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Update on UCB’s JQ development
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JQ BID Newsletter – February 2013
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Have your say on affordable housing ideas
The Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum (JQNF) has been working with MADE – a design partner – to look at options for affordable family homes and self build in the Quarter. ... Read more
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February sees the launch of St Paul’s Film Club, with a different movie being shown at the church every month. The Reverend Mary Gilbert, who is a huge movie fan ... Read more
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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 the European Regional Development Fund ... Read more
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Regimental jeweller salutes 50 years of trading
A jeweller who has made pieces for the Queen and Princess Diana is celebrating 50 years of trading. Bickerton Jewellery, based in Vyse Street, is a family-run business that specialises ... Read more
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Last chance to explore Coffin Works before restoration begins on 23rd/24th March
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 begins in April. The hugely ... Read more
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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 industry experts from far ... Read more
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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 skilled craftspeople. The School of ... Read more
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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 dining in the city’, Fleet ... Read more
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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 and artist Tom Hunter ... Read more
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Annual Hallmarking Review 2013
Despite the wintery conditions, many of the UK Jewellery Industry movers and shakers managed to beat the snow and attend The Birmingham Assay Office Annual Hallmarking Review which was held ... Read more
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