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Birmingham School of Jewellery; “Ones To Watch”
Talented students from Birmingham’s School of Jewellery are featured in the latest edition of JQ Life (Issue 2 is out now). This week, we have shared the full interviews from two of ... Read more
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JQ Life Issue Two – available to read now!
The Autumn edition of the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) magazine’s has landed! The JQ Life magazine is full of news, opinions and features on the businesses and people ... Read more
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Your memories wanted for Jewellery Quarter ‘People’s Archive’.
A three-year £2million Heritage Lottery Funded (HLF) project is searching for people to share their memories of living and working in the Jewellery Quarter. Commencing earlier this year, the Jewellery ... Read more
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Hello Birmingham Heritage Week!
In this month’s Guest Blog, Councillor Philip Davies, City Heritage Champion and chair of Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT), gives his perspective on this year’s Birmingham Heritage Week. The event is ... Read more
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JQBID joins World Cleanup Day on 15 September!
Businesses, residents and students are being encouraged to attend a community litter picking event in the Jewellery Quarter. As part of World Cleanup Day 2018, the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement ... Read more
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Argentea Gallery Presents Tanaya Houghton – Songlines of the Here+Now
Argentea Gallery on St Paul’s Square has announced its next exhibition. Comprising of twenty-two images and two rooms of installation pieces, Tanya Houghton’s Songlines of the Here+Now aims to explore ... Read more
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Paradise Circus closure – 3rd September 2018 until Summer 2019
The West Midlands Combined Authority has embarked upon an ambitious plan to regenerate the region and to provide new opportunities for residents and businesses. Central to this plan is the ... Read more
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New JQ premises for expanded Vegan Society Team
The National Vegan Society based in the Jewellery Quarter is moving to a larger office reflecting the tremendous growth of the vegan movement in recent years. The charity’s previous premises were ... Read more
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Cooksongold launch refurbished store on 100th anniversary
Cooksongold, the UK’s largest jewellery making supplier, is celebrating 100 years of being at the heart of the Jewellery Quarter. In 1918 Cooksongold, established a manufacturing site and sales office on ... Read more
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Summer in the City! Bring the family to the JQ
Escape the hustle and bustle of Birmingham city centre and spend the day exploring the historic Jewellery Quarter! Only a short 20-minute walk from Birmingham New Street, make the journey ... Read more
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Spotlight on Birmingham at International Jewellery London 2018
International Jewellery London (IJL), the UK’s leading trade event for the international jewellery industry, will host a Spotlight on Birmingham in association with Birmingham School of Jewellery and supported by Cooksongold and Weston Beamor to ... Read more
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Guest Blog: Ambassador’s JQ Festival 2018 Experience
Last month’s JQ Festival attracted people from across the city for a jam-packed programme of activities and events. Organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID), and supported by ... Read more
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