Birmingham Objections to new apartments in Birmingham’s gay village dropped following £1million offer from developers Opposition to new apartments in Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ village has been dropped by the Nightingale Club – which is opposite the proposed development – and councillors following a pledge from the developers to pay just over £1million in noise reduction measures. The controversial 12-storey block of apar By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community pays tribute to Nightingale Club DJ Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community has been paying tribute to Simon Harris – a resident DJ at the Nightingale Club – who sadly passed away in the evening of Sunday, July 16. Harris, known by much of the community as DJ Simon, first worked as a DJ at Tin Tins, and had been working with the Nightingale Clu By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Boltz Nightclub could soon be demolished Boltz nightclub – a fetish club on Kent Street in Birmingham’s gay village – could be demolished to accommodate a new 15-storey apartment block By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham to honour victims of Club Q attack The vigil will be held outside the Nightingale Club on Kent Street in the gay village on Friday, November 25 from 6-7pm. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Juno Birch to perform at Birmingham’s Nightingale Club in December Fresh off her tour, Attack of the Stunning, the alien superstar drag performer will be joined by Jenna Davinci, Dahliah Rivers, Sissy, Kenya Knott and Zodi. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Plans scrapped for apartments that threatened Birmingham’s gay village Plans for a 12-story block of multi-million-pound apartments in Birmingham’s gay village have been withdrawn after concerns regarding noise and the nightlife economy. The complex – which was the latest in a line of housing developments in the area – would have housed 133 apartments. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham Legendary Nightingale Club DJ, Tony De Vit, honoured with blue plaque Tony De Vit has been honoured with a blue plaque in Birmingham, making him the first UK DJ to receive such an honour. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Nightingale Club to feature in new map, which explores 50 years of British LGBTQ+ nightlife Exploring 50 years of British LGBTQ+ nightlife and parties, Here, There, Everywhere is a map that has been lovingly created by Crack magazine, Queer Britain – the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum – and Levi’s By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Birmingham The Nightingale Club’s balconies under threat from developments The Nightingale Club in Birmingham’s gay village could lose its balconies – which overlook Kent Street – in noise mitigation negotiations with planners. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts The Nightingale Club fundraiser for Birmingham AIDS Memorial The Nightingale Club has revealed it, alongside other community groups, businesses and individuals in Birmingham, is working to raise money for a permanent AIDS Memorial in Southside, within the LGBTQ+ village By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
