JQ Festival 2015: 17th – 19th July

Original web page at jqnf.net A weekend of events that celebrate the diversity and creativity of the Jewellery Quarter is taking place in July at the first JQ Festival. Organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID), the festival will officially mark the opening of The Golden Square. It will feature the first […]

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JQ FESTIVAL 2015

Original web page at assayofficebirmingham.com Why not come down to the Jewellery Quarter for a weekend of fun and entertainment at the brand new Jewellery Quarter Festival. Organised by the JQBID, JQDT have worked in partnership with businesses and institutions around the local area to bring you the Jewellery Quarter like you have never […]

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Waterloo 1815

David Mahony, Director of PCPT Architects and member of the JQDT Board, looks back at an intriguing role the Jewellery Quarter had in the Battle of Waterloo. Two years ago Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter remembered Wellington’s Battle of Vittoria (1813) from the Peninsula War because of the eponymous street. Then […] Original web page at www.jewelleryquarter.net

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Latest planning applications in the JQ

JQDT Planning Tracker 9th July 2014 – for publication It’s been a while but attached are the latest applications for the Quarter for your delectation!  It’s been a quieter period but the takeaway on George St is back… To view the applications click on the document link above, and then use the blue links to go…

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New planning applications – Albion Street

This year for the blogs we are putting up the significant planning applications to inform residents.  We won’t bother with the more minor things like replacement windows, BT boxes etc as the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) looks at these (of which the JQNF is a member), and residents can comment on these individually.  We…

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JQDT seeks new board members

The Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT) – of which the JQNF is a member – is keen to attract four additional Directors to bring further diversity and experience to the Board and to help develop the Quarter as a destination to visit, and in which to live, work and learn. Successful applicants will attend four…

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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…

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