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THE SCENE (Exterior/Day): A platform at Stourbridge Junction railway station (complete with horrendous dubbed tannoy announcements in a heavy Birmingham accent). Frank Sandford (Frank Skinner) is sitting on a bench leafing through a copy of "The Birmingham Post", and musing quietly to himself:
"There's nothing like a local paper to drag you into a mood of terrible despair, is there? In fact for me, I think it's just the word local that does 'em. It doesn't matter where you live, you can take the word "local" out of any sentence, replace it with the word "crap" and it still works exactly the same...Let's try it, shall we? [He flicks through the paper]. Here we go... a local theatre group... One to me, I think... Let's have another go... Music will be supplied by local musicians... Mr. Geoff Nimble, a local poet [Laughs]. I don't think we're going to top that one, are we?"
Extract from BLUE HEAVEN episode 2, transmitted 6th August 1994.
Written by Frank Skinner; Produced by Fine Time Film & Television for Channel Four.
And now for the page where "local" definitely isn't synonymous with "crap"...
Stourbridge Information
- Stourbridge.com: Massively comprehensive site devoted to Stourbridge, including detailed reference information on the town's facilities, shops, local businesses and leisure activities. Also featuring maps, photographs, details of Stourbridge's history and much more. An essential first stop for anyone wishing to attend a Kaleidoscope event.
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Stourbridge Town Hall: The official site of Kaleidoscope's traditional venue, located in Stourbridge town centre. Includes photographs and a map.
- Map of Stourbridge: A zoomable route and street map, with Stourbridge Town Hall pinpointed, courtesy of Multimap.com.
- Stourbridge Hotels and Guest Houses: Some of the accommodation available locally, within walking distance of our venue or easily accessible via public transport.
Local Government
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Maintained by our regional government administration, this award-winning site features very comprehensive details of the services offered by the council, places of interest to visit in and around Dudley, the history of the area and links to other relevant resources, both local and national.
- Birmingham City Council: A massive site of resources and information devoted to covering just about every aspect of the thriving cultural centre that is the United Kingdom's second largest city, as well as the surrounding area.
Press
Public Transport
Shopping
- Merry Hill: If you're visiting the area from another part of the country, you'll probably want to check out one of Europe's largest shopping centres, the world-famous Merry Hill complex. Popularly known in the area as "merry hell", this massive urban sprawl gone insane is worth at least one visit just to take in the sheer enormity and scale of it all.
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