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JEWELLERY QUARTER INVITES HANDSWORTH

Original web page at www.insidehandsworth.co.uk JQfest_A4 Poster During Hockley’s most intense phase of industrial activity, its closeness to Handsworth meant that many of the workers came from there. Now, while jewellery making and other manufacturing remain, it has become Birmingham’s main area of small independent shops and enterprises, with a focus on creative activity […]

Simmer Down and Brindleyplace Film Festivals plus 11 other unmissable things to see in Birmingham this week

Original web page at birnews.com Festival fever is taking hold of Birmingham, whether it’s Simmer Down, films in Brindleyplace or Sunnyhull. Plus lots of comedy and Shakespeare outdoors. Brindleyplace Film Festival Brindleyplace, Birmingham This popular outdoor film festival returns with some fantastic films, all voted for by the public who were particular fans of […]

Abbey College expands to meet growing demand for places

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk Abbey College Birmingham principal Stephen Robinson A college in Birmingham is undergoing a £500,000 extension in a bid to cope with demand for places. Abbey College Birmingham, based in St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter, is to expand by a third in a bid to provide a space […]

‘Cull the gulls in the Jewellery Quarter’ demands online petition

Original web page at www.newsrt.co.uk An online petition is calling for gulls to be culled in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The petition is calling on Birmingham City Council to apply for a licence to reduce the number of the birds in the historic area near the city centre. Set up by Brummie petitioner Charlotte Bingley […]

Cull the Seagulls in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Original web page at www.change.org They are a real nuisance hence the need to "Cull the Gull". Not only do they squawk all day and night, keeping many residents of the Jewellery Quarter awake, they mess all over parked cars and are now even divebombing people who are walking down the street. There must […]

Abbey College expands to meet growing demand for places

Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk Abbey College Birmingham principal Stephen Robinson A college in Birmingham is undergoing a £500,000 extension in a bid to cope with demand for places. Abbey College Birmingham, based in St Paul’s Square in the Jewellery Quarter, is to expand by a third in a bid to provide a space […]

JQ Festival

Original web page at www.timeout.com The first-ever JQ Festival takes place on the weekend of July 17-19, celebrating the creativity of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter with a diverse three-day program of special events, tours and performances. The festival marks the official opening of Golden Square, the new public space within the Quarter, as well […]

Online petition set up to demand cull of gulls in Jewellery Quarter

Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk An online petition wants to see a cull of gulls in the Jewellry Quarter, Birmingham. An online petition is calling for gulls to be culled in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The petition is calling on Birmingham City Council to apply for a licence to reduce the number of the birds […]

Jewellery Quarter ‘bomb site’ car park to be apartment block

Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Great Charles Street Queensway, with Ludgate Hill car park A run-down city centre car park – known as the “bomb site” – looks set to be developed after a financial backer was secured for a new apartment block. London-based Long Harbour is making its first investment in Birmingham and […]

Hockley Mint Scoops Prestigious UK Jewellery Award

Original web page at www.thehockleyflyer.info 360hf 12a Birmingham Jewellery Quarter firm Hockley Mint won big at the recent UK Jewellery Award, scooping the highly competitive Employer of the Year award. With more than 700 guests attending the glamorous evening at the Tower of London, the annual awards toasted the UK jewellery industry’s leading businesses […]