A company celebrating 150 years in business in the city is donating £500,000 to a local charity to set up a new early intervention unit on the site of the Malcolm Locker building in Erdington. A. Edmonds & Co, a high-quality shop and interior fitters based in the Jewellery Quarter, has made the generous donation … Read more
An incredible 800 items of work clothing have been donated by Jewellery Quarter businesses as part of the JQ Suit Drive, organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID). Battling the wind and rain, the JQBID was joined by volunteers from GoodGym Birmingham to transfer the donations across to Suited for Success – a … Read more
Hanging up their account based marketing hats for a short period, marketing agency Catalyst, put on their aprons and baked all week-long in a bid to raise money during World Autism Awareness Week. Channelling the Great British Bake Off and infusing it with a little Come Dine With Me, each member of the team baked … Read more
It may feel like the depths of winter but the mood at Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) is most definitely sunshiny and yellow as we have just over two weeks to go to Big Yellow Friday, our national awareness and fundraising day. Based in Birmingham city centre, CLDF is the only UK charity dedicated to … Read more
With the help of its customers, Jewellery Quarter’s very own Pasta Di Piazza has successfully raised £2000, which will be donated to the Italian Red Cross. At the end of August, Central Italy was hit by one of the country’s strongest earthquakes in history. With a recorded magnitude of 6.2, the quake claimed nearly 300 … Read more
Manager of Cucina Rustica, Afif Akhtar has decided to donate £2 for every table served in the restaurant from Friday 21st October to Friday 25th November, to help raise money for those fighting Cancer. This Friday, Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK will unite to produce a televised programme showcasing the efforts that have been … Read more
The Ladywood Project works tirelessly to offer help to underprivileged families in Ladywood, which is not only one of the poorest constituencies in Birmingham, but the UK as well. Each year Ladywood Project work with the local community to provide a Christmas Party for children, with the support of local businesses and individuals. In the past … Read more
The BID is getting into the spirit for this years Macmillan Coffee Morning. We have sourced prizes generously donated from local businesses and will give them away to whomever can guess how many steps both of our ambassadors combined will have walked on the morning (9am – 1pm). 1st Place: Coffee & cake in Urban … Read more
