends.co.uk
National Association of Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland, www.roundtable.co.uk
National Association of Tangent Clubs (social-networking organisation for ladies aged over 40), www.tangentclubs.org
Moseley Round Table, www.moseley.roundtable.co.uk
Sandwell Lions, www.sandwell-lions.co.uk

Chess
Sutton Coldfield Chess Club, www.suttonchess.org.uk
UK Chess Challenge, www.ukchesschallenge.com
English Chess Federation, www.englishchess.org.uk
Chess Kids Academy, www.chesskids.com
Chess Circle, www.chesscircle.net
British Chess Magazine, www.bcmchess.co.uk
Warwickshire Chess Association, www.warwickshirechess.org.uk
South Birmingham Chess Club, Moseley, www.southbirminghamchessclub.co.uk
Birmingham and District Chess League, http://birminghamchess.org.uk

Children/Young People etc (on the Links Page)

Cinemas (see also Film-making)
My Vue Cinema, Star City, Nechells, www.myvue.com
Empire Cinema, Sutton (formerly the Odeon), www.empirecinemas.co.uk
Cinema Exhibitors' Association Card (carers for the disabled visit cinemas free with the disabled), www.ceacard.co.uk
Showcase, Kingsbury Road, www.showcasecinemas.co.uk
Solihull Film Society (niche film appreciation), www.solihullfilmsociety.com
Broadway Plaza Cinema, Five Ways, www.amccinemas.co.uk
Cine World, Broad Street, www.cineworld.co.uk
Imax Cinema, Millennium Point, city centre, www.imax.ac
Odeon, city centre, www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_times/s67/Birmingham/

Circuses
Kevin's Community Circus, www.circuskevin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Circus Americano, www.apcircus.com
Zippo's Circus, www.zipposcircus.co.uk
Uncle Sam's Great American Circus, www.americancircus.20megsfree.com
Bobby Roberts Super Circus, www.bobby-roberts.co.uk
Charley Farley and Rags (clowns), www.charleyfarleyandrags.co.uk
Moscow State Circus (does tour Birmingham), www.moscowstatecircus.com
Purple Mermaid (circus-training), Selly Oak, www.purplemermaid.net
Mad Dominic, www.mad-dominic.org.uk

Coin-Collecting
Birmingham Numismatic Society, http://bhamns.website.orange.co.uk

Comedy Clubs
Comedy Junction, Station pub, Sutton, www.comedyjunction.co.uk
Birmingham Comedy Festival, www.bhamcomfest.co.uk
Comedy Club Birmingham, Great Barr, www.hahaheehee.com/venues/the_comedy_club_birmingham.html
Cheeky Monkey, Moseley, www.cheekycomedy.co.uk
Highlight, city centre, www.thehighlight.co.uk/home/venues/21/birmingham
Laughter Network, www.laughternetwork.co.uk
Laughing Cows Comedy (female comedy nights), Kings Heath, www.laughingcowscomedy.co.uk
Birmingham Comedy/Cabaret/Variety Meetup Group, www.meetup.com/the-birmingham-comedy-cabaret-variety-meetup/
Jongleurs, city centre, www.jongleurs.com/venue/birmingham

Community Arts Projects
Birmingham Nu Century Arts (Afro-Caribbean), www.nucenturyarts.co.uk
Ulfah Arts (Islamic community arts project), Highgate, www.ulfaharts.co.uk
Birmingham Carnival, www.birminghamcarnival.co.uk
Collide, Birmingham, www.collide-arts.co.uk
Community Vibe, Digbeth www.communityvibe.co.uk
Full Potential Arts (mental-health arts project), Highgate, www.fullpotentialarts.org
National Disability Arts Forum, www.ndaf.org
Funding Pending Live Arts, Digbeth www.livearts.co.uk
Foundation for Sport and the Arts, www.thefsa.net
Sampad (Birmingham South Asian arts project), www.sampad.org.uk
West Midlands Initiative for Stagecraft and Performing Arts, www.wispaonline.co.uk
Access to Heritage Art and Culture, Winson Green, www.e-voice.org.uk/athacartsforall
Rage Arts, http://ragearts.org.uk
New Generation Arts Festival, Birmingham, www.newgenerationarts.co.uk
Arts All Over The Place (mental health project), Birmingham, www.e-voice.org.uk/aaotp
Uniting The Nations (Birmingham multi-cultural project), www.unitingthenations.org
Sutton Coldfield Festival of Arts, www.suttonfestivalofarts.co.uk
Earth Ink Spirit, www.e-voice.org.uk/earthinkspirit
Birmingham Art Fair, www.birminghamartfair.com
Apple Cart, www.applecart.org
Craft Space, www.craftspace.co.uk
Mac Arts Centre, Edgbaston, www.macarts.co.uk
Bright Space, Digbeth, www.brightspace.org.uk
Eden Creative, Birmingham (celebrating Faith and artistic creativity), www.eden-creative.co.uk
Stand Proud, Birmingham (Moslem fashion designers), www.stand-proud.co.uk
Black Educational Arts Training (Beat) Limited, Lozells, www.beatlimited.co.uk
The Art Fund, www.artfund.org
Beyond Bricks, Lozells, www.beyondbricks.net
Laundry Line, www.laundryline.co.uk
Secret City Arts, Birmingham, www.secretcityarts.com
Gallery 37, Birmingham, www.gallery37.org.uk
Eleanor Hoad (environmental artist), Kingstanding Leisure Centre, http://artsresidencies.org/eleanorhoad
Creative Open Workshops, Digbeth, www.creativeopenworkshops.com
Flourish (art project by fostered/in care children), www.flourish-art.org
Creation Station (infants), Solihull, www.thecreationstation.co.uk/Franchisees/Birmingham-–-Solihul-and-surrounding-areas
Royal Society For The Encouragement Of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), www.thersa.org
Traditional Arts Team, www.tradartsteam.co.uk
Patrick Hayes (Council community arts officer), www.phayes.co.uk
East Side Projects, Digbeth, www.eastsideprojects.org
Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, www.psta.org.uk
Fluid Space Arts, www.fluidspacearts.com
Escape Artists (Community Arts Services), www.communityarts.org.uk
Hamfisted, Birmingham, www.hamfisted.org.uk
The Hearth Centre (Health, Education and the Humanities with Art at the Heart), Kings Heath, www.thehearthcentre.org.uk
Children Action Team Support, http://bhcats.org.uk
B-Hive (nurturing Birmingham’s creative and marketing talent), www.bhive-creative.com
Friction Arts, Digbeth, www.frictionarts.com
Creative Future, Birmingham, http://creativefuture-whatson.tumblr.com
Vivid (community arts project), Digbeth, www.vivid.org.uk
Active Arts, Castle Vale, http://activearts.wordpress.com
Erdington Arts Forum, www.erdingtonartsforum.co.uk
Straight Up, www.straightup.org.uk
Solihull Arts Complex, www.solihull.gov.uk/artscomplex
Birmingham Cultural Partnership, http://birminghamculture.org
Art Uncut - Artists and Musicians Against The Cuts, www.artuncut.org.uk
New Deal of the Mind, www.thecreativesociety.co.uk
Philip Bates Trust (advances young people under the age of 25), Castle Bromwich, www.philipbatestrust.org.uk
More Canals Than Venice (highlighting under-the-radar Birmingham arts/culture), http://morecanalsthanvenice.wordpress.com
Ort Cafe (parties, exhibitions, skills-exchange, readings, discussions etc), Balsall Heath, http://ortcafe.co.uk
Epic Awards, http://epicawards.co.uk

Cricket
Erdington Court Cricket Club, Bowling Green Close, www.erdingtoncourt.co.uk
Warwickshire County Cricket Club, www.edgbaston.com
England and Wales Cricket Board, www.ecb.co.uk
Aston Manor Cricket Club, www.astonmanorcc.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Cricket Club, http://suttoncoldfield.play-cricket.com
Four Oaks Cricket Club, Sutton, www.focc.co.uk
Birmingham Women Cricket Club, http://bhamladies.play-cricket.com
Warwickshire Cricket Board, www.wcb.org.uk
Harborne Cricket Club, www.harborne-cc.co.uk
Attock Cricket Club, Moseley, www.attockcc.co.uk
Castle Bromwich Cricket And Sports Club, http://castlebromwichsportsclub.org.uk
Moseley Ashfield Cricket Club, www.moseleyashfieldcc.co.uk
Kings Heath Cricket And Sports Club, www.kingsheathsportsclub.co.uk
Coleshill Cricket Club, http://coleshill.play-cricket.com
Catherine-de-Barnes Cricket Club (Catney), Solihull, http://cdbcc.play-cricket.com
Andrew Flintoff Cricket Academy, Kings Heath, www.andrewflintoffcricketacademy.co.uk
Community Cricket Trust, www.communitycricket.org.uk
Cricket Society, www.cricketsociety.com
Chance To Shine (Cricket Foundation initiative), www.chancetoshine.org
Birmingham And District Premier Cricket League, www.birminghamleague.org
Streetly Cricket Club, www.streetlycc.com
Aston Old Edwardians Cricket Club, www.pitchero.com/clubs/astonoldedwardianscricketclub/
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club, http://westbromdart.play-cricket.com
Walmley Cricket Club, Sutton, http://walmley.play-cricket.com
Sheldon-Marlborough Cricket Club, Yardley, www.sheldonmarlborough.co.uk
Four Oaks Saints Cricket Club, Sutton, http://fouroakssaints.play-cricket.com (Four Oaks Cricket Club is www.focc.co.uk)
Handsworth Cricket Club, www.handsworthcc.co.uk
Bridge Trust Old Boys Cricket Club, Handsworth Wood, www.btobcc.co.uk
Bronze Cricket Club, Great Barr, www.bronzecc.moonfruit.co.uk
Profix GB Indoor Cricket League (Sandwell indoor cricket league), http://sandwellindoorcl.play-cricket.com
West Warwickshire Sports Club, Solihull, www.westwarwicks.co.uk
Smethwick Cricket Club, http://smethwick.play-cricket.com
Quinton Cricket Club, http://quintoncricketclub.co.uk
Not In My Game (tackling Moslem-extremism via cricket), www.notinmygame.com
Local Leagues - Cricket, Birmingham, http://llcricket.co.uk
Weoley Hill Cricket Club, Selly Oak, http://weoleyhillcricketclub.moonfruit.com
Wishaw Cricket Club, www.pitchero.com/clubs/wishawcc/
Knowle And Dorridge Cricket Club, Solihull, www.knowleanddorridgecc.co.uk
Complete Cricket Coaching, Birmingham/Solihull, www.completecricketcoaching.co.uk
Highcroft (Erdington) and Great Barr Unity Cricket Club, http://hgbcc.play-cricket.com
West Midlands Youth Cricket Association, http://wmyca.play-cricket.com
Earlswood Cricket Club, Solihull, http://earlswoodcc.intheteam.com
Grass Roots Cricket (CGA), http://grassrootscricket.org
Halesowen Cricket Club, www.halesowencricketclub.co.uk
Ctec Cricket Academy, Birmingham, www.facebook.com/ctecca
Lord's Taverners, www.lordstaverners.org

Cycling
CTC (national cyclists' organisation), www.ctc.org.uk
Cyclo Cross, www.cyclo-cross.com
Push Bikes, www.pushbikes.freeserve.co.uk
British Cycling, www.britishcycling.org.uk
Cycling England, www.nationalcyclingstrategy.org.uk
Beacon Roads Cycling Club (south Birmingham), www.beaconrcc.org.uk
Cycling Time Trials, www.ctt.org.uk
Audax UK, www.audax.uk.net
North Birmingham Cyclists Touring Club, www.northbirminghamctc.co.uk
Cycling In Birmingham, www.birmingham.gov.uk/cycling
Midland Cycle Hire, www.midlandcyclehire.co.uk
Bicycle Association of Great Britain, Coventry, www.ba-gb.com
Company Of Cyclists, www.companyofcyclists.com
Campaign for the Cole Rea Link (proposed cycling path), Kings Heath, www.e-voice.org.uk/cole-rea-link
Bike Ability (cycling tests), www.bikeability.org.uk
Birmingham Monarchs Cycle Speedway Club, Perry Barr, http://birminghammonarchscsc.webs.com
Birmingham BMX Club, Perry Barr, www.birminghambmxclub.co.uk
Bike 2 Work Scheme, www.bike2workscheme.co.uk
Birmingham Cyclist, www.birminghamcyclist.com
Extreme Sports Central (surfing, rock climbing, mountain biking, skateboarding etc), http://extremesportscentral.co.uk
Cycle Training West Midlands (CTWM), www.cycletrainingwestmidlands.co.uk
Bike For All, www.bikeforall.net
Brum By Cycle, www.brumbycycle.info
Birmingham Cycling Club, www.birmcc.org.uk
West Midland Cycling, www.wmcycling.co.nr
Association of Cycle Traders - The Cycling Experts, www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk
Cycling and Walking Map of Birmingham, www.birmingham.gov.uk/cycling-map
Cycle Scheme (provider of tax-free bikes for the Cycle to Work initiative), www.cyclescheme.co.uk
Bike 2 Life (cycling group), Sutton, www.bike2life.org.uk
Birmingham Bike Foundry, Digbeth, www.birminghambikefoundry.org
Birmingham Bike Polo, Balsall Heath/Highgate, http://birminghambikepolo.com
Solihull Cycling Club, www.solihullcc.org.uk
Sandwell Lions Cycle-Speedway Club, http://sandwellcyclespeedway.com
Bike North Birmingham (Erdington and Sutton Coldfield), www.birmingham.gov.uk/bikenorthbirmingham

