NEWS

Regimental jeweller salutes 50 years of trading

Jeweller Steve Bickerton with Keith Stanley, operations director for the JQDT and JQ BID.

A jeweller who has made pieces for the Queen and Princess Diana [...]

Last chance to explore Coffin Works before restoration begins

Birmingham Conservation Trust invites you to explore the atmospheric Grade II listed Newman Brothers Coffin Fitting Works in Fleet Street for the final time before restoration work [...]

Council approves £1.2m ERDF grant for the Birmingham Assay Office

Plans for the new building for The Birmingham Assay Office took another step forward last week when Birmingham City Council approved a £1.2million grant from [...]

Birmingham vies for number one spot in VisitEngland’s 101 campaign

VisitEngland’s new Facebook app sets out to find the top 101 Things to Do Before You Go Abroad, and Birmingham is steadily climbing the ranks.

Anglophiles and [...]

JQ BID supports training scheme for the next generation of jewellers

The Jewellery Quarter BID (JQ BID) is encouraging local jewellers to sign up to an apprenticeship scheme that aims to create the next generation of [...]

New ‘farm to table’ dining experience launches next month

The owners of the highly successful Mechu and Aprés brands are launching a new restaurant on Summer Row next month.
Described as ‘farm to table [...]

Snapshot of the Quarter

The Jewellery Quarter BID has joined forces with the Library of Birmingham and the Colmore Business District to commission an exciting photography project.
Internationally acclaimed photographer [...]

Jewellery professor’s Asian adventure

A Birmingham Professor is heading to India this week with the aim of attracting the newest international creative talent to the city.
Professor Jack Cunningham - Head [...]

Visit Birmingham’s Christmas campaign boosts city’s festive profile

Birmingham’s Christmas campaign, run in partnership with national tourism board VisitEngland, has succeeded in raising the profile of the city during the competitive festive period, [...]

Jewellery Quarter Property Market and Employment Study

Birmingham City Council is presently reviewing the planning policy framework for the Jewellery Quarter.
Click here to read Mark Gamble’s letter explaining what the review will involve.
Key contacts:
City [...]