December 2009
94 posts
RT @bhamresilience: Severe Weather Warning for West Midlands 29th/30th Dec: Flash warning of heavy snow. Met.. http://bit.ly/4Y0qkV
Christmas in the Jewellery Quarter: http://ow.ly/Qzki (via The Hockey Flyer News)
Key Hill Cemetery on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest has been raised to Grade II* (via http://www.fkwc.org)
Subway City’s New Year Party features 3 rooms of indie, alternative, brit pop + electro to keep the crowd happy until 2010 http://ow.ly/Lhyp
Merry Christmas to all our followers from 24 Carrots! See you at the next market on Sat 20th Feb 2010!
Merry Christmas to everyone - lovely sunny Christmas Day here in the Jewellery Quarter!
A planning application has been submitted for a new hotel on the former Ashfield Motors site: http://ow.ly/P27m via http://davidnikel.org.uk
‘Hockley’ by David Harvey - http://ow.ly/P13J A new book explores Hockley over the past century and a half! (via the Hockey Flyer)
Icy Pavements in the Jewellery Quarter: http://ow.ly/OsWb (via FixMyStreet)
the best of brum:
MyJQ mentioned in lastminute.com’s blog pick of birmingham’s top 10 blogs
Birmingham is a hive of creativity and culture and it has many a claim to fame beyond it’s great chocolate and music heritage. It’s quite the social media hub too with lots of meetups muddling alongside the creative and artistic groups who are all creating excellent and unique blogs. We’ve handpicked 10 of the best to...
New venue for live music in Jewellery Quarter - G’s Bar and Diner opens for Jazz & Blues in Ludgate Hill: http://ow.ly/MYUQ (via @JQBham)
Blue Orange Theatre - a brand new independent theatre situated in the Jewellery Quarter currently undergoing refurb (to open in Sep 2010)
James Newman in his studio in the Jewellery Quarter - a few hours video condensed into a few minutes: http://ow.ly/MBVX
RT @homercreative: Just found a nice little deli Vees about 30 metres from my office in Vyse Street - been there 4 months!
RT @Bham_FOE: Green Santa will be out again this weekend too, directing people from Moseley Farmers market to our Green Xmas Fair.
Community Carols TODAY at 1:05pm at St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter: http://ow.ly/Mhtu
RT @davidnikel: Chairman of AE Harris on BBC News - thats some cracking facial hair!!
RT @Cooksongold: NEW BLOG ARTICLE ALERT! Read on… http://tinyurl.com/cnqece
Community Carols TODAY at St Paul's
St Paul’s Church Calendar
St Paul’s Church Calendar
Andy Munro’s (Jewellery Quarter Regeneration Partnership @JQBham) - Last Blog before Christmas! http://ow.ly/LYgE
RT @antbigbarn: Converting BigBarn to a Social Enterprise & CIC, to combat the power of the supermarket. Please comment http://bit.ly/6NwJUS
RT @clevercherry: Throw snowballs at us in our new Christmas game!!! www.clevercherry.com/christmasgame
RT @SaintCaffe: Today’s Soup: Country Vegetables or Chicken Mulligatawny!! http://bit.ly/8WS5W4
RT @Concept_CC: Birmingham put in the European dining spotlight http://cli.gs/yXyWT (via @birminghampost)
Brilliantly Birmingham Walks today at 10:00 in the Jewellery Quarter: http://ow.ly/Lcfd
TODAY is Christmas Shopping Day in the Jewellery Quarter - Saturday 12th Dec: http://ow.ly/LcnS Leaflet: http://ow.ly/LcnT
Today is planning day for next years Jewellery Quarter Farmers’ Market - please DM if you have any thoughts!
TODAY is Christmas Shopping Day in the Jewellery Quarter - Saturday 12th Dec: http://ow.ly/LcmH Leaflet: http://ow.ly/LcnQ
Christmas Shopping Day in the Jewellery Quarter
Happy 100th Birthday to the Old Fire Station: http://ow.ly/KxLV (via http://www.davidnikel.org.uk)
The Old Fire Station Centenary, 9th Dec 2009 at 2pm, The Old Fire Station: http://ow.ly/KcZW location map: http://schmap.it/cy9njf
How long it will take for the Jewellery Quarter to become the seething wanky trend-pot that Shoreditch has become? http://ow.ly/KauY (blog)
RT @orbcreative: Winetec: After submitting proposals in August ORB were selected above strong London competition to work on the Wine… …
Fire service will be doing some activities with the nursery children at 2.00pm & 100 red balloons released at 2.30pm to mark the centenary!
RT @davidnikel: Ring-road improvements for Ladywood http://bit.ly/4q8Dxz
RT @Concept_CC: Looking for an alternative to Christmas pud this year…try: http://tinyurl.com/ycp4s4o
Jewellery Quarter - ruminant →
On the subject of dereliction, I spent the afternoon in Birmingham, and staring from the train window it really is amazing how much of the city lies derelict. When I think of British industrial decline and blight, I immediately picture distinctly ‘northern’ towns, miners, cobbles, that sort of thing. Birmingham seems so close to the south east that I find it hard to equate with being...
RT @KellieLoera: @MyJQ here’s a map for the event: http://schmap.it/MyLyHf?a <— Thanks!
The Old Fire Station Centenary, 9th Dec 2009 at 2pm, The Old Fire Station, 69 Albion Street: http://schmap.it/cy9njf
The Fire Service; JQNF; @TNT_Ladywood; & local historian Chris Upton all to attend the centenary event at 2pm today at the Old Fire Station!
RT @PixieSixer: Graft present a night of experimental performance tonight @TheVaultsBrum, Newhall Place 6-10pm
It’s the centenary today of the Old Fire Station (Albion St)! An event to mark the occasion will take place at 2pm - interested? Come along!
http://twitpic.com/srsf0 - Congratulations to the Old Fire Station (Albion St in the Jewellery Quarter) on it’s centenary today!
RT @KissMeCupcakes: early rise, baking for @theartloungeuk and @urbancoffeeco some yummy festive cupcakes
The Old Fire Station Celebrates Centenary!
Congratulations to the Old Fire Station (Albion St in the Jewellery Quarter) on it’s centenary today!
Currently the building is used as a nursery: The Old Fire Station Nursery
The Fire Service; The Old Fire Station Nursery; the JQNF; @TNT_Ladywood; and some local residents all attended the centenary event at 2pm today at the Old Fire Station!
100 red balloons were released at 2.30pm to...
RT @pigsonthewing: http://twitpic.com/snuq8 - Canal tunnel under Snow Hill Stn is a great space. Should be used for music, theatre, etc ..
RT @RewiredPR: The Rewired Team Challenge: It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas in here now http://bit.ly/4FdMDe
RT @steve_nicholls: Tesco at The Mailbox closed after mice found in store http://twurl.nl/wein0x
St Paul’s Church this Christmas: http://ow.ly/JM2y
Christmas Carols at St Paul’s Church on 15th Dec: http://ow.ly/JLZT