Dance (See also Theatres)
Rutleigh and Norris Ballet School, Moseley, www.ballet.uk.com
Shapeshift Dance, www.shapeshift.co.uk
Elm Hurst School For Dance, Edgbaston, www.elmhurstdance.co.uk
Spirit Salsa, Sutton, www.spiritsalsa.com
Zig Zag Dance (ballroom dancing), Sutton, www.zigzagdance.co.uk
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Birmingham), www.birmingham-rscds.org.uk
Arabesque School of Dance, Warks, www.balletdance.co.uk
Unique (at the Dance eXchange), www.myspace.com/unique2003
Bodybeat, Sutton, www.bodybeat.piczo.com
The Academy, Birmingham (Irish Riverdancing), www.theacademy-birmingham.co.uk
Zdravkovic School of Dance, Sutton, www.kovicschoolofdance.co.uk
Step 8 (young people's dance classes), Camp Hill, www.step8.co.uk
Jive Fever, Bournville, www.jivefever.com
Julie Johnson School of Dancing, Sutton, http://juliedance.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Tru Street Dance, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/trustreetdance
Nachda Sansaar (Bangra), Birmingham, www.nachda-sansaar.com
Hanson School Of Ballet, Harborne, http://hansonballet.weebly.com
Ace Dance and Music (Afro-Caribbean style), Digbeth, www.acedanceandmusic.com
International Dance Festival Birmingham, www.idfb.co.uk
Ceroc (ballroom dancing), Castle Vale, www.cerocsb.co.uk
Everyone Loves 2 Dance, Sutton/Kingstanding/Castle Vale, www.everyoneloves2dance.piczo.com
Glorishears of Brummagem (ladies Morris Dancing), Perry Barr, www.glorishears.co.uk
Hina And Co Bollywood Dance, Erdington, www.hinaandcodance.com
Latin Motion (Salsa etc), Birmingham, www.latinmotion.co.uk
DanceXchange, city centre, www.dancexchange.org.uk
Step By Step Dance School, Shard End, www.stepbysteponline.co.uk
Dances of Universal Peace In Birmingham, Hall Green/Kings Heath, www.birminghampeacedance.co.cc
TJH Dance Academy, Coleshill, www.tjhdanceacademy.co.uk
Birmingham Belly Dancing, Edgbaston/Northfield/Stirchley, www.birminghambellydancing.co.uk
Debbie Williams (belly dancing), Erdington/Kingstanding/Sutton, www.debbiewilliams.co.uk
Polska Szkola Tanca (Polish Power Dance Academy), Digbeth, www.taniecbirmingham.com
Broadway Dance Centre (NOT at the school), Perry Barr, www.broadwaydancecentre.co.uk
Dance Workshop, Moseley, www.dance-workshop.co.uk
Sticky Dance Studio, city centre, www.stickytoffeedance.com
The Kingdom Of Bollywood, Jewellery Quarter, www.thekingdomofbollywood.com
Havana Nights (salsa dancing), Sutton, www.havananights.co.uk
Dance X Treme (ballroom and latin), Great Barr, www.dance-x-treme.co.uk
ELB Danceworks (kids), Great Barr, www.elbdanceworks.co.uk
Rialto Dance Academy, Acocks Green, www.rialtodanceacademy.co.uk
Cordão de Ouro Capoeira, Birmingham (Brazilian : a martial art mixed with dance), http://cdob.co.uk
Moseley Dance Centre, www.moseleydancecentre.com
Belly Dance Elements (Kings Heath/Kings Norton/Rubery/Edgbaston/Acocks Green), http://bellydanceelements.co.uk
Dance Experiences, www.dancexperiences.co.uk
Instep Dance Club (kids), Birmingham, www.instep-dance.co.uk
Rhythm Junkiez streetdance (Walmley - Sutton, Kingstanding), www.rhythmjunkiez.co.uk
Siobhan Collins-McCarthy Dance Academy, Harborne, www.ballet-birmingham.com
Jockey Morris Men of Birmingham (morris dancing), www.jockeymorris.org.uk
The Bollywood Academy, Moseley, http://thebollywoodacademy.com
Aquarela Dance Birmingham (Brazilian), http://aquareladance.co.uk
Tango In Brum, www.tangoinbrum.co.uk
National Youth Ballet, www.nyb.org.uk
Harlequin Dance (ballroom), Bartley Green, http://harlequin-dance.co.uk
Sonia Sabri Company (North Indian classical dance style of Kathak), Birmingham, www.ssco.org.uk
Birmingham Royal Ballet, www.brb.org.uk
Birmingham and Midlands Bellydance Association, www.bamba.org.uk
Association for Dance Movement Therapy UK, www.admt.org.uk
Baroque Dance, Weoley Hill, Selly Oak, www.ukbaroquedance.com
Dance Attack And Impact Performance Troupe (cheerleading-type group), Sutton, www.danceattackandimpact.webs.com
Chelis School Of Dance, Sheldon, www.chelisschoolofdance.co.uk
Impact Dance Group (cabaret dance troupe for events etc), Erdington, www.impactdancers.co.uk
Sonia Sabri Company (contemporary Indian dance), Birmingham, www.ssco.org.uk
Boldmere Ballet School/Sutton Stage School, www.theatredance.co.uk
Dance Concepts, Sutton, www.danceconcepts.co.uk
Bardello/Zumba, Solihull, www.bardello.co.uk
Funky Feet Dance Parties For Children, Solihull, www.funkyfeetunlimited.co.uk/area/westmidlands-abbie.html
Come 2 Zumba (Highgate/Handsworth/Hockley), www.come2zumba.co.uk
Salsa Fabulous (Moseley/Edgbaston), www.salsafabulous.co.uk
Dance Magic 4 You, Wednesbury (ballroom/latin/zumba/rock ‘n’ roll/freestyle), http://dancemagic4you.co.uk
Kobo Dance Academy, Birmingham (ballroom/latin), www.kobo-dance.com
Jolene Loves 2 Zumba, Harborne/Quinton/Lee Bank, www.joleneloves2zumba.co.uk
Eternal Taal (dhol/bhangra classes in the Asian community), Aston, www.eternaltaal.com
Dance It (latin and ballroom), Erdington/Sheldon, www.dance-it.net
Same Sex Dance Birmingham, Gay Village, www.facebook.com/Samesexdance
Urban Latino Salsa and Kizomba (salsa lessons etc), city centre, www.urbanlatinosalsa.moonfruit.com
West Midlands Dance (info page), http://westmidlandsdance.com
Flava Fitness (zumba), Great Barr, www.facebook.com/flavafitness
British Ballet Organization, www.bbo.org.uk
Zumba With Becky Shelley, Sutton/Digbeth/Hamstead, www.zumbawithbeckyshelley.co.uk
Zumba With Claude, Great Barr, www.facebook.com/zumbawithclaude
Dance Web (dancing classes database), Birmingham page, www.danceweb.co.uk/dance-class-lesson-birmingham/
Zumba In Sutton Coldfield, www.zumbainsuttoncoldfield.co.uk
Zumba classes in Birmingham, www.zumba.com/parties/search/search:1/address:Birmingham+uk/distance:10/unit:m
Little Stars Studio (for kids 5 years of age upwards), Perry Common - Erdington/Winson Green, www.littlestarsstudio.co.uk
Let's Dance, Ballroom/Latin/Zumba classes, Pheasey, www.letsdance.org.uk
Zumba With Becks, Streetly/Great Barr/Mere Green - Sutton/Aldridge/ Banners Gate - Sutton, www.zumbawithbecks.com
Wiesniacy (Polish song and dance troupe), Birmingham, www.wiesniacy.org
Zumba Chrissy, Castle Vale/Erdington/Hall Green/Sutton, www.facebook.com/pages/Zumba-Chrissy/248260838547401
Birmingham Scottish Country Dance Meetup Group, www.meetup.com/scottishdance/
Dance Sansaar (traditional Punjabi folk arts), Birmingham, www.dancesansaar.com
Chitraleka Dance Company (Indian dance), Selly Oak, www.chitraleka.co.uk

Darts
University of Birmingham Darts Society, Edgbaston http://brumdarts.wordpress.com
Forest Of Arden Darts League, Solihull, www.foadartsleague.co.uk
Preserve Our Dartboards (POD) in our pubs and clubs, Birmingham, http://pubdartboards.com
Ockeys R Us (supplies), www.ockeysrus.co.uk

Disabled Sport
Wheel Power, www.wheelpower.org.uk
English Federation Of Disability Sport, www.efds.net
Special Olympics City Of Birmingham, www.specialolympicsbirmingham.org
Dwarf Athletic Association United Kingdom, www.daauk.org
Spokz (sports equipment), Sutton, www.spokz.co.uk
Riding for the Disabled Association , www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk
Wobblers & Wheelies Disabled Sports Club for the Physically Disabled, www.wobblers.org.uk
British Blind Sport, www.britishblindsport.org.uk
Para Sport, www.parasport.org.uk
Cerebral Palsy Sport, www.cpsport.org
Disability Sports Events, www.disabilitysport.org.uk
UK Deaf Sport, www.ukdeafsport.org.uk
National Association of Disabled (football) Supporters, www.nads.org.uk
World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 2010, Birmingham, www.gbwba.org.uk
Paralympians' Club (athletes who have represented Great Britain at a Paralympic Games), www.paralympiansclub.org.uk
Run-up to the 2012 Paralympics on Channel 4, http://paralympics.channel4.com
Disabled Photographers' Society, www.disabledphotographers.co.uk
National Association of Swimming Clubs For The Handicapped, www.nasch.org.uk
International Paralympic Committee, www.paralympic.org
Special Olympics Great Britain (sports for children/adults with learning-disabilities), www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk
Birmingham Ability Counts Football League, Aston/Erdington, www.birminghamacl.com
Lord's Taverners (cricket), www.lordstaverners.org

Dominoes
Anglo-Caribbean Domino League, www.freewebs.com/acdleague

Drama - see Theatres

Equestrianism - see Show Jumping

Fan Clubs
Laurel and Hardy (1st Thursday each month, Bromford Social Club, Church Road, 8pm) www.sotd.org/oasis167.htm

Fencing
Sutton Coldfield Fencing Club, www.scfencing.org.uk
Period Fencer's Guild, www.periodfencers.co.uk
Team Melia, Northfield, www.teammelia.org.uk
Birmingham Fencing Club, Edgbaston, www.birminghamfencingclub.org.uk
Redditch Youth Fencing Club, www.ryfencing.co.uk
Cocks Moors Woods Fencing Club, Kings Heath, www.cocksmoorswoodsfencingclub.org.uk
Fox Hollies Fencing Club, Acocks Green, www.foxholliesfencingclub.org.uk
Bromsgrove Swords, www.bromsgroveswords.org.uk
British Fencing, www.britishfencing.com

Film-Making (see also - Radio/TV)
Sutton Coldfield Movie-Makers, Wylde Green - Sutton, www.suttoncoldfieldmoviemakers.org.uk
Film Birmingham, www.filmbirmingham.co.uk
Aston Vision, www.astonvision.co.uk
7 Inch, www.7inch.org.uk
Mediabox (young people's media project), www.media-box.co.uk
BBC Video Nation (community film-making), www.bbc.co.uk/videonation
Screen West Midlands, www.screenwm.co.uk
Media Archive for Central England, www.macearchive.org.uk
Hi8us, www.hi8us.co.uk
Alba Media (ethnic Albanian media project), www.albamedia-uk.com
Killriculum (amateur horror film-making), www.killriculum.co.uk
Birmingham Black International Film Festival, www.vtelevision.co.uk/biff
Film Street (kids), Birmingham, www.filmstreet.co.uk
Direct Yourself, www.directyourself.co.uk
Reel Access, Moseley, www.reelaccess.org.uk
First Light (young film-makers), www.firstlightonline.co.uk
Creative Networks, Birmingham, www.creativenetworksonline.com
Flip Festival, http://flipfestival.co.uk
Script (West Midlands agency for dramatic writers), Digbeth, www.scriptonline.net
Screen Media Lab (part of of Birmingham City University's Dept of Media and Communication), http://screenmedialab.co.uk
Film Club (after-school film clubs), www.filmclub.org
Chuckle Film Society (Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd), Digbeth, www.chuckle-film-society.org.uk
Union Black Film Festival (Afro-Caribbean), Birmingham, www.unionblack.org.uk
Young Film Makers, Birmingham, www.young-film-makers.com
Birmingham International Film Society, www.birmingham-film.org

Fishing
Birmingham Anglers Association, www.baa.uk.com
Total Fishing, www.total-fishing.com
Get Hooked on Fishing Midlands, www.ghofmidlands.co.uk
Go Fishing Show, The NEC, www.gofishingshow.com
National Federation of Anglers, www.nfadirect.com
Ian Boden Angling School, Yardley, www.ianbodenanglingschool.com
Online Fishing.TV, www.onlinefishing.tv
Polish Anglers In The UK, www.polishanglers.com
Angling Trust, www.anglingtrust.net
Casting For Recovery (angling holidays for women with breast cancer), www.castingforrecovery.org.uk
Community Angling Regeneration Project (CARP - fishing), brummiebandit@msn.com, carpcic@aol.com
Fishing For Everyone (angling), www.fishingforeveryone.com
Match Fishing Magazine, www.matchfishingmagazine.com
Morski Lowca (UK Polish angling magazine), www.morskilowca.co.uk

Flower Arranging
Streetly Flower Arrangers Club, www.streetlyflowerarrangersclub.co.uk

