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Designers represent Jewellery Quarter at Birmingham International Fashion Week
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 ... Read more
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Budding Abbey College Birmingham entrepreneurs go behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris
Business Studies students from Abbey College Birmingham will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at Disneyland Paris in February, where they will gain a ... Read more
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JQDT gets green light on Townscape Heritage Initiative
Birmingham’s largest business improvement district has this week been successful in the first round of a potential award of a staggering £2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, which assists communities in ... Read more
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Unique opportunity to visit Birmingham Assay Office’s private silver collection
The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it is opening its doors to the general public three times this year and offering limited places on its popular Silver ... Read more
Read More Funding opportunities for JQ businesses
JQ businesses need to act fast to take advantage of the funding opportunities available to them. Funding is still available for Birmingham City Council’s ERDF Property Assistance Programme. Visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/erdf for ... Read more
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JQ information centre temporarily relocates to museum
As part of preparing the Golden Square site for construction to begin, the Jewellery Quarter Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has been temporarily relocated to the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (75-79 Vyse St). ... Read more
Read More More A38 tunnel closures planned for the summer
This summer’s dates for the second phase of the essential refurbishment works in the A38 tunnels through the city centre have been released. Birmingham residents, businesses and visitors are advised ... Read more
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Talbots Group strengthens its team with new appointment
Jewellery, gift and retail packaging specialists Talbots Group, based on Newhall Street, has appointed a new business and development executive to drive sales growth. Francesca Dematteis, 24, brings with her ... Read more
Read More Keeping our streets safe
As part of the BID’s aim to make the Jewellery Quarter a safer place to be, there is a plan to install gates at the entrances to the alleyway between ... Read more
Read More Birmingham’s five-year heritage strategy set for city council approval
Birmingham City Council will be asked to approve a report today (4 Feb) which outlines Birmingham’s heritage strategy for the next five years. The strategy has been developed by the ... Read more
Read More JQDT seeks new Board Members
After over two centuries of growth and change, the Jewellery Quarter is now embarking on a period of rapid development with the building of the Golden Square, refurbishment of previously ... Read more
Read More Pen Museum mourns loss of Brian Jones MBE
Like many in the Jewellery Quarter, we were saddened by the news of Brian Jones MBE’s (1936 – 2014) sudden passing on 31st January. Brian was a founder of the Pen Museum ... Read more
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