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Mirror Travel: Things to do in the summer holidays
Explore Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter at a fun-filled festival One of the city’s liveliest places is about to get even more bustling. The Jewellery Quarter is hosting its third festival. Eat some street food, browse the stalls, listen to live music or dance the day away, from July 28-30. See jewelleryquarter.net. Click here to view original…
Read MoreCoffin Folk ’17
On 29 th July, from 7pm, as part of the Jewellery Quarter Festival , the Coffin Works will throw open its courtyard to ticket holders. The schedule is packed as we welcome 4 talented folk and roots acts hailing from the West Midlands: 7.00-7.25: Ashland 7.40-8.10: Mike Weaver 9.10-9.55: […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter BID Renewal ballot open
Businesses in the Jewellery Quarter are being encouraged to vote and support an additional £2.9 million investment into their area over the next five years. Improvements to the public realm, expanding the dedicated cleaning team, boosting recycling facilities for businesses and free public Wi-Fi are among the projects the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreVolunteers Wanted for Jewellery Quarter Festival 2017
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Jewellery Quarter Festival, taking place on the 28th – 30th July 2017, is a three-day celebration of our vibrant, creative, quirky corner of the city. The Quarter is home to over 100 independent Jewellery retailers, more than 50 independent bars, restaurants and cafes and a […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreRebel Makers digital camp in plea for sponsorship
Original web page at Rebel Makers digital camp in plea for sponsorship A previous Rebel Makers event A new event aimed at arming Birmingham native with digital skills is making a plea for new financial support after its main sponsor withdrew at the 11th hour. Social enterprise RebelLabs is running its first Rebel Makers Camp…
Read MoreTry the best live escape games in Birmingham
Escape games are growing in popularity with several different versions through Birmingham Escape games are growing in Birmingham and you’ve got a number of options to get stuck into. Whether themed around pure horror, or more of a vintage mystery, they all have in common that they place the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreA journey from Warstone Lane Cemetery to the Coffin Works; or why I love being part of the Coffin Works’ team of volunteers
One of our new hand-painted signs. It’s been a long old journey. For over 34 years I worked at Toye & Co, one of the oldest, family-run, manufacturers in the JQ and for most of that time my desk overlooked the cemetery. Not that I could see out of […] Original web page at www.coffinworks.org
Read MoreJQBID Launches a Summer of Events
Original web page at www.jewelleryquarter.net The Jewellery Quarter is gearing up for Summer and none more so than the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) team. Luke Crane, Manager for the JQBID, comments “Everybody loves the Summer and it’s the perfect time to explore the Quarter. From a museum tour to sitting outside one […]…
Read More14 reasons Birmingham is brilliant according to Rough Guides
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Birmingham city centre at night Intelligent, confident, excellent, extraordinary, incomparable – those are some of the words used to describe Birmingham in a new guide book that hits the shops this month. The city has been given another massive thumbs-up by Rough Guides, which in December named Birmingham among […]…
Read MoreGolden Square Developments
Original web page at www.birmingham-jewellery-quarter.net Birmingham Jewellery Quarter’s inafmous Golden Square is complete! – Nearly. With only the completion of the information point left to go, we reminisce on the journey the Golden Square has taken us on – and has it been a long one. Skip back to June, last year and you […]…
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