JQ News
Your last chance to respond to Boundary Commission proposals (deadline: Feb 8th)
The deadline for making comments to the Boundary Commission regarding their proposals to re-draw the Wards in Birmingham is February 8th. You only have a few days left to make your voice heard. The Local Government Boundary Commission has made proposals to change the Wards within Birmingham City Council’s administrative area. This would see the…
Read MoreHistory buffs BANNED from taking pictures of Jewellery Quarter graves
Coun Peter Douglas Osborn and Doug Wilks, chairman of The Jewellery Quarter Research Trust. Council control freaks have been accused of losing the plot after BANNING amateur historians from taking photos of Birmingham’s historic gravestones. Members of the Jewellery Quarter Research Trust had been compiling an impressive online database […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBoundary Commission proposals: thanks for your feedback
Thank you for all your comments on our response to proposals to change the Wards within Birmingham City Council, which will see the Jewellery Quarter become part of a new Winson Green Ward. Details of the proposals can be found here The JQNF response can be found here There has been quite a lot of interest…
Read MoreUCB submits planning proposals for Phase II of its campus redevelopment
University College Birmingham has submitted proposals for a new scheme in Charlotte Street and George Street in the Jewellery Quarter. It forms phase two of their £90 million campus redevelopment, which has already seen new facilities opened (McIntyre House) in September 2014. There will be partial demolition of 9 Charlotte Street and 12 George Street…
Read MorePerry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation
An academy trust already under-fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and paid a company owned by a relative of a director for consultancy services, an Education Funding Agency investigation has revealed. A second inquiry into the Perry Beeches academy trust , […] Click here to view original…
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 MoreObituary – Ken Schofield ‘A True Brummie!’
Just before Christmas one our most colourful characters in the Jewellery Quarter died suddenly from pneumonia at his cottage in Cornwall. For several years Ken owned a large block of buildings bordering Frederick Street, Regent Street, and Vittoria Street, which now includes the Vertu Bar and the Chinese Restaurant. […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreOasis caricature worth £1,500 stolen from Lord Clifden pub
Graham Smith, the owner of The Lord Clifden pub in Hockley. Police are hunting a thief who snatched a rare caricature of Liam and Noel Gallagher – worth £1,500 – from the wall of a Birmingham pub. The limited edition artwork of the Oasis brothers , one of just […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJQ Christmas Lights Switch On (with fireworks!) | Fri 13th Nov
The JQ kick starts Christmas 2015 with the Jewellery Quarter Christmas Lights Switch On on Friday 13th November 4 – 7pm! (Lights: 6pm) This year, the JQBID has extended it’s Christmas lights to over 100 across the Quarter, including a 30ft Christmas tree in Golden Square. To mark the occasion they are bringing back our…
Read MoreNew Chair of Birmingham Civic Society
Associate Gavin Orton has been appointed as the new Chair of Birmingham Civic Society . The news was shared by the Civic Society earlier today in their latest newsletter: The trustees are delighted to announce that Gavin Orton will be the next Chairman of the Birmingham Civic Society, taking […] Click here to view original…
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