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 [...]
Archive | February, 2012
Our sweet, sweet task of creating a great JQ
Posted on 29 February 2012.
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Update: Police Sticking Around in the JQ
Posted on 29 February 2012.
I blogged the day before yesterday about West Midlands Police ‘considering’ moving their home in the The Big Peg to Summerhill Police Station. We now understand that the ‘considering’ is over (if it ever really began) and the blue lamp will be staying with us (along with the excellent patrol coverage and incident response we get [...]
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JQ firm Vaughtons continues Carling Cup medals tradition
Posted on 23 February 2012.
… will be continuing at this year's Carling Cup Final, courtesy of one of the world's top bespoke medal makers, based in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter.
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Jewellery Quarter nightclub Subway City says it is too noisy to …
Posted on 18 February 2012.
by Neil Elkes, Birmingham Mail A BIRMINGHAM nightclub claims it faces closure on noise grounds after plans for four luxury loft apartments across the road …
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We need a cunning plan…Part Two
Posted on 15 February 2012.
You may recall I blogged about the Jewellery Quarter’s future and the Neighbourhood Planning process back in December. That post generated some articulate and considered responses: Jan said: ‘I moved to the jq because of the lovely buildings and the mix of industry and residential properties…if we want to create a community here there has [...]
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Brown Lion Makes Some Noise!
Posted on 14 February 2012.
Two Towers Brewery’s JQ tap house, The Brown Lion on Hall Street, is having an opening music launch on 19th February, starting at 3PM. As well as the usual favourites of Baskerville, Jewellery Porter and BSA brews, there will be a free buffet and music from Steve Ajao and the aptly-named Thirsty Work. The Brown [...]
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Jewellery Quarter public loo going up for auction…
Posted on 13 February 2012.
AUCTION bidders could set up Birmingham's most unusual shop – in a disused toilet block where visitors used to spend a penny.www.birminghammail.net/…/jewellery-quarter-public-loo-goi…
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Serviced apartment operator stayCity is to open up 190 apartments in Newhall Square Development
Posted on 09 February 2012.
Serviced apartment operator stayCity is to open up 190 apartments in Newhall Square Development
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The Rectory Relaunch Party
Posted on 08 February 2012.
The Rectory Bar and Restaurant is celebrating the relaunch of its refurbished function room with a special relaunch party on Thursday 1st March 2012.
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Urban Coffee full of beans after rave review in the New York Times
Posted on 07 February 2012.
Urban Coffee, in the Jewellery Quarter, received a burning hot recommendation in New York Times.
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