HeathTalk Podcast

Chris Crouch is off this week, so Chris Smith is joined by Scarlett from Enjoy Kings Heath – someone who spends more hours on the high street than anyone, whether she likes it or not. And it’s a packed one, with half term and Halloween arriving in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. Looking back, the Station has turned its function room into a games room with interactive darts and a pool table, the H Mal...

Your weekly guide to what’s on in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK – with Chris Smith and Chris Crouch. This week starts with a recap of last week’s single grain whisky night and the Arts Market, plus some good news: listener numbers are up 18%. We’d like that to keep going, so we’ve got one small job for you (it involves texting three friends). We’re also trying something new this week: a look further...

Episode correction: Skate Buddies' Wednesday adult beginner sessions at Circus Mash run 8pm to 9.30pm and cost £7.50 per session (£9.50 on alternate Tuesdays, 8.30pm to 10pm). Term time only. Details at skatebuddiesuk.co.uk Another packed week in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK, so Chris Smith (Technology Made Simple) and Chris Crouch (Infinity Pizza & Infinity Brewing) keep the chatter short...

Good morning, Kings Heath! Chris and Chris are back with your weekly round-up of what's happened and what's on in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. We start with sad news: another fire, this time on Drayton Road near the Nationwide, with 10 fire engines and 50 firefighters called out. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries. On a brighter note, our reporter Heidi visited Thrive's open g...

This week on Heath Talk, Chris Smith and Chris Crouch bring you the full round-up from Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK — and it's a big one. We've had our first ever listener voice note (a genuinely gorgeous one from Yogi Clare, no pressure to future contributors...), a chat about last week's mystery power cut that knocked out 80,000 homes, and highlights from Kings Heath Comic Con. Then i...

Grab a pint and settle in — it's another week of everything King's Heath. Chris and Chris are back with the local lowdown, and this one's a packed episode. On the community front: the bowls green season kicks off in March, a new Kings Heath and Moseley Photographic Society is forming, and there's a mystery brewing at the old pound shop opposite Asda — it's being transformed int...

It's the fullest episode yet, and Chris and Chris aren't kidding around with that title. Recorded on Wednesday the 9th of September, this week's Heath Talk covers so much ground you might want to bookmark it. First up, a shoutout to Moseley Road Baths, where restoration work is coming along beautifully — the ceiling and stained glass are looking properly special. There's also a las...

Kings Heath got the bank holiday sunshine at All Saints Square for the Classic Car Show and Vintage Fair — plus we got our first ever listener voice note, live from the pizza van. Also this week: a novel-writing course from Goody & Grant, a free reading group at the library with Royal Literary Fund author Wren James, and health support coming to Community Kitchen from October. Then it's on...

Dolly Parton's passing gets a mention (RIP, though her Kings Heath connections remain unconfirmed), before Chris and Chris get into the actual local news: a metal recycling trailer fire on Alcester Road South, and — finally — some good news, as The Range car park gets resurfaced after Sue Reynolds' long-running accessibility campaign. The Billsley goes up for sale at a cool £1.5 million vi...

Chris and Chris cover last week's community news: the recent partial solar eclipse (~92% coverage), a series of concerning fires near Kings Heath (Dawberry Fields, Hillmeads Road in Druids Heath, Daisy Farm Park near Maypole), and the strong community response including Warstock Community Centre being overwhelmed with donations. They note the Billesley pub closure remains unresolved, with Coun...

Chris and Chris are back with everything Kings Heath — the good, the free, and the slightly scammy. This week: the Enjoy Kings Heath Big Summer Weekend recap (Schooners, Hop & Scotch, Hublon — a proper Sunday), Dawberry Corner Community Garden's new lending library, and a warning about a scam email doing the rounds pretending to be from Birmingham Artisan Markets — don't get caught out...

Chris and Chris are back with another packed week in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. This episode kicks off with a chat about the drought and wildfire risk affecting Birmingham's parks and green spaces, plus some sensible advice on keeping disposable barbecues and cigarettes away from tinder-dry grass (looking at you, Kings Heath Park, fresh off its new Green Flag status). Then it's onto the...

This week on Heath Talk, the two Chrises are talking Tolkien, train stations and trying (and failing) to pronounce a local artist's name correctly. Kings Heath's new train station is getting some seriously cool artwork courtesy of illustrator Charlotte Ellen Jenkins, featuring nods to local history including JRR Tolkien's Kings Heath roots and The Beatles' Birmingham debut on York...

Your weekly guide to what's on, what's up, and who's who in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. This week Chris and Chris are wading through a bumper crop of local events — starting with the Kings Heath Comedy Fest, which takes over venues across the neighbourhood all week long. There's a mobile tip truck rolling into Billesley, the Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival kicking off city-wide...

Your weekly guide to what's on, what's up, and who's who in Kings Heath. This week the two Chris's celebrate York Supplies' star turn in a BT Business video, a Kings Heathens single parent friendship group you might not know exists, and Kings Heath Community Kitchen hitting 1,000 meals served. Then it's on to a stacked weekend: an alt rock gig at Hare & Hounds, a mobile...

Big shake-up on the high street this week — Kings Heath's Billesley pub has shut its doors without warning, and the old Pear Tree keeps hinting at a mystery next chapter (wrestling venue, anyone?). We dig into what it means for local pubs battling the cost-of-living squeeze, then head straight into a stacked calendar for Birmingham, UK's Kings Heath and neighbouring Moseley. There's a...

Chris flies solo this week on Heath Talk — the podcast covering all the news, gossip and goings-on in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK — while his co-host is off filming a movie. He shares a genuinely heartwarming story from Highbury Park, where a community rallied round after a bad bike accident, plus news of a new coffee shop on Station Road, Kaur Coffee Company, serving local roasted coffee, local d...

It's been a scorcher of a week in Kings Heath, and Chris and Chris are back with the heatwave survival guide alongside everything you need to know about what's on. After a quick word on keeping yourselves and your dogs safe in record-breaking June heat (tarmac test, anyone?), they look back at a brilliant week that included the ever-popular Queen's Heath event — complete with stunning...

This week on Heath Talk, Chris and Chris catch up on the local news from around Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK — including a new café at the Brandwood Centre and the now-infamous cheese security cameras at Lidl. They also cover the results timeline for the Kings Heath Park landscaping consultation. Then it's onto a jam-packed week ahead: World Cup screenings at the Kings Heath Community Centre an...

Heath Talk – Episode 3 Summary Rebrand announcement  – The podcast has moved on from the Kings Heathens name and is now independently operating as  Heath Talk . Paul and the Kings Heathens Facebook group are given a warm shout-out, with the door left open for future collaboration. Chris Crouch is credited with the name. What's been happening in Kings Heath: Muso Monday at The Station  – an ope...

Episode 2 – Kings Heath Catches Fire (And More) Join Chris Smith & Chris Crouch for a catch-up on everything happening in and around Kings Heath. We talk about the dramatic electric vehicle fire that brought the high street to a standstill for over three hours (everyone was fine), and a timely warning about scammers targeting the Kings Heath Artisan Market with fake pitch bookings on Facebook....

Description: Welcome to the very first episode of the Kings Heathens podcast — the show all about life in Kings Heath, Birmingham. We're Chris Smith (technologymadesimple.co.uk) and Chris Crouch (infinitybrewing.uk / infinity.pizza), and yes, it's a pilot, so please bear with us. In this episode we cover: The Classic Car Show (Bank Holiday Monday, 25th May)  Around 50 classic cars took ove...