Welcome Welcome To To

Birmingham…Birmingham…

Around 1 million people populate Birmingham…

…39% of whom are teenagers!

The The BullringBullring

•140 stores 140 stores indoorsindoors

•It cost £530 It cost £530 million to buildmillion to build

•Designed by Designed by BenoyBenoy

•£36 million £36 million people visited it in people visited it in the first year of it the first year of it

openingopening

Cadbury Cadbury WorldWorld

•Sold worldwideSold worldwide

•Over 120 flavours Over 120 flavours and types of and types of chocolate barschocolate bars

•Packaging has been Packaging has been translated into 16 translated into 16

different languages different languages

Aston Villa Football Aston Villa Football StadiumStadium

•Cost £25 million to builtCost £25 million to built

•Completely rebuilt in 1994Completely rebuilt in 1994

•First built in 1897First built in 1897

•Seats 43,000 peopleSeats 43,000 people

Birmingham Botanical Birmingham Botanical GardensGardens

•5 acres of lush grass5 acres of lush grass

•Designed by John Designed by John Claudius Loudon 150 Claudius Loudon 150

years agoyears ago

•7000 different 7000 different kinds of plants.kinds of plants.

•8 rare plants. 3 8 rare plants. 3 cactuses, and 5 cactuses, and 5 tropical plants. tropical plants.

Pollution, Traffic & No Pollution, Traffic & No SummerSummer

England’s 2England’s 2ndnd highest Carbon highest Carbon

Emission.Emission.

Traffic is noisy Traffic is noisy and polluting. and polluting.

All of this contributes to All of this contributes to Global Warming, which, Global Warming, which,

unfortunately, means that unfortunately, means that we have had no summer we have had no summer

because of the rain. because of the rain.

In 2007, only In 2007, only 36% of the 36% of the population population recycled.recycled.

Garish BuildingGarish BuildingMad, Loopy & Absolutely BizarreMad, Loopy & Absolutely Bizarre

•Selfridges. Selfridges. (Ugliest Building of 2008)(Ugliest Building of 2008)

•Central LibraryCentral Library

•The Holloway Circus TowerThe Holloway Circus Toweraka The Blue Giant aka The Blue Giant

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