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Refuse Workers Strike – 30th June

Rubbish Bin Birmingham City Council Refuse Workers Have Voted to Strike. Have you noticed your bins not being emptied and rubbish not being collected? This is because the refuse collectors have balloted and are getting ready to strike from this Friday. Will you be affected? The first day of […] Click here to view original…

Important information – BCC refuse workers strike 30 June

Refuse workers at Birmingham City Council are set to strike on Friday 30 June. On this day, a JQBID partner First Mile Waste & Recycling services are prepared to pick up any Birmingham City Council sacks from businesses in the Jewellery Quarter, free of charge. Our JQBID Clean Team […] Click here to view original…

Introduction to Jewellery Making

Come along and make a piece of jewellery! It might not seem possible, but in only 2 hours, you will learn the basics of being in the workshop, using tools and making a piece of jewellery of your own which you can take home at the end of the […] Click here to view original…

Summer Art Exhibitions: Visit the Jewellery Quarter’s Most Historic Gallery

A packed programme of exhibitions makes the RBSA the number one choice for art lovers seeking things to do in Birmingham and the Jewellery Quarter this summer. Popular fixtures include the Friends Exhibition and the nationally renowned Portrait Prize , which attracts entries from some of the UK’s leading […] Click here to view original…

Jewellery Exhibition for Weston Beamor’s Prize-winning Katy Tromans

Katy Tromans, a 3D print and CAD technician at Weston Beamor, is a woman of many talents. In addition to her work at Weston Beamor, Katy is a prize-winning silversmith recently awarded a Gold Medal for her CAD presentation in the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards. Katy […] Click here to view original…

Brum Tours Expands

With the support of Mike Olley and the Westside BID, Brum Tours has launched its new venture and brand-new website, raising the profile of one of Europe’s most popular and intriguing historical cities, and educating and entertaining millions of people in the process. Brum Tours initially started out in […] Click here to view original…

34 fabulous things to do this summer

The third annual Jewellery Quarter Festival is back this summer. There will be lots of free activities, entertainment and opportunities to explore the studios of creatives who all call the Jewellery Quarter home, including graphic designers, leather workers, glass makers and etchers, film makers, photographers, jewellery makers, and architects. […] Click here to view original…

Exclusive: Birmingham’s iconic Custard Factory has been sold

The Custard Factory has been sold to a partnership of three young real estate developers. Former owner Lucan Gray has sold his share in the family firm to Oval Real Estate, a privately owned investment and asset management company in London. Benny Gray, Lucan’s father, is retaining ownership of the Zellig and Lucan is…

Mirror Travel: Things to do in the summer holidays

Things to do in the summer holidays 2017: from family days out to activities for the kids

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…

Coffin 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…