Football
Boldmere St Michaels FC, Church Road, Sutton, www.themikes.co.uk
Aston Villa Supporters Trust, www.villatrust.org.uk
West Bromwich Albion fans website, www.baggies.com
Walsall Supporters Trust, www.walsallfctrust.co.uk
Coventry City Supporters Trust, www.skybluetrust.co.uk
Wolverhampton Wanderers Supporters Trust, www.wolvestrust.co.uk
Birmingham City online discussion board, http://members.boardhost.com/bluearmy
Football Supporters Trust, www.supporters-direct.org
Elite Leagues (amateur Sunday pub-side football) www.eliteleagues.co.uk
Power League (Salford Park), Aston, www.powerleague.co.uk
Leisure Leagues (pub football), www.leisureleagues.net
Football Foundation, www.footballfoundation.org.uk
Central Warwickshire Youth Football League, www.cwyfl.com
Goals Football Centres, Star City, Nechells/Perry Barr, www.goalsfootball.co.uk
Aston Villa discussion boards, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-34.html and alt.fan.villains (Usenet)
Birmingham City discussion board, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-35.html
W.B.A. discussions board, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-52.html
Coventry City discussion boards, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-56.html and alt.sports.soccer.coventry-city (Usenet)
Wolves discussion boards, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-76.html
Walsall discussion boards, http://forum.football.co.uk/forum-99.html
Soccer Weekend (huge source of Sunday league info), www.soccerweekend.com
Independent Football Commission (fan's involvement in the game etc), www.theifc.co.uk
Aston Villa Ladies, www.avlfc.com
Socatots UK (football for the very young), www.socatots.com/uk
Birmingham Blaze (Gay), www.birmingham-blaze.co.uk
Brazilian Soccer Schools Birmingham, www.icfds.com/birmingham
West Midland Regional Women's Football League, www.westmidland.co.uk
Birmingham County Football Association, www.birminghamfa.com
Leafield Athletic Ladies FC, www.leafieldladiesfc.co.uk
Boldmere Falcons FC, www.boldmerefalcons.com
Strikes Junior Soccer Academy, www.leisure.birmingham.gov.uk/strikes/
Goalden Events (table football), www.goaldenevents.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Town Football Club, www.sctfc.com
6-a-side Leagues, www.6asideleagues.com
Castle Vale JKS Football club, www.castlevalejks.co.uk
Carbon Footy Print (Green travel to football games), www.carbonfootyprint.com
Soccer Sixes, www.soccersixes.net
United Kingdom Independent Football Federation, Northfield, www.ukiff.com
Goalkeeper Development Scheme, Great Barr, www.goalkeeperdevelopment.com
Bearwood Sports FC, www.bearwoodsportsfcu10.co.uk
Football Supporters Federation, www.fsf.org.uk
Coleshill Town FC, www.coleshilltownfc.co.uk
Castle Bromwich United FC, http://castlebromwichunited.co.uk
Midland Junior Premier Football, www.junior-premier.co.uk
Heroes And Villains (Aston Villa fanzine), www.heroesandvillains.info
Grass Roots Football (soccer expo), the NEC, www.grassrootsfootball.co.uk
Shapla Football League (Bangladeshis), Small Heath, www.sfl-online.co.uk
Faith And Football (Christian soccer project), www.faithandfootball.org.uk
Starlands St Annes FC, Streetly, www.starlandsfc.co.uk
Total Football UK (soccer schools), Sutton, www.totalfootballuk.com
Lightwoods Lions FC, Bearwood, www.lightwoodslions.co.uk
Small Heath Alliance (Blues fan website), www.smallheathalliance.com
Alum Rock FC, www.alumrockfc.co.uk
Coleshill Utd FC, www.coleshillutd.co.uk
National Association of Disabled Supporters, www.nads.org.uk
Inter City Soccer Training, Aldridge, www.intercitysoccer.co.uk
Footie Mag (a community of Midland school and county football association websites), www.footiemag.net
Aston Villa Fan Club (unofficial), www.astonvillafanclub.com
Bromford Lions FC, Castle Bromwich, www.bromfordlionsfc.co.uk
Cadbury Athletic FC, Bournville, www.cadburyathleticfc.com
Colron FC, Streetly, www.colronfc.co.uk
Football Futures, Kingstanding, www.football-futures.co.uk
Great Barr Harriers FC, www.greatbarrharriers.co.uk
Parkfield AFC, Sutton, www.pafc.googlepages.com
Bournville Warriors FC, www.bournvillewarriorsfc.co.uk
Shard End Royals FC, www.clubwebsite.co.uk/shardendroyalsfc
Bournville Lions FC, www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bournvillelionsfc
Cole Hall Lane Colts FC, Stechford, www.clubwebsite.co.uk/colehalllanecoltsfc
Handsworth United FC, www.myspace.com/handsworthunitedfc
Back The Birmingham Bid (2018 World Cup), www.backthebirminghambid.com
Pheasey Lions (Aston Villa fans in the Pheasey/Great Barr area), www.pheaseylions.co.uk
Footy Mums (getting mothers involved in grass-roots football), www.footymums.com
Tipton Town Ladies FC, www.tiptontownladiesfc.co.uk
Castle Vale Veterans FC, http://castlevaleveterans-est-2007.piczo.com
Want To Play Football (local teams looking for players), www.wanttoplayfootball.co.uk
Ladies Leagues (womens' football), www.ladiesleagues.com
Goal Keepers Locker, www.goalkeeperslocker.com
Sutton Coldfield Town Juniors FC, www.suttontownjuniorsfc.co.uk
Sutton United FC, www.suttonunitedfc.co.uk
Aston Villa Mad, www.astonvilla-mad.co.uk
Birmingham City Mad, www.birminghamcity-mad.co.uk
West Bromwich Albion Mad, www.westbromwichalbion-mad.co.uk
Walsall Mad, www.walsall-mad.co.uk
Coventry City Mad, www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk
Wolverhampton Wanderers Mad, www.wolverhamptonwanderers-mad.co.uk
Maypole FC, Yardley Wood, www.maypolefc.com
Shirley Little League, www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/shirleylittleleague
Sportsco, Sutton, www.clubwebsite.co.uk/sportscofootballclub/
Justin Campaign (homophobia in football), www.thejustincampaign.com
Romulus FC, Sutton, www.pitchero.com/clubs/romulus/
Mahal FC, Edgbaston/Smethwick, www.pitchero.com/clubs/mahalfc/
She Kicks (female football news), www.shekicks.net
Sandwell Ladies FC, www.sandwellladiesfc.co.uk
Bush Juniors FC, Pelsall, www.bushjuniorsfc.co.uk
Little League Football (Digbeth/Highgate/Northfield), www.littleleaguefootball.co.uk
Coppice Hawks FC, Acocks Green, www.coppicehawks.co.uk
Women's Soccer Scene (sic, magazine), www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk
Azzurri Fives (5-a-side football), Aston, www.azzurrifives.co.uk/leagues/20
Joys And Sorrows (Birmingham City fan site), www.joysandsorrows.co.uk
Solihull Moors FC, www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk
Four Oaks Boys, Sutton, www.fouroaksboys.co.uk
Pulse Soccer and Fitness Business Enterprise/Sports College, Wednesbury, www.pulsewednesbury.co.uk
Gay Football Supporter's Network, www.gfsn.org.uk
FA Womens' Super League Football, www.fawsl.com
Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (football), Small Heath, www.bysa.co.uk
Holly Lane United under 9's, Erdington, www.hollylanefc.co.uk
Vital Villa (unofficial Aston Villa discussion board), www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk
Coldlands Colts FC, Solihull, www.coldlandscolts.co.uk
Birmingham City Ladies FC, www.birminghamcityladiesfc.co.uk
Hall Green United Juniors FC, www.hallgreenunitedjfc.co.uk
Birmingham Ability Counts Football League (disabled), Aston/Erdington, www.birminghamacl.com
Often Partisan (unofficial Birmingham City blog), www.oftenpartisan.co.uk
Birmingham City Supporters Trust, www.bluestrust.org
Aspire Sports Football Centre, Unit 2, Chester Road Station Industrial Estate, www.aspire-sports.co.uk/footballcentre/
West Bromwich Albion Official Supporters Club, www.wbascofficial.co.uk
Little Kickers (football training for infant kids), Sutton, www.littlekickers.co.uk
Great White Sharks (womens' futsal team), Birmingham, http://great-white-sharks.blogspot.com

Fun Fairs
Showmen's Directory, www.showmen.co.uk
Bob Wilson's, www.funfairs.net
Eventive Funtime, www.funfairevents.com
Billy Danter's Fun Fair, www.billydantersfunfair.com
Robert Wilkinson's Fun-Fair, http://robertwilkinsonsfunfair.weebly.com

(Irish) Gaelic Football/Hurling
Warwickshire Schools GAA (W.S.G.A.A), www.wsgaa.co.uk

Gardening
Walsall Road Allotments, Perry Barr www.growit.ik.com
Seed to Feed, Perry Barr, www.seedtofeed.co.uk
National Gardens Scheme, www.ngs.org.uk
Martineau Gardens, Edgbaston www.martineau-gardens.org.uk
Thrive, www.thrive.org.uk
Council Allotments page, www.birmingham.gov.uk/allotments
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, www.farmgarden.org.uk
Balsall Heath Jungle (gardening), www.jngl.org.uk
Hall's Garden Supplies, 211 Chester Road, www.gardensite.co.uk
Birmingham in Bloom, www.birmingham.gov.uk/inbloom
Thornbridge Avenue Allotments, Great Barr, www.sowandgrow.ik.com
Manor House Lane Allotments, Sheldon, www.btinternet.com/~jrbham/mhlga
UK TV Gardens TV channel, http://uktv.co.uk/gardens
Royal Horticultural Society, www.rhs.org.uk
Garden Organic, www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Birmingham In Bloom, www.birmingham.gov.uk/inbloom.bcc
Allotments 4 All, www.allotments4all.co.uk
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk
Birmingham Organic Gardeners, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirminghamOrganicGardeners
Court Lane Allotments, Erdington, http://courtlaneallotments.com
Home Grown UK (community gardening partnering and support scheme), www.homegrownuk.org
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners, www.nsalg.org.uk
Sutton Fuchsia Society, www.suttonfuchsia.co.uk
Birmingham City Centre Floral Trail, www.birmingham.gov.uk/floraltrail.bcc
Gardeners' Weekend at Kings Heath Park, www.birmingham.gov.uk/gardenersweekend.bcc
GEML Project (Grow It, Eat It, Move It, Live It), Ladywood, www.geml.info
World Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms, www.wwoof.org.uk
Dig In - BBC gardening project, www.bbc.co.uk/digin
Moseley In Bloom, www.moseleyinbloom.org.uk
Birches Green Allotments, Erdington, www.birchesgreenallotments.co.uk
Gardening For Disabled Trust, www.gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk
Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association, www.gima.org.uk
Solihull Open Gardens, www.solihullsopengardens.com
Kings Heath Floral Trail, www.kingsheathfloraltrail.com
Urban Harvest (harvests surplus fruit in Birmingham back gardens and public land), www.urbanharvestbham.org
Solihull Allotments, www.solihull.gov.uk/parks/allotments.htm

Golf
Warwickshire golf page, www.warksgolf.co.uk
Golf News magazine, www.golfnews.co.uk
English golf courses (online list), www.englishgolf-courses.co.uk
Get Into Golf, www.getintogolf.org
English Ladies' Golf Association, Birmingham, www.englishladiesgolf.org
Golf Monthly magazine, www.golf-monthly.co.uk
English Golf Union, www.englishgolfunion.org
Golf Foundation, www.golf-foundation.org
Living Golf (indoor golf simulator), Five Ways, www.livinggolf.co.uk
Gay Hill Golf Club, www.ghgc.org.uk
Pype Hayes Golf Course, www.birmingham.gov.uk/pypehayesgolf
Boldmere Golf Course, Sutton, www.birmingham.gov.uk/boldmeregolf
Birmingham's Golf Link Circuit, www.birmingham.gov.uk/golf
Kings Norton Golf Club, www.kingsnortongolfclub.co.uk
Aston Wood Golf Club, Sutton, www.astonwoodgolfclub.co.uk
Play Great Golf, www.playgreatgolf.co.uk
Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre and Golf Course, Kings Heath, www.birmingham.gov.uk/cocksmoorsgolf
Great Barr Golf Club, www.greatbarrgolfclub.co.uk
Harborne Golf Club, www.harbornegolfclub.org.uk
Dudley Golf Club, www.dudleygolfclub.com
English Club Golfer magazine, www.englishclubgolfer.com
West Midlands Golf Club, Solihull, www.westmidlandsgolfclub.co.uk
Wishaw Golf Club, www.wishawgc.co.uk
English Womens' Golf Association, www.englishwomensgolf.org
Amateur Lady Golfer, www.amateurladygolfer.co.uk
Alison Nicholas Golf Academy, Great Barr, www.thehostcorporation.com/golf
Shirley Golf Club, Solihull, www.shirleygolfclub.co.uk
National Golf Show, The NEC, www.nationalgolfshow.com
Adventure Island Mini Golf, Star City, Nechells, www.adventureislandminigolf.co.uk
Moseley Golf Club, www.moseleygolfclub.co.uk
Lickey Hills Golf Course, Rednal/Northfield, www.lickeyhillsgolfcourse.co.uk
Lotus Golf League (National Amateur Golf League), www.lotusgolfleague.com
The Belfry Golf Club, Sutton, www.thebelfry.co.uk
Golf Organiser (amateur tournaments), www.golforganiser.com
National Association of Public and Proprietary Golf Clubs and Courses, www.napgc.org.uk
Walsall Golf Club, www.walsallgolfclub.co.uk
Robin Hood Golf Club, Solihull, www.robinhoodgolfclub.co.uk
Calderfields Golf and Country Club, Walsall, www.calderfieldsgolfclub.co.uk
John Letters Golf Academy, Solihull, www.johnletters.com/golf_academy/Solihull/
Ladies 4 Golf Network, www.ladies4golf.com
Hatchford Brook Golf Course, Sheldon, www.birmingham.gov.uk/hatchfordgolf
Harborne Church Farm Golf Course, www.birmingham.gov.uk/harbornegolf
Hilltop Golf Course, Handsworth, www.birmingham.gov.uk/hilltopgolf

