100 year old suffragette jewellery

Kathryn Stanczyszyn

It’s not every day you get to (briefly) pop on (carefully) some 100 year old jewellery designed in #Birmingham #jewelleryquarter for the #suffragette movement😍 #suffragette100 #suffrage #100years 💪🏻 t.co/OwwZJnOa0r“>pic.twitter.com/OwwZJnOa0r — Kathryn Stanczyszyn (@stanchers) February 6, 2018 from Twitter https://twitter.com/MyJQ

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Inside Birmingham’s new Jewellery Quarter bar devoted to whisky

Inside Birmingham’s new Jewellery Quarter bar devoted to whisky

The Birmingham Whisky Club is opening its own whisky bar and tasting room. Owner Amy Seton has converted the old café at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street into a very cosy bar. The Birmingham Mail was given a sneak peek inside the new venue which […] Click here to view original…

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Ending the Hiatus

Ending the Hiatus

I have no excuse, no apology. I’ve just been too busy with minor things to get round to updating the blog, so it is almost eight weeks since I last posted. Unforgivable. Let’s get back to it with a whistle-stop overview of the weeks and a promise of a […] Click here to view original…

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Paradise Circus Queensway – weekend closures

Paradise Circus Queensway – weekend closures

Paradise Birmingham which borders the Jewellery Quarter area is to be transformed into a vibrant mixed use development of commercial, civic, retail, leisure and hotel space, providing major improvements to pedestrian access and greatly enhanced public realm befitting this exemplary historic setting. Paradise will be one of the biggest […] Click here to view original…

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Birmingham 2018 World Indoors medals unveiled to mark 50 days to go

Birmingham 2018 World Indoors medals unveiled to mark 50 days to go

The IAAF World Indoor Championships medals focus on three Birmingham landmarks to act as a memento of the city The 50 days to go milestone has been marked by the unveiling of the medals for the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. The Local Organising Committee challenged students at […] Click here to view original…

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Medals revealed for World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham

Medals revealed for World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham

The medals for this year’s International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships in Birmingham have been unveiled. Designed by Menna Jones, the reveal of the gold, silver and bronze medals coincides with the 50-days to go milestone. Organisers of the Championships opted to challenge students at Birmingham City […] Click here to view original…

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Indian Brewery grow Bigger, Better and Bolder in 2018 with Expansion

Indian Brewery grow Bigger, Better and Bolder in 2018 with Expansion

The local JQ favourite Indian Brewery is going bigger and bolder in 2018 with a brand new expansion into the adjoining arch next to Snow Hill station opening today (3 January). Alongside the increased seating capacity, new features include a visible glass cellar and Indian-inspired bespoke artwork on the […] Click here to view original…

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Whisky bar planned for Birmingham museum

Whisky bar planned for Birmingham museum

Plans to open a whisky bar at a grade II-listed museum in Birmingham have been unveiled. Birmingham Whisky Club is seeking permission from the city council to convert the café at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter on Vyse Street into a new bar. The venue would be operated […] Click here to view original…

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