Posts Tagged ‘Jewellery Quarter’
£16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward
Original web page at £16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward A £16 million regeneration of the historic heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter has moved a step closer to being delivered. The city council cabinet is set to approve a bid for lottery funding by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) –…
Read More‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor
Original web page at ‘We’re not bicycle-mad Beijing so give us car park spaces’ says councillor The former Swan Kettleworks factory at the junction of Pope St and Icknield Street A councillor has accused planning officials of treating Birmingham like Beijing in creating vast bicycle storage facilities but too little car parking for a new…
Read MoreThe Chamberlain Files
Original web page at The Chamberlain Files News £16m Jewellery Quarter regeneration scheme takes a step forward Councils Dale’s Diary: Sir Albert’s Tweetgate saga & Mr Rogers takes a holiday West Midlands combined authority eyes the shires in bold expansion plan A West Midlands combined authority could triple in size if talks to bring in…
Read MoreBirmingham ‘number one’ for jewellery insurance claims
Original web page at Birmingham ‘number one’ for jewellery insurance claims Churchill said the most claimed for jewellery items were rings, watches and earrings. © Shutterstock Churchill , which produced the ranking with LMG Jewellery , explained this was because the city’s Jewellery Quarter has the largest concentration of such businesses in Europe. It said…
Read MoreBirmingham Jewellery Quarter – where to go?
Original web page at Birmingham Jewellery Quarter – where to go? Join Date Location Posts Off to Birmingham in a couple of weeks for a spot of ring shopping, can anyone recommend some jewellers to check out for a fair deal? Done all the usual research into the 4 Cs and the other half knows…
Read MoreNew lease of life for Richmond Gardens, Soho Hill, Hockley
Original web page at New lease of life for Richmond Gardens, Soho Hill, Hockley 361hf 09a community garden located on Soho Hill in Hockley will be given a new lease of life. Richmond Gardens has been leased by Ruskin Mill Trust as part of the New Standard Works project in the Jewellery Quarter. The gardens…
Read MoreHockley Mint adds Golden Touch to Winning Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Ring
Original web page at Hockley Mint adds Golden Touch to Winning Fairtrade ‘I Do’ Ring BJA Competition winner Jessica Mead at Hockley Mint Birmingham Jewellery Quarter business Hockley Mint is bringing life to an award-winning design in Fairtrade Gold, through its sponsorship of the British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJA) recent ‘I Do’ Fairtrade Gold ring design…
Read MoreCar park to be made into apartments
Original web page at Car park to be made into apartments An old car park on the fringe of the Jewellery Quarter is set to be developed into an apartment complex. The car park, also known to called the ‘bomb site’, will be integrated into the Great Charles Square scheme, in Ludgate Hill on the…
Read MoreCabinet to approve support for Jewellery Quarter lottery funding bid (Birmingham City Council)
Original web page at Cabinet to approve support for Jewellery Quarter lottery funding bid (Birmingham City Council) (Source: Birmingham City Council ) The next phase of a £14.05 million programme of improvements to Birmingham’s ring road is due to get underway. Work is due to start at the Haden Circus junction on 27 July and…
Read MoreCrazy Golf at the Jewellery Quarter Festival
Original web page at Crazy Golf at the Jewellery Quarter Festival July 17th – 19th was the first ever Jewellery Quarter Festival . Organisers joined forces with the West Midlands Love Architecture festival and we took part in the Open Studios event. We pondered a few ideas for how we might engage with visitors and…
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