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A circuit that’ll take 365 days

Jon Bounds — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:36:39 +0000

This barmy, barmy, man has made a number 11 bus calendar.

11-11-11 on BBC Birmingham website

Jon Bounds — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:33:14 +0000

Indeed it is.

Midlands Today on 11-11-11

Jon Bounds — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:12:26 +0000

Also officially on the BBC site.

11-11-11 in the Birmingham Mail

Jon Bounds — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:54:58 +0000

Lovely page 5 piece about 11-11-11 in the Birmingham Mail today. See it online here.

Photos from Acock’s Green Bus Garage

Jon Bounds — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:13:53 +0000

I said I wouldn’t see these, and I’ve only looked at them briefly. But if you should so desire, here are a couple of pics from me in the bus garage. These aren’t the ones the pro-photographer took (who was from the Birmingham Mail), but I doubt I look any better in them. Click on them to download in super-huge size:

First me hanging, Summer Holiday stylee out of the door of a bus:

And then, me and the route manager (on left, sorry name escapes me) and another dude in front of an 11C:

Thanks again to the guys at the garage (and the NXWM press office, Carly from where took these). And to TWM_Driver who gave me some bus display tips.

Into the belly of the beast

Jon Bounds — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:19:25 +0000

Today I got the chance to hang out of the door of an eleven, point to one while grinning inanely and even do the “jazz-hands/camp jesus ta-da” motion of posing in front of something that every local paper requires for it’s photos. TWM had let me borrow a bus for some publicity photos and we (well I say we it was a proper bus driver) parked it just outside Acock’s Green Bus Garage.

I’m not on this one, I haven’t seen the photos yet — probably won’t until they hit the papers (despite my exhibitionist tendencies I don’t really like looking at photos of myself).

It got to meet some of the people that look after the 11 — the bus is based at Acock’s Green — including Mark the area manager and found out that they have 40 11s on the road on any one day.

Most importantly they really like the idea of people spending 11 hours on the bus and even invited passing 11-11-11ers in for a cup of tea on the day.

Don’t forget to sign-up if you’re coming, and even if you’re not you can help with writing the History of the 11.

11-11-11 is one of the 100 Best Things about the Midlands

Jon Bounds — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:42:55 +0000

Well, almost. The eleven bus route was considered to be one of the hundred best things about Birmingham in a supplement put together by the Birmingham Post.

While eulogising the famous circle they mention our 11-11-11 project:

The 100 Things pull-out can be read online – slowly, it’s packed full of images – here. If you click on ‘menu’ you can download a PDF which should be a little easier.