Greyhound Racing
Perry Barr Stadium, www.lovethedogs.co.uk/perrybarr/
Hall Green greyhound stadium, www.lovethedogs.co.uk/hallgreen/
Hall Green Retired Greyhound Trust, www.hallgreenrgt.co.uk
Perry Barr Retired Greyhound Trust, www.rgtperrybarr.co.uk

Gymnastics
British Gymnastics, www.british-gymnastics.org
West Midlands Gymnastics, www.wmgymnastics.org.uk
Early Years Fundamentals (the very young), www.earlyyearsfundamentals.co.uk
Gymnastics And Martial Arts Centre, Perry Barr, www.birmingham.gov.uk/gmac
City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club, www.birminghamgymclub.org.uk
Revolution Gymnastics Club, Kings Heath/Edgbaston, www.revolutiongymclub.co.uk
Streetly Stars Gymnastics Club, http://streetlystars.co.uk
University of Birmingham Gymnastics (And Trampolining) Club, Edgbaston, www.wix.com/gymtasticbrum/gym-tramp

Gyms
LA Fitness, 366 Gravelly Lane, Erdington, www.lafitness.co.uk
Bannatyne, New Oscott - Sutton, http://fitness.bannatyne.co.uk/sutton-coldfield.htm
Body Blitz Gym, Wylde Green - Sutton, www.bodyblitzgym.co.uk
Freestyle Fitness Centre, Station Road, www.freestylefitnesscentre.co.uk
Star Tan (ladies only), High Street, Erdington, www.startanuk.com
Downacise (gym for women), Sutton, www.downacise.com

Hockey
West Bromwich Hockey Club, www.westbromhc.co.uk
Streetly Hockey Club, www.streetlyhc.co.uk
England Hockey, www.englandhockey.co.uk
Hockey Web, www.hockeyweb.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Hockey Club, www.sc-hc.co.uk
Yardley Hockey Club, www.yardleyhc.co.uk
Dudley Ladies Hockey Club, http://dudleylhc.co.uk
Edgbaston Hockey Club, www.edgbastonhc.co.uk
Bournville Hockey Club, http://bournvillehc.co.uk
Harborne Hockey Club, www.harborne-hockey.co.uk
Kings Heath Hockey Club, www.kingsheathhockey.org.uk
Ultimate Hockey (hockey supplies), Hall Green, www.ultimatehockey.co.uk
Barford Tigers Hockey Club, Ladywood/Winson Green, www.bthc.org.uk
West Warwickshire Sports Club, Solihull, www.westwarwicks.co.uk
Midland Regional Hockey Association, www.mrha.co.uk
University of Birmingham Hockey Club, Edgbaston www.uobhc.co.uk

Ice Sports - See Winter Sports

Judo/Ju-Jitsu - See also Martial Arts
Erdington Judo Club, www.judoka.co.uk
Cobra Judo Club, Kingstanding, www.cobrajudo.org.uk
British Judo Association, www.britishjudo.org.uk
2A's Judo Club, Sutton, www.2asjudo.co.uk
Yenton Judo Club, Erdington, www.yentonjudoclub.co.uk
Erdington Jitsu, www.erdingtonjitsu.co.uk
Meiji, Cannock/Burntwood, www.meiji.org.uk
Ultimate Ju-Jitsu Academy, city centre, www.birmingham-jujitsu.co.uk
Panthers Judo Club, Great Barr, http://panthersjudoclub.weebly.com
Roleta Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Walmley - Sutton, www.roletabjj.com
North Birmingham Judo Club, Streetly, www.birminghamjudo.com
Amateur Judo Association, www.ajajudo.org.uk
British Judo Council Midland Area, www.midlandsjudo.com
3K's Judo Club, Smethwick, www.3ksjudo.org.uk
Gracie Barra Birmingham (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), city centre, www.graciebarrabirmingham.com

Karate/Kung-Fu - See also Martial Arts
Midland Shotokan Karate Association, Perry Barr, www.mskakarate.co.uk
Kombat Kids (New Oscott - Sutton, Streetly, Aldridge, Great Barr, Barnt Green), www.kombatkids.co.uk
Karate England, www.karateengland.org.uk
Karate Union of Great Britain, www.kugb.org
Antonio Santorelli's Black Belt Academy, Harborne, www.asbba.co.uk
Ching Mo, Erdington Leisure Centre, www.chingmo.com
Chishiki Martial Arts Academy, Erdington/Tyseley, www.chishiki.co.uk
Birmingham and Halesowen Shotokan Karate Clubs, www.birminghamshotokan.com
Oldbury School Of Blackbelts, http://oldbury.schoolofblackbelts.com
Zen-Shin Karate Association Clubs, Birmingham, www.karateinbirmingham.co.uk
Kaizen Shotokan Karate Club, Ladywood, www.kaizenskc.com
Chikara Karate Kai, Great Barr/Sutton, www.chikarakaratekai.co.uk
Goya-Ra-Ru Martial Arts, Quinton/Moseley, www.gokarate.co.uk
Kamishin Ryu Karate Do Association, Sutton, www.kamishinryu.com
Gojuryu Karate Do, Stirchley/Bournville/Moseley, www.gojuryu.org.uk
World Kick-Boxing And Karate Association, Erdington branch, www.radstudios.de/develop/WKA/
Tao Health And Fitness, Hockley, www.taohealthandfitness.com
Lily Lau Eagle Claw, Great Barr, www.lilylaueagleclaw.com
Tempo II Karate Club, Frankley, http://tempo2karateclub.moonfruit.com
Astral Karate, Birmingham/Solihull, www.astralkarate.co.uk
Seishingi Karate Club, Northfield, www.seishingi.net
Kanku Karate Club, Erdington, www.jka-england.org/FindClub/Resources/JKAEnglandKarateClubMid.htm
Kyokushin Karate UK, Kings Heath/Solihull, www.kyokushin.uk.com
Midlands Sport Karate League, www.mskl.org.uk
English Karate Federation, www.englishkaratefederation.org.uk
Traditional Karate Magazine, Sutton, www.karatemag.co.uk
Wing Tyun Kung-Fu Organization, Walsall, www.wingtyun.org
UK Kung-Fu Federation, www.ukkff.org
Karate Birmingham, Hockley, www.karate-birmingham.com
West Bromwich Karate (meet in Sutton too), www.westbromwichkarate.co.uk
British Wadokai Karate, www.wadokai.co.uk
English Wado Federation, www.englishwadofederation.co.uk
Sanbudou Karate Do, Kitts Green/Solihull, http://sanbudoukaratedo.co.uk
Ohku Kai Karate, Acocks Green, www.ohkukaikarate.com
Tigers Karate Clubs, Dudley, www.tigerskarateclubs.co.uk
British Karate Association, www.britishkarateassociation.co.uk
Kazoku Kai International, Staffs, www.angelfire.com/ks3/kazoku
Blackheath Kimura Shukokai Karate Club, Halesowen, www.shukokai-skf.com
Southern Mantis, Newtown, www.southern-mantis.co.uk
English Wado-Ryu Sport Karate Association, Great Barr, www.ewska.com
S.M.W.S Freestyle karate, www.myspace.com/teamsmws
Midlands Wing Chun (kung-fu), Hockley, www.midlandswingchun.com
Ruach Karate Clubs, Kings Heath/Solihull, www.karate-training.co.uk
Central England Lau Gar Kung Fu schools, Harborne/Kings Heath/Moseley/Stirchley, www.laugar-kungfu.co.uk
SGRJ Academy of Martial Arts, Handsworth, www.sgrj-ama.talktalk.net
Team Black Belt, Solihull, www.teamblackbelt.com
Midlands Academy of Chinese Kung Fu (Lau Gar), Streetly, http://mackf.co.uk
Oaklands Martial Arts Dojo, Handsworth, http://omadojo.co.uk
Ueshiro Northfield Shorin-Ryu Karate Club, http://northfieldkarate.wordpress.com
KF Wado Ryu Karate, Cradley Heath, www.kfwadoryu.co.uk
Chubu Karate Club, Kingstanding, http://chubukarate.blogspot.com
Rob Locks Academy, Stourbridge, www.roblocksacademy.com
Independent Martial Arts Organisation, Solihull, www.imao.org.uk/page12.html
Midlands Wing Chun Kuen, Hall Green/Solihull/Digbeth/Stirchley, www.wingchun.co.uk
Shukokai Karate, Highgate/Solihull/Coleshill/Kings Heath, www.shukokaikarate.org.uk
Play Fighter (kung fu), Highgate, www.playfighter.co.uk

Karting/Motor-Racing
Teamworks, Digbeth www.teamworkskarting.com
Grand Prix Karting, Saltley www.grandprixkarting.co.uk
Riki Christodoulou, Sutton racing-driver, www.rikichristo.com
Nikki Welsby, Sutton female racing-driver, www.nikkiwelsby.com
The Raceway Birmingham, Winson Green, www.theraceway.co.uk
Priory Park Circuit, Tamworth, www.priorypark.co.uk
Jenny Sleath, motor-racing policewoman, Digbeth, http://formulawomanjennysleath.blogspot.com
Birmingham Wheels Park, Saltley, www.birminghamwheelspark.org
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow (supporting young racing-drivers), www.brdcstars.com
Russell Smith, Sutton, Formula Jedi, www.rasmall.net
Girl Racer (UK magazine about female motor-racing etc), www.girlracer.co.uk
Go Motor Sport (where to participate etc), www.gomotorsport.net
Race Star (finding undiscovered motor-racing talent in the UK), www.racestar.tv
Karting Magazine, www.kartingmagazine.com
F1 K, Kings Norton, www.f1k.co.uk/west-midlands/
Sikh Sports Car Mela (car rally), www.sikhsportscar-mela.com
Midland Karting, Lichfield, www.midlandkarting.co.uk
Coventry Karting, www.coventrykarting.com
Let's Go Karting (campaign to give thousands of young people a taste of karting for just five pounds), www.letsgokarting.net
British Women Racing Drivers Club, www.bwrdc.co.uk

Kendo - See also Martial Arts
British Kendo Association, www.kendo.org.uk
Masamune, Small Heath, www.masamune.co.uk
Nagamitsu Kendo Kai, Small Heath, www.nagamitsu.org.uk
Katsujinken Dojo, Solihull, www.katsujinken.co.uk

Kick-Boxing - see also Martial Arts
Antonio Santorelli's Black Belt Academy, Harborne, www.asbba.co.uk
K-Star kick-boxing, city centre/Perry Barr, www.k-starthai.co.uk, www.k-starthaiboxing.com
International Freestyle Association (Kash `The Flash' Gill), www.kashtheflash.co.uk
Chishiki Academy, Erdington, www.chishiki.co.uk
PKA Kickboxing, Sutton, www.pka-kickboxing.com
Oldbury School Of Blackbelts, http://oldbury.schoolofblackbelts.com
World Kick-Boxing And Karate Association, Erdington branch, www.radstudios.de/develop/WKA/
Tao Health And Fitness, Hockley, www.taohealthandfitness.com
USKA kickboxing, Sparkhill, www.uskakickboxing.com
Aero-Kick Kickboxing Club, (Perry Barr, Highgate, Hockley), www.aero-kick.com
Birmingham Savate, Yardley, www.birminghamsavate.co.uk
Tamworth Kickboxing Academy, www.tamworthkickboxing.com
Wins Kickboxing And Boxing Gym, Digbeth, www.wins-kickboxing.co.uk
Saxon Kickboxing Academy (Pype Hayes, Castle Vale, Aston), www.saxonkickboxing.com
International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) UK, Birmingham, www.iska.org.uk
Hickmans Kickboxing Academy, Cradley Heath, www.hickmans-kickboxing-academy.com
Midlands Academy of Chinese Kung Fu (Lau Gar) and Kick-Boxing, Streetly, http://mackf.co.uk
Rob Locks Academy, Stourbridge, www.roblocksacademy.com
Independent Martial Arts Organisation, Solihull, www.imao.org.uk/page12.html

Kite Flying
Kite Society of Great Britain, www.thekitesociety.org.uk

Laser Gun Fighting - See Paintballing

(Local) Libraries etc
Erdington Library, www.birmingham.gov.uk/erdingtonlibrary
Perry Common Library - Erdington, www.birmingham.gov.uk/perrycommonlibrary 
Boldmere Library - Sutton, www.birmingham.gov.uk/boldmerelibrary
Sutton Coldfield Library, www.birmingham.gov.uk/suttoncoldfieldlibrary
Kingstanding Library, www.birmingham.gov.uk/kingstandinglibrary
Stories From The Web, www.storiesfromtheweb.org
Peoples Network (online library service), www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk
Cannon Poets, Birmingham www.cannonpoets.co.uk
Mslexia (female poetry magazine), www.mslexia.co.uk
Bangladesh Writers Association, www.bwabham.org.uk
Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association, www.pbfa.org
Raw Edge magazine (local poets etc), www.rawedgemagazine.co.uk
Wylde Green Library - Sutton, www.birmingham.gov.uk/wyldegreenlibrary
Kingsbury Neighbourhood Library - Erdington, www.birmingham.gov.uk/kingsburylibrary
Society of Childrens' Book Writers and Illustrators, www.britishscbwi.org

Magic
Amazing Magic Disco, www.amazingmagicdisco.com
Dizzy Lizzie, www.dizzylizzie.co.uk
Magic Party, Walmley, Sutton, www.roythemagician.com
Impact Magical, Northfield, www.impactmagical.com
Russ the Magician, www.magicruss.co.uk
Jimbo, www.jimbosmagic.co.uk
Uncle Zoobee, www.unclezoobee.co.uk
Kris Krendo, Magic Entertainments, www.magicentertainments.co.uk
Mystical Daze (magic supplies), Erdington, www.mysticaldaze.co.uk
British Magical Society, Selly Oak, www.britishmagicalsociety.co.uk

