Lots of fun to be had this Easter in the Jewellery Quarter
It’s the Easter half-term holidays, the kids are off school and you need something fun to do that is not going to break the bank. Luckily, the Jewellery Quarter is … Read more
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Assay Office marks bricks for charity
Birmingham’s iconic Assay Office celebrated its 240 year history by laying down special feature bricks at the new buildings construction site. The blocks bear the hallmarking symbols used in the … Read more
Unique Find: Blakeley-Browns
This month, JQBID manager Luke Crane, made himself at home in vintage furniture shop, Blakeley-Browns based on Augusta Street. Store owner Vicki Spencer-Brown gave him a tour of her new … Read more
Unique Find: Platinum Dreams
Sammy Dingley has been a busy bee this month, setting up her new wedding shop, Platinum Dreams, just in time for the wedding season. The boutique bridal shop, based on … Read more
New hotel plans for St Paul’s Square
The husband and wife team behind the renovation of The Village in Moseley are now eyeing a project above The Ropewalk in St Paul’s Square. Suburban Inns has lodged plans to convert the … Read more
Florist flies high with bird design
Sherrie Phelps, co-owner of Lily Jones Flowers in Augusta Street, will represent the West Midlands at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show after winning the regional heat. Sherrie’s brief was … Read more
Write into the future
At a time of financial uncertainty for museums and galleries a unique, volunteer-run Birmingham museum has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant to help it plan for a sustainable … Read more
Plans for 600 Jewellery Quarter homes
Work can begin on the largest Jewellery Quarter residential scheme in a decade after plans were submitted. The £80 million St George’s Urban Village scheme, which encompasses the Kettleworks and … Read more
Jewellery Quarter ‘treasured’ by the Chinese community
The Jewellery Quarter has been renamed Zhu Li Bao Cheng (茱莉宝城), ‘a place filled with treasures’, by the Chinese community, as part of VisitBritain’s great names campaign. To celebrate Chinese New … Read more
Unique Find: Cake Quarter
Meet Ina, the owner of Cake Quarter on Vyse Street. The baking extraordinaire joined the Jewellery Quarter community in October 2014 and has already made a name for herself in … Read more
