This week on Be Bold, Be Birmingham, our guests are Andy Munro from Birmingham Balti Bowl Co and Lizey Thomson, the Canal Heritage Advisor for the Canal and River Trust. 

Both of our guests are passionate about Birmingham’s heritage and have turned their passions into a profession. Andy Munro champion’s Birmingham’s Balti story and even discusses how he applied to get the Balti a European Food Trademark of Authenticity.

Birmingham is famous for having more canals than Venice! With more than 100 miles of canals in Birmingham and the Black Country they were built to support the Industrial Revolution to transport coal, iron and other heavy goods. Today they’re enjoyed by walkers, cyclists and narrowboat owners and are a reminder of Birmingham’s unique industrial heritage. 

Over the course of the episode we discuss:

• What captured their imagination for their roles
• How canals have changed in the last couple of decades
• Brick conservation
• What is a Balti and why is it unique to Birmingham?
• How to make a Balti

Andy can be found here:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BaltiBowl
• Website: https://balti-birmingham.co.uk/ 

Lizey can be found here:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizey13 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/canalrivertrust 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-thomson-3476848/?originalSubdomain=uk 
• Website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/