Martial Arts - See also Karate, Judo, Taekwondo, Kick-BBoxing etc
Martial Arts Shop, Wylde Green - Sutton, www.martialartshop.co.uk
The Budokan, city centre, www.thebudokan.co.uk
Chong Shindo Martial Arts Academy, Sutton www.chongshindo.co.uk
Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School, Kingstanding, www.mattfiddes.com
United Kingdom Tang Soo (Soo Bahk) Do Federation, www.uktsdf.org.uk
British Association of Martial Arts, www.bama.uk.net
Association of Traditional Martial Arts (Tang Soo Do), www.atma.org.uk
Bushido Academy Of Martial Arts, www.bushidoacademy.co.uk
Epic Martial Arts Academy, Highgate/Balsall Heath/Moseley, http://birminghammartialarts.co.uk
Team Crazy, www.teamcrazy.com
Gymnastics And Martial Arts Centre, Perry Barr, www.birmingham.gov.uk/gmac
Ultimate Training Centre (mixed martial arts, cage-fighting etc), High Street, Erdington, www.utcuk.com
British Free Fighting Academy, Moseley, www.bffa.org.uko.uk
Krishna Godhania (Institute of Filipino Martial Arts), Bearwood/Jewellery Quarter/Solihull, www.krishnagodhania.org
Combat Sports Centre, Acocks Green, www.combatsportscentre.co.uk
World Of Martial Arts, Newtown, http://aworldofmartialarts.com
Sakiado (Kingstanding, Erdington, Great Barr, Sutton), www.sakiado.org
Nest Martial Arts, Sparkbrook, www.nestmartialarts.com
British Council of Kali Eskrima Arnis Instructors (Filipino martial art), www.bckeai.co.uk
Koshinryu Academy of Martial Arts (Hamstead, Edgbaston, Aston, Great Barr, Kingstanding), www.koshinryu.co.uk
Cordão de Ouro Capoeira, Birmingham (Brazilian : a martial art mixed with dance), http://cdob.co.uk
Shin-Kin (Sikh martial-art), Handsworth/Small Heath/Kings Heath, www.shin-kin.com
Amateur Martial Association, www.amauk.co.uk
Team Fearless MMA (cage-fighting), Jewellery Quarter, www.teamfearlessmma.com
Rick Dubidat's Black Belt Academy (various martial-arts), Sandwell, www.rdbba.co.uk
Krav Maga, Birmingham (Israeli-devised martial-art), www.kravmagabham.co.uk
British Sport Martial Arts, www.bsmaonline.com
F's Freestyle Gym (cage-fighting), Cotteridge, www.myspace.com/fsfreestyle
Birmingham Choi Kwang Do, city centre/Northfield, www.birminghamckd.co.uk
Charlesworth Martial Arts, Cradley Heath, www.cma-freestyle.co.uk
Black Widow Martial Arts, Ward End, www.blackwidowmartialarts.com
UK MMA Information (cage-fighting resources), www.ukmma.info
The Ring, Digbeth, www.the-ring.org
British Tang Soo Do Federation - West Midlands Region (Bournville/Kings Heath), www.btsdfwm.co.uk
Martial Arts Fitness, Stirchley, www.martialartsfitness.co.uk
Target Martial Arts, Smethwick/Tividale, www.targetma.com
Temple Martial Arts, Digbeth, www.temple-martialarts.co.uk
Israeli Krav Maga, Smethwick, www.israelikravmaga.org
D And A Boxing School (and other martial-arts), Stirchley, http://dandaboxingschool.com

Military Cadets etc
Sea Cadets, www.sea-cadets.org or http://units.ms-sc.org
Perry Barr Sea Cadets, www.perrybarrseacadets.org
Army Cadets, www.armycadets.com
Warwick and Birmingham Wing Air Training Corp, www.aircadets-wbw.org
Kingstanding And Perry Barr 487 Squadron Air Training Corps, www.487sqn.org.uk
Army Experience, Sutton, www.armyexperience.co.uk
Sutton Sea Scouts, www.suttonseascouts.org.uk
British Military Fitness Limited, Cannon Hill Park, www.britmilfit.com
Midlands Challenge (Territorial Army), www.midlandschallenge.co.uk
Oldbury Squadron Air Training Corps, www.888sqn.org.uk
223 Squadron Air Training Corps, Halesowen, www.223sqn.org
425 (Aldridge) Squadron Air Training Corps, www.425atc.co.uk
493 Squadron Air Training Corps, Kings Heath and Moseley, http://493squadron.awardspace.co.uk
492 (Solihull) Squadron Air Training Corps, www.492aircadets.org
495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron Air Training Corps, www.495sqn.co.uk
Navy Training Corps, http://navytrainingcorps.org

Model Making etc
Sutton Coldfield Model Makers' Society, http://suttonmodellers.fotopic.net
T-Racers (model car racing), Birmingham, www.t-racers.com
Sutton Coldfield Railway Society, www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/SCRS/
Warley Model Railway Club, www.warley-mrc.org.uk
Great Barr Slot Car (Scalextric etc), www.greatbarrslotcar.co.uk
Scalextric, www.scalextric.co.uk
Birmingham Model Railway Club, www.clubbz.com/club/6954/birmingham/birmingham_model_railway_club
Birmingham Model Yacht Club, Sutton, www.beam.to/bmyc
Rugby Model Engineering Society, www.rugbymes.co.uk
Phoenix Scalextric Circuit, Studley, Warks, www.phoenixscalextriccircuit.com

Motorbikes
Birmingham Brummies Speedway Team, www.birminghamspeedway.co.uk
National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk
Cradley Heath Speedway, www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk
Birmingham Harley Owners Group, www.birminghamhog.co.uk
Womens' International Motorcycle Association GB, www.wimagb.co.uk
Motorcycle Action Group, www.mag-uk.org
Get On, www.geton.co.uk
Birmingham Advanced Motorcyclists, www.b-a-m.org.uk
The Shiny Side Up Partnership (motorcycle safety), www.shinysideup.co.uk
Ride To The Wall (motorcyclists gathering at the National Memorial Arboretum in tribute to the armed forces), www.rttw.org
Midland Free Wheelers (motorcyclists carrying blood/human-tissue/records/x-rays etc), www.midlandfreewheelers.co.uk

Motor-Racing - see Karting

Mountaineering
British Mountaineering Council, www.thebmc.co.uk
Creation Climbing Centre, Moseley, www.creationwall.co.uk
West Bromwich Mountaineering Club, www.wbmc.org
Redpoint Climbing Centre, Newtown, www.redpointclimbingcentre.co.uk
Twin Peaks Indoor Climbing Walls, Star City, Nechells, www.climbbirmingham.co.uk
Extreme Sports Central (surfing, rock climbing, mountain biking, skateboarding etc), http://extremesportscentral.co.uk

Museums
Think Tank - Birmingham Museum Of Science And Technology, www.thinktank.ac
Warwick Castle, www.warwick-castle.co.uk
Newhall Mill, Sutton www.newhallmill.org.uk
Birmingham's Young Archaeologists Club, www.byac.org.uk
Birmingham City Council Museum and Heritage Projects, www.birmingham.gov.uk/museums
Birmingham Pen Trade Heritage Association, Jewellery Quarter, www.penroom.co.uk
Midland Wind and Water Mills Group, www.midlandmills.org.uk
National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk
Wythall Transport Museum, www.wythall.org.uk

Music (see also Theatres)
Birmingham Guitar Academy, Sutton www.birminghamguitaracademy.co.uk
Birmingham Music (showcasing all Birmingham music), www.birminghammusic.com
Red Lion Folk Club, Kings Heath, www.redlionfolkclub.com
Divine Intavention (sic), Christian music, www.digospel.co.uk
Birmingham Jazz, www.birminghamjazz.co.uk
Fusion Events, www.fusionevents.net
Sutton Acoustic Guitar Club, www.suttonacousticguitarclub.co.uk
World Of Brass, www.worldofbrass.com
Jazz West Mids Magazine, www.jazzwestmids.co.uk
DJ Academy (DJ training), www.djacademy.org.uk
Band Baja (Asian bangra), www.bandbaja.co.uk
Emmanuel Parish Church Choir, Wylde Green - Sutton, www.emmanuel-choir.co.uk
Bournville Young Singers, www.bournvilleyoungsingers.btik.com
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, www.bcmg.org.uk
Catapult Club, Moseley, www.catapultclub.freeserve.co.uk
Frog (live rock bands), Digbeth, www.myspace.com/frogbirmingham
Accord Singers (meet in Erdington Methodist Church), www.accord-singers.org.uk
Birmingham Festival Choral Society, www.bfcs.org.uk
Mad House Rehearsals (Hockley recording studio), www.madhouserehearsals.com
The Fly (free music gig-guide magazine), www.the-fly.co.uk
Ryan's Gig Guide (ditto), www.surgemusic.com
Talking Drums, www.talking-drums.co.uk
Hockley Street Studios (music studio), www.hockleystreetstudios.co.uk
New Streetly Youth Orchestra, www.nsyo.org.uk
Reverb (free music magazine), www.reverbmag.co.uk
Gigbeth, (Digbeth music festival), www.gigbeth.com
Bulls Head pub, Moseley, www.plimsoul.co.uk/bullshead
Road House Venue (music concert venue), Stirchley, www.roadhousevenue.co.uk
Priory Recording Studios, Sutton, www.prioryrecordingstudios.com
Flapper (music venue), www.myspace.com/flapperbirmingham
Fatback Studios, Camp Hill, www.myspace.com/fatbackstudiosuk
Heart Of England Singers, Marston Green, www.heart-of-england-singers.org.uk
Robannas Studios, city centre, www.robannas-studios.co.uk
Oxygen Rooms (studios), Hockley, www.theoxygenrooms.com
Birmingham Irish Pipes And Drums, www.birminghamirishpipesanddrums.co.uk
MSR Music, Moseley, www.msrmusicltd.co.uk
Phoenix Music, Hockley, www.phoenixmusicuk.com
Northfield Festival of Music and Speech, www.northfield-festival.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Orchestra, www.suttoncoldfieldorchestra.org.uk
DS Sounds (mobile disco), Erdington, www.dssounds.co.uk
Music for Youth, www.mfy.org.uk
Birmingham Academy of Music & Sound, city centre, www.theacademy.uk.com/birmingham.html
Birmingham Choral Union, www.birminghamchoralunion.org.uk
Sound It Out (community music project), Birmingham, www.sounditout.co.uk
Solihull Symphony Orchestra, www.solihullsymphony.org.uk
Rainbow Voices (Birmingham Gay choir), www.rainbow-voices.org.uk
Coleshill Town Brass Band, www.coleshilltownband.org.uk
Coleshill Operatic Society, www.coleshillos.org
City of Birmingham Choir, www.citychoir.org.uk
National Children's Orchestra, www.nco.org.uk
Moseley Folk Festival, www.moseleyfolk.co.uk
Street Pianos (2008 project a piano by Erdington Library!), www.streetpianos.com/birmingham2008/pianos/erdingtonlibrary
Carbon Studios, Kings Norton, www.carbon-studios.com
Birmingham Music Festival, www.freewebs.com/birminghammusicfestival
Dancing Bear Academy of Music (Gay), Digbeth, www.dancingbearacademy.co.uk
Birmingham International Jazz Festival, www.birminghamjazzfestival.com
Access To Music (music studios), city centre, www.accesstomusic.co.uk/centres/birmingham
Hall Green Choral Society, www.hallgreenchoralsociety.org.uk
Birmingham Icknield Male Voice Choir, www.bimvc.co.uk
Federation of Recorded Music Societies, www.thefrms.co.uk
Finzi Trust (grants to assist music projects), www.geraldfinzi.org
Midlands Early Music Forum (lutes etc), www.memf.org.uk
Culdesac (the local music Scene), www.culdesaconline.com
Mirror Image Disco (mobile disco), www.mirror-image.freeserve.co.uk
Fake Friday Night Project, Sutton (Boldmere showcase for young music talent), www.myspace.com/fakefridaynightproject
Sutton Coldfield Choral Society, www.freewebs.com/suttoncoldfieldchoralsociety
Rich Bitch Studios, Selly Oak, www.richbitchstudios.co.uk
Four Oaks Cluster Choir, Sutton, www.fouroaksclusterchoir.co.uk
Clifton Sessions (Sutton showcase for young local music), www.myspace.com/cliftonsessions
Quinborne Choir, www.quinbornechoir.co.uk
Hare And Hounds (live music venue), Kings Heath, www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk
Centre for Music and Arts Technology (CMAT), Handsworth, www.cmatltd.co.uk
Birmingham Opera Company, www.birminghamopera.org.uk
The Gate Inn (live music venue), Sutton, www.gateinnsutton.com
Circle Light Opera Company, Great Barr, www.cloc.org.uk
Live Music Workshops, Sutton, www.livemusicworkshops.co.uk
Black Diamond Folk Club, Newtown, http://blackdiamondfolkclub.org.uk
Birmingham Music Heritage (history site), www.birminghammusicheritage.org.uk
Drum Voice, Moseley, www.drumvoice.co.uk
The Jam House, Jewellery Quarter, www.thejamhouse.com
Ex Cathedra (choir), Birmingham, www.ex-cathedra.org
Music In Motion (sign-language interpreting of songs), Birmingham, www.musicinmotion.org.uk
Jo Jingles (music classes for infant kids), Sutton, www.jojingles.com
2nd City Productions (music studios), Digbeth, www.2nd-city.com
Manor Operatic Society, Sutton, www.manoroperaticsociety.info
Birmingham Music Archive, http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk
South Birmingham Sinfonia (orchestra), www.southbirminghamsinfonia.com
The Roadhouse Birmingham, Kings Norton, www.theroadhousebirmingham.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Youth Voices (choir), http://suttoncoldfieldyouthvoices.weebly.com
The Accidentals Choir, Sutton, http://accidentals.weebly.com
Solihull Operatic Society (SOS), www.solihulloperatic.co.uk
Brum Notes (free Birmingham pop music magazine), www.brumnotes.com
Midlands Fretted Orchestra (strummed instruments), www.m-f-o.co.uk
British Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Federation, www.banjomandolinguitar.org
UnPlug (live music venue), Digbeth, www.unplugclub.com
British Bandsman (brass-band magazine), www.britishbandsman.com
Beeches Cadets Marching Band, Great Barr, www.beechescadets.org.uk
Blue Whale Recording Studios, Digbeth, http://bluewhalestudios.wordpress.com
Urban Fox Folk music club, city centre, www.urbanfoxfolk.com
Notorious Choir, www.notoriouschoir.org
ACS Vocal Academy, Winson Green, www.acsvocalacademy.com
Orange Rock Corps (gig tickets in return for community work), www.orangerockcorps.co.uk
Northfield Caledonia Pipes & Drums (Scottish bag-pipes music etc), www.ncpb.co.uk
Anvil Chorus (West Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club - WMBHC), Great Barr, www.anvilchorus.org.uk
Sutton Coldfield Philharmonic Society, www.suttonphil.co.uk
Second City Sound (female choir), Great Barr, www.secondcitysound.org.uk
Solihull Music School, www.solihullmusicschool.co.uk
Musicians' Union, www.musiciansunion.org.uk
University of Birmingham Music Society, Edgbaston www.ums.org.uk
Sutton Coldfield Trad Jazz Club, www.suttoncoldfieldtradjazzclub.btik.com
Tab Operatic Society, Cradley Heath, www.taboperatic.com
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra, www.bgso.org.uk
National Operatic and Dramatic Association, www.noda.org.uk
Jazz Site, www.jazzservices.org.uk
Saturday Sensory (sensory experiences for babies relating to music etc), Little Aston - Sutton, www.saturdaysensory.com
Inspiration Through Voice (singing coaching), www.inspiration-through-voice.co.uk
Magenta Close Harmony (all-female close harmony a cappella singing group), Birmingham, www.magentacloseharmony.com
Sinfonia of Birmingham (orchestra), www.sinfonia.org.uk
Sing! Bentley Heath (community choir), Solihull, http://singbentleyheath.org.uk
Solihull Recorded Music Circle, http://ssarmc.webs.com
Muslim Music Showcase (not exclusively for Moslems), Birmingham, www.muslimmusicshowcase.com
Midland Opera, Edgbaston, www.midlandopera.com
Realtone Records (record-label/recording-studio), Hockley, www.realtonerecords.co.uk
Azaad Arts (Punjabi folk music), Birmingham, www.azaad-arts.co.uk
Birmingham Military Tattoo, www.birminghamtattoo.co.uk
Go Ukulele Crazy (lessons), Sutton, www.goukulelecrazy.co.uk

