R.J Ellory
Man on a mission...
RJ Ellory
Roger Jon Ellor y is a man on a mission. A mission to bring pride back to a city with a crucially impor tant and proud heritage flowing from within, yet many people are currenly completely or partially oblivious to it! Having been born and brought up in Birmingham he has first-hand knowledge of events that have conspired since his birth and beyond from extensive research into his beloved home city. Havin g g ive n th e la te s t o f hi s t a lk s a t th e A d r ia n B o u l t Hal l in th e B ir m in g h a m conse r v a to ire ju s t th e o t h e r week (3 1 s t Oc to b er 2 0 1 3 ) , i t w a s o n ly f ittin g th a t h e s hou ld b e th e re to in s til knowle d g e u p o n th e g en e ra l publ ic o f h is h o m etown c i t y. He’s m a d e n o s ec ret o f h i s pass io n fo r b r in g in g th e hi s to r ic p a s t o f B ir m in g h a m back in th e p re s en t, th is i s refl ec ted im m en s ely in t h e way h e we n t a b o u t th e t a l k . He p la n s to fo rc e th is r i g h t i nto th e p u b lic d o m a in , re-e d u c a tin g th e c ity a n d res to r in g th e o n c e s te ely, d et e r m in a tio n a n d “ N eve r
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s ay d i e ” a t t i t u d e o n c e h e l d by eve r y d ay fo l k s ri g h t h e re i n t he c i t y ( E s p e c i a l ly d u ri n g W W 2 wi t h t h e b l i t z k ri e g b o mb i n g ra i d s t h at s eve re ly c ri p p l e d Bri t a i n ’s w a r e f fo r t s ) .
K EEPIN G CA L M aN D c A R RY IN G ON . . . I f eve r t h e n ow c l i c h é d “ Ke e p c al m a n d c a rr y o n ” p h ra s e eve r d i d apply c o rre c t ly, I t wo u l d b e fo r t h e he roi c eve r y d ay p e o p l e o f Bi rmi n g h a m w h o ke p t t h e s h a d ow f a c t o ri e s ( e . g. L o n g b ri d g e ) o p e n t h ro u g h t h e fac e of a d ve rs i t y, ma n a g i n g . . .
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ThE CITY O F A t H O U SA N D TRADES
Birmingham’s pivotal role in British and world history is severely undervalued and underappreciated...