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BIDding for the Jewellery Quarter’s Future

The ballot has now opened for many businesses in the JQ to have their say on whether we should become a BID – a Business Improvement District. For those who don’t know, a BID is an area where the majority of eligible businesses vote to pay a small increase in their business rates, on the condition…

Festive Travel Tips from FM

Over the festive period, winter weather conditions coupled with the hustle and bustle of the city mean that we all need to take a little more time and care to avoid the potential pitfalls that the season brings… Plan and prepare for your journey Allow plenty of time to reach your destination and prepare for…

Santa gets a ’24 carrots’ letter from the JQ

Dear Santa, We hope this letter finds you well. Sorry we have been so late in writing, but us Carroteers have been ever so busy with our festive markets we just didn’t have the time! Now that our markets are over for the year, we are catching up on all the crucial things- and Santa,…

Ask not what the JQ can do for you…

The Jewellery Quarter has had a long and twisting journey since it stopped being the Colmore family’s backyard to New Hall Manor around 1746. Its fortunes, and those of the people living and working here, have waxed and waned in ceaseless tempo with the economic and political forces of the times, just like anywhere else. …

Parking standards

It seems many of us may have rushed to judgement over Amey’s performance over installing lines, signs and parking meters in the JQ as part of the new controlled parking arrangements. Oh, yes there were huge delays and poor workmanship on site – there still are many poorly re-instated holes where previous signposts used to…

Albion / Dayus Square Public Art Panel

The JQNF are representing JQ residents on a panel to decide on the public art element that will be installed in the square to commemorate the link with Kathleen Dayus. Kathleen Dayus was born in Hockley, Birmingham in 1903. She lived in Birmingham and was awarded and honorary Master of Arts degree by the University of…

BeBirmingham Summit – Prof praises Jewellery Quarter …

BeBirmingham is the City partnership body that’s trying to create a joined up vision for Brum. At its conference on November 16th it was good to hear the JQ cited as a place where, in tough times, entrepreneurs and residents are out there trying to build global business. Prof. Mark Hart – an expert on…

Backing the Quarter – residents press city regen boss

The Forum AGM was on November 15th at Brewsmiths (great coffee – go and try!). A packed meeting heard from Mark Barrow, City Strategic Development Director, on how the Quarter figures in the “Big City Plan”. Residents pressed Mark on the need to protect the unique character of the area if the urban village idea…

Forum Committee Elected …. and it’s BIG!

We got an excellent response to the unavoidable AGM-type question: would you like to join the Forum Committee? 15 willing folk put their names forward and the AGM agreed that, with such a galaxy of talent available, we should allow everybody to serve. The new committee meets at 7.30 on December 7th when co-options and…