Netball
Birmingham Netball, www.birmingham-netball.co.uk
Foxes Netball Club, Yardley, www.foxesnetballclub.com
Bournville Netball Club, www.bournvillenetball.co.uk
England Netball, www.englandnetball.co.uk
Netball Leagues, www.netballfives.co.uk/UK/England/Birmingham-and-Solihull.aspx
Phoenix Flame Netball Club, Solihull, www.efficacioussolutions.com/phoenixflame
University of Birmingham Netball Club, Edgbaston, http://brumuninetball.yolasite.com
Fusion Netball Club, Bartley Green, www.freewebs.co.uk/fusion-netball
Netball West Midlands, www.netballwestmidlands.co.uk
Total Netball, www.totalnetball.co.uk
Netball Super League, www.netballsuperleague.com
Barr Beacon Netball Club, Aldridge, www.barrbeaconnetballclub.co.uk
Birmingham City University Netball team, www.birminghamcitysu.com/sports/Netball/
Birmingham Tigers Netball Club, Bournville/Longbridge, www.birminghamtigersnetballclub.co.uk
Linden Netball Club, Nechells, www.lindennetballclub.co.uk

Orienteering
West Midlands Orienteering Association, www.wmoa.org.uk
Octavian Droobers, www.octavian-droobers.org
City of Birmingham Orienteering Club, www.coboc.org.uk
Harlequins Orienteering Club West Midlands, www.harlequins.org.uk
British Orienteering, www.britishorienteering.org.uk
Orienteering England, www.orienteeringengland.org.uk

Paintballing/Laser-Gun Fighting etc
National Paintball Fields, Bassetts Pole, www.nationalpaintballfields.com
Laser Zone, Star City, Nechells, www.laserzone.co.uk/contbirm.htm
Paintball Games UK, Solihull, www.paintballgames.co.uk
Quasar Elite, Acocks Green, www.quasarelite.com
UK Paintball, Wolverhampton, www.ukpaintball.co.uk/paintball_Wolverhampton.asp
Predator Sport, Warks, www.predatorsport.co.uk
Marksman Leisure, Bromsgrove, www.laser-shooting.com

Paranormal Activity (see also Science Fiction)
West Midlands Ghost Club, www.westmidlandsghostclub.com
Para Search, www.parasearch.org.uk
Ghosts UK, www.ghosts-uk.net
Smethwick Paranormal Investigations, www.spis.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Ghost Evenings, Shropshire, www.ghost-evenings.co.uk
Birmingham Investigators of the Unknown, www.birminghamiu.com
Eerie Evenings, www.eerie-evenings.com
The Selly Oak Seance, www.seance.me.uk
Unsolved WM, www.unsolvedwm.com
Fortean Times (paranormal magazine), www.forteantimes.com

Photography
Aston & Erdington Photographic Society, www.aston-erdington.co.uk
Azure Photographics/Vince Web Design, www.vinceweb.co.uk
Yardley Photographic Society, www.yardleyps.co.uk
Shirley Photographic Society, Solihull, www.shirleyphoto.btinternet.co.uk
Solihull Photographic Society, www.solihullphotographicsociety.com
Images of Birmingham (photographic library), www.imagesofbirmingham.co.uk
Northfield Phoenix Photographic Society, www.e-voice.org.uk/northfield-phoenix-photographic-society
Fentham Photographic Society, Erdington, www.fentham-ps.org
Yewcroft Photography Group, www.b4tm4n.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Love Where You Live (competition), www.lovewhereyoulive.org.uk
Handsworth Photographic Society, www.handsworthphoto.moonfruit.com
Kings Norton Photographic Society, www.kingsnortonphotographicsociety.com
South Birmingham Photographic Society, Hall Green, http://sbps.yolasite.com
Sutton Coldfield Photographic Society, www.suttoncoldfieldps.com
Disabled Photographers' Society, www.disabledphotographers.co.uk
Great Barr Photographic Society, www.greatbarrphotographicsociety.com

Pigeon Racing etc - see also Bird Watching
Royal Pigeon Racing Association, www.rpra.org
Project Pigeon, Digbeth, www.project-pigeon.co.uk

Pilates - See Yoga

Playschemes/Youth Clubs
Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs, www.bayc.org
Kids Online, 249 Birmingham Road, Wylde Green - Sutton, www.kids-online.org.uk
Stepping Stones, Turfpits Lane, www.sstones.org.uk
Y @ Fosseway, Fosseway Drive, Erdington www.e-voice.org.uk/yfosseway
Children's Play Council, www.ncb.org.uk
Alleyne Road Gospel Hall, Erdington, www.cogb.org.uk/youthclub.html
Make Space, www.makespace.org.uk
St Matthews Playscheme, Great Barr, www.stmatthewsplayscheme.org.uk
Clubs For Young People, www.clubsforyoungpeople.org.uk
Handsworth Play (play facilities in the area), http://handsworthplay.tumblr.com
Scallywags Indoor Play Centre, The Fort, Erdington, www.scallywagsbirmingham.com
Funaticz, Stechford, www.funaticz.com

Pottery
Midlands Potters Association, Sutton, www.midlandspotters.co.uk

Pubs/Clubs/Restaurants
The Barn Social Club, Witton, www.thebarnbirmingham.co.uk
Marsh Lane Fish Bar, www.marshlanefishbar.co.uk
Campaign For Real Ale - Birmingham, www.birminghamcamra.org.uk
Dining In Brum (restaurant guide), www.dininginbrum.co.uk
British Beer and Pub Association, www.beerandpub.com
Midlands Pubs (past and present), www.midlandspubs.co.uk
Cask Marque (beer quality campaigning site), www.caskmarque.co.uk
Justice For Licensees, www.justiceforlicensees.org.uk
Freedom For Pubs, http://freedomforpubs.com
Birmingham Beer Festival, www.birminghambeerfestival.co.uk
The New Inns pub, Summer Road, www.the-new-inns.co.uk
British Institute of Innkeeping - West Midlands Region, http://bii.bii.org/regions/West-Midlands
Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (pub landlords), www.flva.co.uk
Pubs U Like (pub database), www.pubsulike.co.uk
Use Your Local (pub database), www.useyourlocal.com

Quilting etc
What House Work? (Solihull craftclub for women), http://whathousework.co.uk
Association Of Guilds Of Weavers Spinners And Dyers, www.wsd.org.uk
Cotteridge Quilters, www.e-voice.org.uk/cotteridgequilters
Learn 2 Knit, www.learn2knit.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield Creative Stitchers, www.suttoncoldfieldcreativestitchers.co.uk
Fine Cell Work (teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products), www.finecellwork.co.uk
From Beads to Buttons (craftwork), Birmingham, www.beads2buttons.blogspot.com
Birmingham School Of Sewing, Northfield, www.birminghamschoolofsewing.co.uk

Radio/TV  - (see Film-Making too)
Switch Radio, www.headlinemedia.org.uk/radio.php
Community TV Channel, www.communitychannel.org
Hospital Broadcasting Association, www.hbauk.com
United Christian Broadcasting, www.ucb.co.uk
New Style Radio, Winson Green, www.newstyleradio.co.uk
Radio Waves (community radio stations), www.radiowaves.co.uk
Grass Roots community radio, www.podnosh.com/grassroots
Creative Channel TV, Birmingham, www.creative-channel.tv
BBC Local TV, www.bbc.co.uk/localtv
Digi TV (TV for local Councils etc), www.digitv.org.uk
Television And Young People (talent search), www.tvyp.co.uk
Sutton Media Radio, www.suttonmedia.co.uk
Islam Channel TV (UK based), www.islamchannel.tv
Chinese Channel (UK based), www.chinese-channel.co.uk
Unity FM Radio, Balsall Heath, www.unityfm.net
Bantu Radio, Handsworth www.banturadio.com
Raj TV (UK Asian TV station), www.raj.tv
Galaxy Network, www.galaxybirmingham.co.uk
Polish Radio London, www.prl24.net
Radio Orla (for Poles in the UK), www.radio-orla.com
Jam Radio, Birmingham, www.jamradio.co.uk
Polska UK TV (UK Polish TV station), www.polskauk.tv
I Radio, University Of Central England, Perry Barr, www.iradiostation.co.uk
UK Chinese Channel, www.ukchinesechannel.co.uk
Entrepreneur Channel, www.ec.tv
BRMB, www.brmb.co.uk
Radio WM, www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/local_radio/
Current TV (You Tube-type current-affairs TV), www.current.tv
Amrit Bani (UK Sikh radio station), www.amritbani.com
Sound Clash (project for young people), www.sound-clash.co.uk
Eco Radio, Ladywood, www.eco-radio.co.uk
Burn FM (University of Birmingham's radio station), Selly Oak, www.burnfm.com
Radio Hey Now (UK Polish radio station), www.radioheynow.com
Colour Telly (UK Afro-Caribbean TV station), www.colourtelly.com
V-Television (community You-Tube-type site), www.vtelevision.co.uk
Aston FM radio, www.astonfm.net
Knex 3 (Kings Norton radio station), www.knex3.org
Mediabox (young people's media project), www.media-box.co.uk
Somali Media Centre (challenging media perceptions of Somalis in the UK), www.somalimediacentre.org
Birmingham Hospital Broadcasting Network, www.bhbn.net
Chinese Youth Radio (UK-based), www.cyradio.org
Irish Radio (UK based), www.irishradio.org
Loop Project (Icknield Port Loop), Ladywood, www.loopradio.co.uk
Green TV (environment podcasts etc), www.green.tv
Headliners (UK-wide news agency for and by young people), www.headliners.org
Muslim Cafe, www.muslimcafe.tv
KBC (Kashmir Broadcasting Company), Manchester, www.kbcchannel.tv
South Birmingham Community Radio, www.southbirminghamcommunityradio.co.uk
Sandwell Amateur Radio Club, www.sandwellarc.co.uk
Asian FX, www.asianfx.co.uk
Panjab Radio (Sikhs), www.panjabradio.co.uk
Cheeky Rainbow (Gay radio station), Selly Oak, www.cheekyrainbow.com
Local Government Channel, www.localgovernmentchannel.com
Services Sound and Vision Corporation (entertaining and informing Britain's Armed Forces around the world), www.ssvc.com
Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television And Arts Awards, www.beffta.com
Noor TV (Islamic TV channel), Aston, www.noortvonline.com
God TV, www.god.tv
New Wine (free Christian magazine), www.new-wine.org
Premier TV (Christian radio/TV), www.premier.tv
Fun Kids Live (childrens' radio station), www.funkidslive.com
Gaydar Radio (gay), http://gaydarradio.com
Brit Asia TV, www.britasia.tv
Prison Radio Association, www.prisonradioassociation.org
Glory TV (GTV - Christian channel catering for multi-cultural audiences), www.live.glorytv.co.uk
Radio Centre (trade body for commercial radio), www.radiocentre.org
Spitfire Radio, Castle Vale, www.spitfireradio.net
Radio XL (Asian), Birmingham, www.radioxl.net
IQRA TV (Moslem), www.iqrauk.com
Telewizja Polska Londyn (Polish TV station), http://tvpl.tv
Sikh TV, http://sikhtv848.com
Sound of Hope-UK Life radio (Chinese), www.ukliferadio.co.uk
Sunrise TV (UK Asian channel), www.sunrisetv.tv

