The Blue Orange Theatre is set to give you the female perspective this April by showcasing three plays with an all female cast. With the recent success of short readings such as ‘Shorts’ and ‘Culture Shock’, The Blue Orange Writers have decided to start showcasing longer plays to celebrate their first anniversary of writing together. … Read more Get the Female Perspective
Student Council members from Abbey College Birmingham visited Acorns Children’s Hospice last week to kick off the college’s fundraising efforts for the year. The hospice that provides care for life limited and life threatened children has been selected as Abbey College Birmingham’s charity of the year. Students visited the college with donated toys and books, … Read more Abbey College Birmingham kick-start fundraising for Acorns Children’s Hospice
This week construction workers continued to strip hard landscape within the designated Golden Square area. Clearance of waste materials continued as excavation works reached the final stage in preparation of the installation of drainage works. Next week will see the installation of a temporary traffic light system to allow for the main drainage works to … Read more Golden Square Update #3
Artist jewellers, Magnus and Bella are offering the opportunity to become a jeweller for the day. If you fancy yourself as the next big thing in the Silversmith industry, or looking for something different to do on the weekend, this course could be for you. The One Day Experience courses are fully customisable to your … Read more Become a jewellery maker for the day
Jewellery Quarter photography firm is encouraging camera users to switch from automatic to manual mode this month with the launch of a new photography course. Are you a budding photographer or just looking for a way to enhance your holiday snaps? Regardless of your of skills, you will benefit from the ‘Introduction to Digital Photography’ … Read more Photography courses to get your skills in TipTop shape
As part of the highway works programme, a 5 year upgrade of Birmingham’s highways network, certain roads in the city will be temporarily closed whilst they are being resurfaced. Parade and the Sandpits from Summer Hill Street to Charlotte Street, including the Roundabout at Fredrick Street are areas which will undergo maintenance. The expected start … Read more Roads in the city to be resurfaced as a part of a 5 year plan
This month the Pen Museum in Frederick Street hosted the launch of People, Pens and Production in Birmingham’s Steel Pen Trade – a book edited by one of its founder members Brian Jones MBE. The book is the first comprehensive study of the Birmingham pen trade covering the humble beginnings of the industry in 1822 … Read more People, Pens and Production in Birmingham’s Steel Pen Trade
As the weather has finally taken a turn for the better this week, the contractors on site at the Golden Square have been making the most of the daylight and dry terrain. With the site being so big, general clearance of rubble and debris has continued with topsoil and hard landscape striping commencing. Much of … Read more Golden Square Update #2
As the diggers moved in this week to commence work on the Golden Square, already people are talking about the development and what it will look like when it’s completed in mid-October this year. Throughout the development period we will be bringing you the latest updates on what is happening with Golden Square and what … Read more Golden Square Update #1
As Birmingham International Fashion Week came to a close on the weekend, the final catwalk of the season saw designers from the Jewellery Quarter take the lead and represent the area. Kate Lewis and Gemma Perry from Livto, based on Warstone Lane were approached by two fashion designers to showcase their work on the models … Read more Designers represent Jewellery Quarter at Birmingham International Fashion Week
