Posted on 30 April 2012.
The ballot has now opened for many businesses in the JQ to have their say on whether we should become a BID – a Business Improvement District. For those who don’t know, a BID is an area where the majority of eligible businesses vote to pay a small increase in their business rates, on the condition [...]
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Posted on 20 April 2012.
THOUSANDS of commemorative medals are being produced in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.www.birminghampost.net/…/medals-made-in-birmingham-jew…
Posted on 19 April 2012.
Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter dates back over 250 years and is still home to over 400 jewellery businesses. VOTE HERE Tens of thousands of Minis were manufactured at Birmingham's Longbridge plant by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) from 195…
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Posted on 15 March 2012.
by James Cartledge, Birmingham Mail – PLANS to knock down historic buildings in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and replace them with more than 100 new homes …
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Posted on 12 March 2012.
A new public square dedicated to a Birmingham author has been opened in the the Jewellery Quarter.
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Posted on 11 March 2012.
One of the most important sites in the city is about to be developed and it will have a direct impact on the JQ – and we have the chance to comment. It is of course Paradise Circus. Whatever your thoughts are on the merits or otherwise of the Central Library, pretty much everyone [...]
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Posted on 11 March 2012.
David Mahony Chair of the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust, said:” Kathleen's stories are so redolent and help us to understand what thing are, how they …birminghamnewsroom.com/…/photo-call-new-chapter-begins-…
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Posted on 08 March 2012.
Just a reminder that Dayus Square (at the junction of Albion Street, Legge Lane and Carver Street) will be formally opened at 12:00 on next Monday,12th March when Councillor Tim Huxtable will be unveiling public artwork commemorating the life and work of local author Kathleen Dayus.
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Posted on 08 March 2012.
Continuing the theme of our JQNF project ‘Shaping the JQ’ the following is an extract from an open invitation from the Prince’s Foundation, the organisation that is facilitating the Jewellery Quarter’s early steps toward a Neighbourhood Plan: ‘This event is being organised in conjunction with The Prince’s Foundation and it is vital that we secure [...]
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Posted on 29 February 2012.
Last night saw about 60 people gather in St Paul’s Parish Church to hear about ‘Shaping the JQ’ the JQNF project to get people ready for a possible Neighbourhood Planning process. I spoke about the unusual nature of the process; that ‘normal’ neighbourhood forum activities often consisted of responding to Local Authority consultation or asking [...]
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