Raves (in the City Centre unless stated)
Flirt, Aston University, www.live2flirt.co.uk
The Night Before, www.thenightbefore.com
Ice Parties, www.myspace.com/iceparties
Chi Bar, www.chibar.co.uk
God's Kitchen, Digbeth, www.godskitchen.com
Factory Club, Digbeth, www.factoryclub.co.uk
Subway City (Gay), www.subwaycityclub.moonfruit.com
Taste And See, www.tasteandseethelight.org.uk
SV (Slammin Vinyl), The NEC, www.slamminvinyl.com
Hardcore 'Til I Die, Digbeth, www.htid.co.uk
Planet Funk, www.iloveplanetfunk.co.uk
Spin Party, www.spinparty.co.uk
Dragon Eye, www.dragon-eye.co.uk
Miss Moneypennys, www.moneypennys-media.com
Poppy Red, www.poppy-red.com
Now Taking Back Mondays, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/nowtakingbackmondays
Bass Operations, Birmingham University, www.bassoperations.co.uk
The Works, www.theworksbirmingham.co.uk
Forbidden Fruit, www.forbiddenfruit.org.uk
Gonzo, Moseley, www.myspace.com/gonzoparties
Revolution, www.revolution-bars.co.uk
Cocoon Club, www.cocoonclub.co.uk
Rooty Frooty, www.myspace.com/rootyfrooty
Heducation, Jewellery Quarter, www.heducation.com
Resurrection, www.resurrectionclub.com
Central Projection, www.myspace.com/centralprojection
Subculture, www.subculturerocks.com
Retribution, Walsall, www.myspace.com/retributionuk
Sweat Club, www.sweatclub.co.uk
Atomic Jam, www.atomic-jam.com
The Planet, Wolverhampton, www.theplanet.uk.com
Shiva Sound System (Asian), www.shivasoundsystem.co.uk
Anarchy, www.anarchyrockclub.com
Urban Disturbance, www.myspace.com/urbandisturbanceuk
Frontiers Rock Night (heavy-metal), Hagley Road, www.frontiersrocknight.co.uk
Shaanti (Asian), Jewellery Quarter, www.shaanti.co.uk
Magnetik, Digbeth, www.magnetik.biz
Banquet, www.myspace.com/banquetclub
Island Bar, www.bar-island.co.uk
Ramshackle, www.ramshackle.org.uk/birmingham
Carling Academy, www.birmingham-academy.co.uk
We Get Kicks, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/wegetkicks
Defunct, www.defunctclubbing.com
Come Up, www.myspace.com/comeupcomedown
Edwards No. 8, www.edwardsno8.com
Spectrum 48k, Digbeth, www.spectrum48k.com
Type 3, Sutton, www.type3.nu
Magik, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/magikparty
Legion Goth All-Nighters, www.myspace.com/legiongoth
Costers Rock Pub (Costermonger),  www.myspace.com/costermongers
Afro Dizzy Scratch, Sutton, www.myspace.com/afrodizzyscratch
Friendly Fire Music (reggae etc), Moseley, www.friendlyfiremusic.com
Random Concept, Digbeth, www.randomconcept.com
Underground City Events, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/undergroundcityevents
Evolve, Moseley, www.clubevolve.net
Chaos Ball, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/thechaosball
Uproar, Digbeth, www.uproar-events.com
Drop Beats Not Bombs (far-Left), Digbeth, www.dropbeatsnotbombs.co.uk
Cool Promotions UK, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/coolpromotionsuk
Stunnas Party, www.myspace.com/stunnasparty
Vodbull UK, Digbeth, www.vodbull.com
Sexual All-Stars, Moseley, www.myspace.com/thesexualallstars
Good Old Days (GOD), Hagley Road, www.godevents.co.uk
Disk Connected Promotions, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/diskconnectedpromotions
Ground Zero Projects, www.groundzeroprojects.com
Capsule, Digbeth, www.capsule.org.uk
Chicks Dig Jerks, www.myspace.com/chicksdigjerks
Club Fuel, www.clubfuel.co.uk
Mr Elephant Presents, Moseley, www.myspace.com/mrelephantpresents
Arca Bar, www.arca-bar.com
Libertys, Hagley Road, www.libertysnightclub.co.uk
Party Polska (Poles), www.partypolska.com
Mukky Duck, www.mukkyduck.biz
Lovebox, www.loveboxweekender.com/birmingham
Don't Stay In (national guide), www.dontstayin.com
Barracuda, www.barracudabirmingham.co.uk
Push, www.myspace.com/pushpartiesuk
Rainbow, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/rainbowevents
Premonition, www.premonitionnightclub.co.uk
Secret Garden, Moseley, www.myspace.com/secretgardenparties
Beccys All Stars, www.myspace.com/beccysallstars
Ekvador UK (Polish), www.myspace.com/ekvadoruk
Edit, Moseley, www.myspace.com/editbrum
Bounce To This, Digbeth, www.b2t.co.uk
Rumble In The Jungle, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/rumbleinthejungle_uk
Vim 2, www.vim-2.com
Below, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/belowdaytime
Insomnia, www.clubinsomnia.co.uk
Taste And See The Light (Christian), www.tasteandseethelight.org.uk
Club Reverb (teen Rave, ages 13-17, 3pm-7pm, City Centre), www.myspace.com/club_reverb
Moon Lounge, www.myspace.com/moonlounge
Custard Factory, Digbeth, www.custardfactory.com
House Of God, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/hogbham
Habit, Moseley, www.myspace.com/habitclub
Creepy Crawleys, Newtown, www.myspace.com/creepycrawleys
Tricky Disco, www.myspace.com/trickydiscomusic
Asian Club Guide, www.asianclubguide.com
Shake And Pop, www.myspace.com/shakeandpopatislandbar
So Delicious, www.so-delicious.co.uk
Down At The Sugarfoot Stomp (older people - 1920's - 1960's music), Moseley, www.downatthesugarfootstomp.com
Izzy NK (young Birmingham DJ), www.myspace.com/izzynk
Sin Rock Night, Moseley, www.myspace.com/sinrocknight
Snobs Night Club, www.snobsnightclub.co.uk
Que Club, www.queclub.co.uk
Sundissential, www.dontstayin.com/parties/Sundissential
Skanking Dub Beats, Digbeth, www.skankingdubbeats.co.uk
Open Beats, www.myspace.com/openbeats
Custom Made, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/custommadeevent
Alchemy Rock Night, www.myspace.com/alchemyrocknight
Rave Guide, www.raveguide.co.uk
Dilated City, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/dilatedcity
90's Night, www.myspace.com/90sclub
Concrete, Hockley, www.myspace.com/concretebirmingham
Tria Mera Promotions, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/triamerapromotions
Fat Funk '08, www.myspace.com/fatfunk08
Raw, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/rawsickness
Hot Damn Club, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/hotdamnclub
Guilty Shoes, Kings Heath, www.guiltyshoes.co.uk
Bigger Than Barry, www.myspace.com/biggerthanbarry
The Place I Love, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/theplaceilove
Class A Recordingz, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/classarecordingz
Drinking On A School Night, www.myspace.com/drinkingonaschoolnight
Heaven On Earth, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/heavenonearthevents
444 Club, West Bromwich, www.myspace.com/kamikazeevents
Connect 4, www.myspace.com/connectfournight
Cross Fire, www.myspace.com/fieldfirepromotions
Bassline Fever, www.myspace.com/basslinefever
The O Bar, www.obarbirmingham.com
Reborn, www.myspace.com/reborndnb
Scratch Club, www.myspace.com/scratchclubbirmingham
La Luna, www.myspace.com/lalunaclub
Gatecrasher Birmingham, www.gatecrasherbirmingham.com
Jack In The Box, Moseley, www.myspace.com/jackintheboxuk1
U Dirty Stop Out, Stirchley, www.udirtystopout.co.uk/venues/Three-Horse-Shoes-Birmingham
Sneak (Rave), www.clubsneak.com
I Love Risa, www.iloverisa.co.uk
Sence, www.sencebirmingham.co.uk
TRMNL (Jewellery Quarter), www.trmnl.co.uk
Anti-Social Breaks, www.myspace.com/antisocialbreaks
Toxic, www.myspace.com/toxicbirmingham
Escape, www.myspace.com/escape_birmingham
All Funk'd Up, www.allfunkdup.com
S.L.A.G. Party (Straights, lesbians and gays), Digbeth, www.slagparty.com
The Asylum, Hockley, www.theasylumvenue.co.uk
Bouncetastic, Sutton, www.bouncetastic.net
Stoned, www.facebook.com/stonedbrum
Electric City, Digbeth, www.eclectricityevents.co.uk (sic)
Bloc Beatz, Digbeth, www.myspace.com/blocbeatz

(Parents - Though all of these Raves operate legally and flyers state drugs are not tolerated, it's clear illegal drugs form much of the sub-culture at Raves, and it's fair to assume regular visitors will at some point be offered drugs).

Recording Studios - See Music

Roller-Blading - See Skateboarding

Rounders/Baseball/Softball
National Rounders Association, www.nra-rounders.co.uk
Birmingham Bobcats, Edgbaston, http://westmidsoftball.com
Birmingham Maple Leafs Of Marston Green, www.mapleleafs.co.uk
Birmingham Mixed Rounders League, Erdington, www.birminghamrounders.co.uk
Rounders England, www.roundersengland.co.uk

Rugby (League)
Birmingham Bulldogs, http://birminghambulldogs.co.uk

Rugby (Union)
Sutton Coldfield Rugby Club, www.scrfc.com
Bournville Rugby Club, www.bournvillerfc.co.uk
Harborne Rugby Club, www.harborne-rugby.com
Veseyans Rugby Club, Sutton, www.veseyansrfc.co.uk
East Midlands Rugby Union, www.emru.co.uk
Moseley Rugby Club, www.moseleyrugby.co.uk
Kings Norton Rugby Football Club, www.pitchero.com/clubs/kingsnorton/
Rugby Football Union, www.rfu.com
Old Saltleians, Water Orton, www.oldsaltleians.co.uk
Camp Hill Rugby Football Club, Shirley (NOT Digbeth), Solihull, www.chrfc.co.uk
Bromsgrove Rugby Football Club, www.bromsgroverfc.co.uk
Birmingham Barbarians, Perry Barr, www.bhambarbarians.co.uk
Birmingham Rugby (info page), www.birminghamrugby.co.uk
Warley Rugby Club, www.communigate.co.uk/bc/warleyrfc/
Spartans Rugby Club, Sutton, www.spartansrugby.co.uk
Aldridge Rugby Football Club, www.aldridgerfc.co.uk
Aston Old Edwardians Rugby Club, www.astonoldeds.co.uk/rugby
Old Yardleians RFC, Solihull, www.oldyardsrugby.co.uk
Silhillians RUFC, Solihull, www.pitchero.com/clubs/silhillians
Lordswood Dixonians Rugby Football Club, Edgbaston, www.ldrfc.com
Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Club, www.beesrugby.com
Scrum Queens - England webpage (womens' Rugby Union), http://scrumqueens.com/countries/england.html
Rugby Monkeys (basic rugby classes for the very young), Streetly, Quinton, Moseley, Solihull, www.rugbymonkeys.co.uk

Sailing/Canoeing etc
Brookvale Sailing Club, Brookvale Park, Erdington, www.bbsc.org.uk
Wow 4 Water, www.wow4water.net
Bartley Sailing Club, Bartley Green, www.bartleysc.co.uk
Edgbaston Water Sports, www.edgbastonwatersports.co.uk
British Waterways, www.britishwaterways.co.uk
British Canoe Union - West Midlands Region, www.bcuwestmidlands.org.uk
Sutton Sailing Club, www.suttonsc.org.uk
Birmingham Canoe Club, Edgbaston, www.birminghamcanoeclub.co.uk
Royal Yachting Association, www.rya.org.uk
Canal Events, www.canalevents.co.uk
Barnt Green Sailing Club, www.sailingbarntgreen.com
Loop Project (Icknield Port Loop), Ladywood canalside, www.loopradio.co.uk
Brindley Place, www.brindleyplace.com
Sherborne Wharf, www.sherbornewharf.co.uk
Aldridge Sailing Club, http://homepages.rya-online.net/aldridgesc
River/Canal Rescue (sort of AA service for canal boats and yachts etc!), www.rivercanalrescue.co.uk
Worcester Birmingham Canal Society, www.catshill.com/wbcs/
Shustoke Sailing Club, Coleshill, www.shustokesailingclub.co.uk
Birmingham Canal Navigations Society, www.bcn-society.co.uk
Tamworth Sailing Club, www.tamworthsc.co.uk
Central Rescue UK (water rescue), Shard End, www.centralrescue.co.uk
Royal Sutton Coldfield Canoe Club, www.suttoncanoe.org.uk
Midland Sailing Club, Edgbaston, www.midlandsailingclub.org.uk
Erdington Branch RNLI, www.erdingtonrnli.com
Central Boat Parties (party cruises on a canal barge), Birmingham, www.centralboatparties.co.uk
Birmingham Model Yacht Club, Sutton, www.beam.to/bmyc
Away 2 Canal (barge trips), Birmingham, http://away2canal.co.uk
Olton Mere Sailing Club, Solihull, www.oltonmere.org
Copt Heath Wharf, Solihull, www.coptheathwharf.co.uk
Dudley Canal Trust (trips), www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk

