Links
Please find below a list of useful links…
ArtsFest
Birmingham’s biggest & most vibrant free cultural festival!
Birmingham City Council
The official website of Birmingham City Council.
Birmingham Events
There’s always so much going on in Birmingham, with many events that you can support and get involved with. Find out what’s scheduled for the coming months by visiting the Be Birmingham Events Calendar.
Birmingham Heritage Forum
Birmingham Heritage Forum is a voluntary association of public and private groups and individuals interested in the heritage of Birmingham.
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery (BMAG)
Find out about exhibitions and events at Birmingham’s Museums and Galleries, including the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter.
Birmingham Tours
Birmingham Tours was set up in 2001 by Heart of England Blue Badge Guide Sue Behan. The Company specialises in providing friendly professional guides for walking and driving tours of Birmingham to make your stay in the city an enjoyable unique experience.
Brilliantly Birmingham
Brilliantly Birmingham has showcased the work of local, national and international jewellery designer-makers for the last nine years.
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways network stretches from the historic London Marylebone, through the beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside, to the world of Shakespeare Country and finally, the heart of the Midlands. With two trains an hour to Birmingham Moor Street, it’s even easier to treat yourself to a trip to the Jewellery Quarter.
Friends of Key Hill Cemetery
The Friends of Key Hill Cemetery was established in 2004 by a small group of people who were concerned by the visible deterioration of the Cemetery.
Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Free of charge and literally on people’s doorstep, Heritage Open Days is an event for everyone, whatever their background, age and ability.
Hockley Flyer
The Hockley Flyer magazine was founded by Marie and Mark Haddleton around 25 years ago. It was intended to be a single page ‘flyer’ but grew rapidly into a magazine. It is a ‘trade to trade’ magazine and also carries local news and events. The magazine is distributed around the Jewellery Quarter area.
Jewellery Quarter Association
The Jewellery Quarter Association Ltd was founded in 1990 and its Aims and Objectives include a dedication to the ‘Conservation, Protection and improvement of the physical and social environment in the Jewellery Quarter’.
Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum
The independent voice of the growing residential community in the Jewellery Quarter. The JQNF also manages the 24 Carrots Farmers’ Market in the Jewellery Quarter.
Pen Room Museum & Learning Centre
Museum and Learning Centre of Writing and Pen Trade Memorabilia.
Visit Birmingham
The official website for Birmingham.
24 Carrots Farmers’ Market
Regular Farmers’ Market held in the Heart of the Jewellery Quarter and run by the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Forum.
Places of Interest in Birmingham
Cadbury World
Where chocolate comes to life!
Colleges & Universities
University of Birmingham
www.bham.ac.uk
University College Birmingham
www.ucb.ac.uk
Birmingham City University
www.bcu.ac.uk
