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A Litter-Strewn Welcome to the JQ

A Litter-Strewn Welcome to the JQ This is a view at a key entry point to the Quarter. Not exactly glamorous in itself but worsened by the rubbish drifting down the street. Litter is a problem that isn’t restricted to the Jewellery Quarter but we seem to have some hotspots. The approaches to…

The Inferno Kid @ AE Harris

There’s drama to be enjoyed at local venue @ A E Harris. According to their website: ‘The Inferno Kid was once professional wrestling’s brightest star – a risk-taking daredevil both inside the ring and out. Today he is disabled, destitute and all but forgotten by the wrestling world. He is only 36. Now the living…

Consultation with householders regarding new wheelie bin services in Birmingham

Birmingham City Council is consulting with residents to get their views on proposed changes to domestic recycling and rubbish collection. Click on the link below for more information, and to be taken to the consultation. www.opinionresearch.co.uk/birminghamwheeliebins The proposals focus on the introduction of wheelie bins to Birmingham. If you live in a block of flats…

Fifty miles of hard road…but so worth it!

Fifty miles of gruelling cycling in the wind and the rain was rewarded yesterday when Michael Allchin, Chief Executive of The Birmingham Assay Office, received the inaugural ‘Fundraiser of the Year Award’ from Cyclists Fighting Cancer. Louise Johnson, one of the founder members of the Charity presented Michael with the Award on Sunday 3rdFebruary at…

More Opportunities to Start Your Own JQ Business

The Government has announced that the Start-Up Loans scheme for new young entrepreneurs will be extended. In addition to a £30 million increase in funding over the next three years, the age limit for applying will be extended to 30. Previously, Start-Up Loans were available to entrepreneurs aged 18-24. The total amount of funding available…

Put your Community First

Ladywood ward, which includes the JQ, has been chosen to receive money from the government’s Community First initiative until March 2015. The funding is aimed at helping communities come together to identify their strengths and local priorities in order to plan for their future and become more resilient. It funds both new and existing community…

If you run a business and would like to help your community, read on…

Enterprising Communities Regeneration Team is currently looking for business owners or individuals, who have experience of running or managing their own business and are highly motivated, committed, and passionate people, who want to make a positive difference to their neighbourhood and community. If that’s you, then join the Enterprising Communities Business Theme Group to help…

Ordinary people in an extraordinary place

I’ve been meaning to update you all about recent happenings with a the JQ Neighbourhood Forum committee; in particular I’d like to break with tradition this year and tell you a bit about the people who have (sometimes tentatively) put themselves forward to help run the JQNF. These people are not super-heroes, they are not…

West Midlands Police End Year on a Low – the Good Kind!

West Midlands Police ended 2012 by making history with the lowest crime levels ever recorded in the region. By targeting offenders, officers and staff from across the force worked tirelessly to drive crime down to lows not seen in modern history. This is despite high profile campaigns actively encouraging members of the public to report…

Royal JQ Gem Gets Christmas Day Outing

Giving a brilliant boost to the UK jewellery industry on Christmas Day, the Queen wore the winning Eternal Dove brooch, designed by Ivonna Poplanska for the British Jewellers’ Association Diamond Jubilee brooch competition, as she visited Sandringham – the first official outing of the brooch since it was gifted to the Queen earlier in December. The Eternal…