Science Fiction/Space/Astronomy etc
Birmingham Science Fiction Group, www.bsfg.freeservers.com
Alpha Quadrant (Star Trek fan-club), Great Barr, www.infinitefrontiers.mcmail.com/AlphaQuadrant/AQ.htm
National Space Centre, Leicester, www.spacecentre.co.uk
Sir Patrick Moore, www.sirpatrickmoore.com
Fanderson (Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society), www.fanderson.org.uk
UFO Research Midlands, www.uform.org
Space Guard UK (asteroid collision project), www.spaceguarduk.com
Science Horizons (public consultations), www.sciencehorizons.org.uk
SETI (Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence), http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_170861.html
British Government UFO Archives, http://ufos.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Birmingham Astronomical Group, www.birmingham-astronomy.co.uk
UFO Info, www.ufoinfo.com
Knowle Astronomical Society, Solihull, www.knowleastro.org.uk

Scouts/Girl Guides/Sports Camps etc
Sutton Coldfield Boys Brigade, Chester Road Baptist Church, http://3suttoncoldfield.boys-brigade.org.uk
Kings Sports Camps, Birmingham www.kingssportscamps.com
Greets Green Youth Forum, West Bromwich, www.ggyf.co.uk
Camp Beaumont, Staffs www.campbeaumont.co.uk
Girl Guides, www.girlguiding.org.uk
Sport 4 Thought, www.sport4thought.co.uk
Do It 4 Real, www.doit4real.co.uk
Super Camps, www.supercamps.co.uk
Scout Base UK, www.scoutbase.org.uk
Birmingham Young Volunteers Adventure Camps,  www.byvadventurecamps.co.uk
British Activity Holiday Association, www.baha.org.uk
Action Centres, www.actioncentres.co.uk
Llangorse Multi Activity Centre, www.activityuk.com
Scout Association in Birmingham, www.birminghamscouts.demon.co.uk
Woodlands Camp (Birmingham Boys’ and Girls’ Union), Aldridge, www.woodlandscamp.co.uk
80th Birmingham Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Companies, Hall Green, www.hallgreenbrigades.freeserve.co.uk
Boys' Brigade in Birmingham, www.bb-birmingham.org.uk
Let Me Play, www.letmeplay.co.uk
Birmingham Federation of Clubs for Young People, www.birminghamfed.co.uk
Birmingham Phab Camps (camps where disabled kids meet/play with able-bodied), www.bhamphabcamps.org.uk
283rd Eagle Scout Group - Beaver and Cub Scouts, Northfield, http://www.283rdeaglescoutgroup.ik.com
8th Birmingham Boys Brigade, Quinton, www.8thbirminghambb.co.uk
Children’s Country Holidays Fund, www.childrensholidays.org.uk
301 Kingshurst Scout Group, Solihull, www.301scouts.co.uk
Active Training & Education Trust (Superweeks), www.ate.org.uk
Woodcraft Folk (kids camping and other activities), www.woodcraft.org.uk
Woodcraft Folk Bournville (kids camping etc), http://woodcraftfolkbournville.co.uk
Sutton Scouting, www.suttonscouting.org.uk
2nd Wylde Green Scout Group, Sutton, http://theredborder.files.wordpress.com
UK Muslim Scout Fellowship, www.ukmsf.org
Active Camps, www.activecamps.co.uk
Trefoil Guild (adults assisting Girl Guiding), www.trefoilguilduk.org.uk
Smethwick Old Church Scout Group, https://shirelandlearning.slmlg.net/sites/soc/
The Outward Bound Trust, http://theoutwardboundtrust.org.uk
Royal Rangers (Scouting-type organisation run by Assemblies of God churches), www.rangerministriestrust.org.uk
PGL Children's Adventure Holidays, www.pgl.co.uk
Challenge Adventure Group (youth group in Solihull), www.challengeadventure.org

Shooting (see also Paintballing)
Sutton Coldfield Rifle and Pistol Club, www.scrapclub.org.uk
Marksman Leisure, Bromsgrove, www.laser-shooting.com

Show-Jumping
Kings Heath Horse Show, http://kingsheathhorseshow.com
Middleton Equestrian, Tamworth, www.middletonequestrian.co.uk

Skateboarding/Roller-Blading
Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames (roller-derby), www.blitzdames.com
Document (free UK skateboarding magazine), www.documentskateboard.com
Skate Park Pages, www.skateparkpages.co.uk
Great Barr Skaters Club, www.bebo.com/skaters-great-barr
Central City Roller Girls (roller derby), www.centralcityrollergirls.co.uk
Birmingham Wheels Roller Speed Club, Saltley, www.birminghamwheelsrsc.net
Extreme Sports Central (surfing, rock climbing, mountain biking, skateboarding etc), http://extremesportscentral.co.uk
Federation of Inline Speed Skating, www.inlinespeed.co.uk
Roller Revolution (disco on roller-skates), www.rollerrevolution.co.uk
Ideal Skateboard Supply, Digbeth, www.idealbirmingham.co.uk
Birmingham Roller Disco, city centre, www.birminghamrollerdisco.co.uk

Snooker
Rileys (Erdington, city centre, Garretts Green, Moseley, Solihull), www.rileysltd.com
West Heath Snooker And Pool Club, Kings Norton, www.westheathsnooker.com
A & D Billiards and Pool Services, Marston Road (by Chester Road Station), www.thesnookershop.co.uk
Snooks Snooker & Pool Club, Halesowen, www.rizzos-snooker.co.uk
Thurston (supplies), Aston, www.thurston.co.uk

Sports Social Groups
Birmingham IVC Sport And Social Club, www.birminghamivc.co.uk
Spice (Birmingham), www.spicebham.com
Sutton Plus, www.suttonplus.co.uk
Outdoor Lads, www.outdoorlads.com

Squash
England Squash, www.englandsquash.com
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club, Handsworth, http://springfield.totaltennis.net
Sutton Coldfield Squash Club, www.suttonsquashclub.net
Four Oaks Squash Club, www.fouroakssquashclub.org.uk
Barnt Green Sports Club, www.barntgreensportsclub.co.uk
Aston Old Edwardians Squash Club, www.astonoldeds.co.uk/squash
West Warwickshire Sports Club, Solihull, www.westwarwicks.co.uk

Stamp Collecting (philately)
Birmingham Philatelic Society, www.birminghamphilatelic.co.uk

Surfing
Extreme Sports Central (surfing, rock climbing, mountain biking, skateboarding etc), http://extremesportscentral.co.uk
Central SUP Boarders, www.facebook.com/pages/Stand-up-paddle-boarding-in-the-Midlands-Central-SUP-boarders/ 

Swimming/Scuba-Diving
Perry Beeches And Sutton Swim Squad, www.perrybeechesswimmingclub.co.uk
Moseley Shoals (Gay), www.moseleyshoals.org.uk
Orion Swimming Club (South Birmingham), www.orionswimmingclub.co.uk
Amateur Swimming Association, www.britishswimming.org
S4 Swim School, Sutton, http://s4swimschool.com
British Sub-Aqua Club, www.bsac.com
Sutton Divers, Wyndley, www.suttondivers.org
Dive In Birmingham, Kings Norton, www.divein.co.uk/birmingham.htm
Dive Buddies, www.divebuddies.biz
Sub-Aqua Association, www.saa.org.uk
Strokes, www.birmingham.gov.uk/swimming
City Of Birmingham Swimming Club, www.swimbirmingham.org.uk
Boldmere Swimming Club, Sutton, www.boldmereswimmingclub.co.uk
Kids Swim 4 Free scheme, www.leisure.birmingham.gov.uk/swim4free
Sutton Dolphins (babies), www.baby-swimming.co.uk
Water Babies, Sutton, www.waterbabies.co.uk
Flippers Swim School, Kingstanding, www.flippersswimschool.co.uk
Karen Pickering Swim, Great Barr, www.karenpickeringswim.com
Friends of Moseley Road Baths, www.friendsofmrb.co.uk
Warley Wasps Swimming Club, www.warleywasps.net
Royal Life-Saving Society, www.lifesavers.org.uk
West Midland Swimming, www.westmidlandswimming.org
Swim For Free (kids/over 60's), www.birmingham.gov.uk/swimforfree.bcc
Wyndley Seals, Sutton, www.wyndleyseals.co.uk
Birmingham Masters Swimming Club, Selly Oak, www.birminghammasters.co.uk
North Birmingham Dolphins Swimming and Lifesaving Club, Kingstanding, www.northbirminghamdolphins.com
Northfield Lifesaving Club, www.northfieldlsc.org.uk
Frazer Amiss Memorial Trust (Underwater Search Unit), Sutton, www.famt.org.uk
Moseley Road Baths, Balsall Heath, www.moseleyroadbaths.co.uk
Tiverton Pool and Fitness Centre, Selly Oak, www.birmingham.gov.uk/tivertonpool
Wild Swimming, www.wildswimming.co.uk/wild-swimming-centraleast.html
Solihull Sub-Aqua Club, www.solihullsubaqua.co.uk
National Association of Swimming Clubs For The Handicapped, www.nasch.org.uk
Community Swimming, www.communityswimming.co.uk

Table Football - See Football

Table Tennis
English Table Tennis Association - West Midlands Region, http://ettawm.tripod.com
United Kingdom Chinese Table Tennis Association, www.ukctta.org

Tae-Kwon-Do - See also Martial Arts
United Kingdom Tae Kwon-Do, Mere Green - Sutton, www.uktkd.co.uk
Great Barr Tae-kwon-do, www.greatbarr-taekwondo.co.uk
Sutton Schools of Tae Kwon Do, www.suttontkd.co.uk
Anthony Brennan Tae Kwon-Do (Acocks Green, Sheldon, Stechford, Yardley), www.abtkd.co.uk
Arnold's School Of Taekwondo, Handsworth/Highgate, www.learntaekwondo.co.uk
Hamstead Dragons, www.hamsteaddragons.co.uk
British Taekwondo Control Board, www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk
Kwon TKD, Ladywood, www.kwontkd.com
Sue Hall Tae-Kwon-Do, Acocks Green/Solihull, www.suehalltkd.co.uk
Knowle Tae-Kwon-Do, www.knowletkd.co.uk
Elite Taekwondo Academy, Kings Norton, www.elite-taekwondo.doodlekit.com
Absolute Taekwondo, Sutton, www.a-taekwondo-a.com
University of Birmingham Taekwondo Club, Edgbaston www.birminghamtaekwondo.com
West Midlands Tae Kwon Do, Dudley, www.westmidstkd.co.uk/TAGB-Dudley.html
Shirley Tae Kwon-Do Club, Solihull, www.shirleytkd.co.uk
British Taekwondo Council, www.britishtaekwondocouncil.org
Burntwood and Cannock Tae Kwon Do club, www.taekwondo.uk.net
Wythall Taekwon-Do, www.wythall-tkd.co.uk
Redditch Tigers Tae Kwon Do, www.redditchtigers.co.uk
North Midlands T.A.G.B, www.nmtkd.org.uk
Bernard's Institute Of Taekwondo (Chelmsley Wood/Solihull/Coleshill), www.bernardstkd.co.uk
GB Taekwondo, www.gbtaekwondo.co.uk

Tai Chi/Qi Gong - See also Martial Arts
Kaiming, www.kaiming.co.uk
Rising Dragon Tai Chi, www.risingdragontaichi.com
Tai Chi Union for Great Britain, www.taichiunion.com
Tai Chi Stuff (Sutton, Acocks Green, Great Barr, Streetly, Aldridge), www.taichistuff.com
Qi Gong Sifu Mike Baker, Highgate, www.mikebaker-qigong.com
Dragon Spring Tai Ji (Bearwood, Kings Heath, Moseley, Bournville), www.dragonspringtaiji.co.uk
West Midlands Chen Style Tai Chi School, Selly Oak, www.chentaichi.moonfruit.com

Ten-Pin Bowling
Alley Up (skittles), www.alleyup.co.uk
British Tenpin Bowling Association, www.btba.org.uk
Hollywood Bowl, Rubery, www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk/birmingham.php
Ten Pin, Star City, www.tenpin.co.uk/home/our_locations/starcity.stml
Bowl Plex, Five Ways - Edgbaston, www.bowlplex.co.uk
The Leisure Box, city-centre, http://theleisurebox.co.uk

Tennis
Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club, www.suttontennis.com
Streetly Tennis Club, www.streetlytennisclub.co.uk
Lawn Tennis Association, www.lta.org.uk
British Tennis Foundation, www.btf.org.uk
Edgbaston Priory, www.edgbastonpriory.com
Play Tennis, www.playtennis.org.uk
Billesley Indoor Tennis Centre, www.leisure.birmingham.gov.uk/sites/billesley/billesley.htm
Boldmere Tennis Club, http://boldmere.totaltennis.net
Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society, www.ealts.net
Springfield Tennis And Squash Club, Handsworth, http://springfield.totaltennis.net
Weoley Hill Tennis Club, http://weoleyhilltennis.co.uk
Penns Tennis Club, Sutton, www.pennstennisclub.com
Four Oaks Tennis Club, http://fotc.info
Barnt Green Sports Club, www.barntgreensportsclub.co.uk
Teddy Tennis (kids), Sutton, www.teddytennis.com/content/locations/sutton_coldfield.html
Chantry Tennis Club, Moseley, www.chantrytennis.co.uk
Warwickshire Veterans League, www.warwickshireveteransleague.co.uk
West Warwickshire Sports Club, Solihull, www.westwarwicks.co.uk
Hamstead Diamonds Tennis Club, www.hamstead-diamonds.org.uk
Tennis For Free (enter your postcode), www.tennisforfree.com
Sutton United Tennis Club, www.suttonunitedtennisclub.co.uk