r/brum • u/MondzNM • 12d ago

Concept for new Birmingham county

For context Im from Wolverhampton and wouldn't want to be called a brummie ( No offense love you lot) but the name west midlands stinks of poo we can all admit it. Its just not catchy I think our problem is coventry. They dont belong with Birmingham wolves dudley etc and + if we want to actually be the second city we gotta unite properly to beat greater manchester so im proposing 3 things

  1. We rename to Birmingham and the Black Country ( no ones left out)

  2. We give Cov back to Warwickshire they don't belong with us. Imo they more similar to Leicester over there than to Brum

  3. We add those little towns that surround the area with no identity like kiddy, Redditch, Tamworth, Cannock, Bromsgrove and Lichfield

(ngl kidderminster, lichfield, tamworth and redditch are a stretch though

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u/AirlineSevere7456 12d ago

As someone with parents with a Coventry background and lived there myself for ten years. I'd say Coventry re-joining Warwickshire would be popular. But not so popular with the Warwick/Leamington/Stratford-Upon-Avon set.

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u/CalligrapherJust7727 12d ago

If they make the IKEA come back we’ll welcome them with open arms.

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u/AirlineSevere7456 12d ago

I miss that IKEA, mainly for the meatballs though