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Travellers in Sparkbrook

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Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

Travellers in Sparkbrook

Tensions are running high at Sparkbrook in Birmingham. A group of young Irish men have moved in - dealing in scrap metal during the day and 'enjoying a bit of fun' at the weekend. With some local residents wanting a quiet life, feelings are running high. It's an age-old story of the economic migrant that reappears across the decades. Cramped, overcrowded and generally run-down Victorian housing certainly made the situation even worse.

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