Kings Heath was once part of the Moseley yield of the ancient parish of Kings Norton in the Halfshire hundred of Worcestershire. Kings Heath became part of Birmingham in 1911. Birmingham FLAG empowers law students by giving them the opportunity to take an active role in responding to the legal aid cuts and helping to resolve legal problems. Volunteering with FLAG develops students’ interviewing skills, communication skills, and legal research and writing skills. The flag shows a pear tree on a hill (barr) which is thought to be the origin of the place name. The flag also features a podium to represent the area’s link to athletic prowess, being the home of Birchfield Harriers. Following the incorporation of Birmingham as a borough in 1838, the corporation approved the design of a seal comprising "The Birmingham Arms, encircled with a wreath", with the motto "Forward". The arms were those used from about 1413 to 1536 by the de Bermingham family, holders of the manor.

From 1914 to 1958 the Castle Vale estate used to be the location of Castle Bromwich Aerodrome. Planes used to be built at a factory here so the flag has a spitfire on it, which also echoes the sculpture at Spitfire Island. Yardley was an ancient parish in the Pershore hundred of Worcestershire. It became part of Birmingham in 1911. It is an honour to witness so many organisations raising greater awareness of the Windrush Generation, through this special flag raising and other events that instil a real sense of belonging.The colours of the flag are based on the coat of arms of the Calthorpe family, who are very influential in the area, while the towers represent the two towers of Perrott’s Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks Tower which were said to have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien when writing The Lord of the Rings. When designing a flag for a place I considered various things such as the history of the place, the place name, important historical people, local landmarks and buildings, natural features and even sports teams. A civil dispute refers to a disagreement between private individuals or organisations that is not a criminal matter. Civil disputes can include neighbour disputes, contractual disputes, financial disputes, to name a few. The flag features an arrow pointing west. The purple colour is to represent heather (e.g. the heath). The man on the moon image is to represent the name of the local pub.

There are 571 parks within Birmingham [154] – more than any other European city [155] – totalling over 3,500 hectares (14sqmi) of public open space. [154] The city has over six million trees, [155] and 250 miles (400 kilometres) of urban brooks and streams. [154] Sutton Park, which covers 2,400 acres (971ha) in the north of the city, [156] is the largest urban park in Europe and a national nature reserve. [154] Birmingham Botanical Gardens, located close to the city centre, retains the regency landscape of its original design by J. C. Loudon in 1829, [157] while the Winterbourne Botanic Garden in Edgbaston reflects the more informal Arts and Crafts tastes of its Edwardian origins. [158] The flag features a ford crossing the River Cole. Five roads, represented in yellow, meet at ‘Five Ways’, where the war memorial is represented by a pentagon. The green represents the greenspace along the river valley. By the 1820s, the country's extensive canal system had been constructed, giving greater access to natural resources and fuel for industries. During the Victorian era, the population of Birmingham grew rapidly to well over half a million [89] and Birmingham became the second largest population centre in England. Birmingham was granted city status in 1889 by Queen Victoria. [90] Joseph Chamberlain, mayor of Birmingham and later an MP, and his son Neville Chamberlain, who was Lord Mayor of Birmingham and later the British Prime Minister, are two of the most well-known political figures who have lived in Birmingham. The city established its own university in 1900. [91] 20th century and contemporary [ edit ] Ruins of the Bull Ring, destroyed during the Birmingham Blitz, 1940 An aerial photograph of Birmingham in 1946 Some later sources claim that the name refers to ‘Sarah’s oak’ (later Sally’s oak) after a local witch who was either hanged from it or was buried under it with an oak stake through her heart, which later it was claimed grew into an oak tree. sourceIn 1894 Berwood joined the newly formed Castle Bromwich Rural District, which itself became part of the Meriden Rural District in 1912. It became part of Birmingham in 1933. The image shows Gravelly Hill Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) in a circle to represent the caves that were once here. The yellow hill represents the sandy soil of the area.

Quinton (or Ridgeacre as it used to be known) was a township in the ancient parish of Halesowen in the Brimstree hundred of the county of Shropshire (that’s not a typo, there was an exclave of Shropshire here until 1844). Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Our students develop videos for service users of charities, to help explain complex legal issues in a clear and accessible way. Students research the relevant law, draft the video scripts, then design and create the videos, utilising their legal research and drafting skills, as well as technological skills. Stechford was part of the Lea manor in the ancient parish of Yardley in the Pershore hundred of Worcestershire. It became part of Birmingham in 1911. Hall Green was once part of the ancient parish of Yardley in the Pershore hundred of Worcestershire. Hall Green became part of Birmingham in 1911. The 18th century saw this tradition of free-thinking and collaboration blossom into the cultural phenomenon now known as the Midlands Enlightenment. [57] The town developed into a notable centre of literary, musical, artistic and theatrical activity; [58] and its leading citizens – particularly the members of the Lunar Society of Birmingham – became influential participants in the circulation of philosophical and scientific ideas among Europe's intellectual elite. [59] The close relationship between Enlightenment Birmingham's leading thinkers and its major manufacturers [60] – in men like Matthew Boulton and James Keir they were often in fact the same people [61] – made it particularly important for the exchange of knowledge between pure science and the practical world of manufacturing and technology. [62] This created a "chain reaction of innovation", [63] forming a pivotal link between the earlier scientific revolution and the Industrial Revolution that would follow. [64] Industrial Revolution [ edit ] Matthew Boulton, a prominent early industrialistThe name of the area is derived from the occasion when the Stuart King Charles I supposedly reviewed his troops standing on the Neolithic Bowl Barrow in the area on 18 October 1642 during the English Civil War.