What is Supersonic Festival? Supersonic Festival is an experimental music festival that occurs in Birmingham every year. The music festival includes electronic music, doom metal and other music outside
I had played with The Artefact House Band in the 2023 edition of the Woodland Games. It was great fun, and I was overjoyed to have the same opportunity in
The opening round of the Fairtrade Quiz will be to design a Fairtrade product and supply chain. You can pick any product, such as chocolate, footballs, coffee or a new
The sporting summer is with us. We have Euro 2024 at the moment with plenty more sport on the way, including Wimbledon, and the Olympics. For the creative round this
Create your own election manifesto Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised everybody, including his own party, by calling a General Election for Thursday the 4th of July. He stood
Green Home Makeovers with Birmingham Green Doors Birmingham Green Doors are holding open days at properties in the able to pay market that are going through or have gone through
Design your own home! You’ve been given a big field to build your dream home on. You can build whatever you like with an unlimited budget. Draw what you
Tom has seen a lot of adverts for holidays, especially those to Disneyland. If you were given a lot of money to design your own theme park people could go
An Artefact introduction I am a member of Artefact, a workers Co-op based in Stirchley. Until recently Artefact had an art gallery/ performance space on Stirchley High Street. This closed
Design Your Own Video Game The trailer of much-anticipated GTA 6 was finally officially released after it was leaked. If you enjoy video games, it hopefully stirred your imagination…
As we all know, the German Christmas Market is back… but if you were given the chance to design your own market or fair, what would your theme be? What
For this weeks creative round please explain the meaning of life. This could be in word form, picture form, or interpretive dance. What is the meaning of life? Why do
The task for the opening round of the quiz this week is to write a poem. It could be a Sonnet, a Haiku or follow a newly invented poetic structure
The Edinburgh Fringe festival is about to end. The aim of this round is to write something funny. It could be a knock knock joke, your favourite joke as a
With it being Jubilee weekend for this performance round you have to design your own country. Your country needs a name, a flag and three laws. Will your country
Inspired by me joining the Art Co-op Artefact in Stirchley this edition of the creative round is about creating a piece of art. The art can be in whatever form
Opening round Rather than a picture round. The opening round is a creative round. You have to design a political party. A name for the party. A logo, A
A new Destination in Longbridge Town Centre Herbert’s Yard is the new permanent installation for a food and drinks court in Longbridge Town Centre. Previously it was a pop up
Shaz discovers a bike that is approximately 100 years old
The Second Kings Heath Critical Mass was enjoyed by everybody who took part.
Shaz enjoys riding a new hire bike in Birmingham City Centre
Shaz attempts to grow an apple tree in his garden once more.
Shaz writes about how his choice of bike afects his cycling experience.
Shaz evaluates how well the first year of Shaziety.com has gone.
Shaz writes about some of the spectacular vegetarian/vegan food that he has eaten recently
What is an EPC? In my day job I complete Energy Performance Certificates. An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) measures the energy efficiency of a property. If you buy, sell a
Shaz picks his favourite set of trees for Birmingham Friend’s of the Earth’s “More Trees please!” Campaign
Shaz reflects on visiting Hiroshima the site of a nuclear bomb attack in 1945
Shaz tests rides an E bike to see if they can be a realistic alternative to a car in the city
Shaz argues that free parking has a high societal cost using the NHS as a case study
Tom Pratt and Shaz Rahman explore the #SpeakingOut scandal that has rocked professional wrestling
On the year anniversary of it opening Shaz finally gets round to cycling on the A34 Cycle Path
Shaz offers guidance to those buying their own bike for the first time.
Shaz offers advice for adults thinking about learning to ride a bike.
Shaz explores the effect that learning to ride a bicycle has had on his life
Shaz talks about turning his garden into a nature friendly ecosystem.
Community Energy Birmingham Successfully install Solar Panels at Vale Stadium
The Not Enough Champagne podcast were kind enough to invite me on again to talk about the energy market.
Shaz has a fantastic time cycling on the A38 Cycle Path
Shaz embarks on a beer drinking, cultural expedition of Cotteridge and Stirchley
CEB seek to raise £26,700 in return for a 4 per cent rate of return
Shaz talks about why he has a season ticket to a non league football team
Almost 6 years ago I posted this energy efficiency blog post about reducing energy use. Whilst 6 years have passed the information remains relevant. So here are my top 5
In this article Shaz explores carbon offsetting as a concept and looks at a better way to limit the environmental damage of flying. He argues that being an active citizen