Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Leader of Birmingham City Council Outlines Vision for Jewellery Quarter

Luke Crane, JQDT Executive Director; Councillor Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council; Councillor Philip Davis, JQDT Chairman and Doug Henry, Assay Office Birmingham CEO and Assay Master. Photography by Jas Sansi

The Leader of Birmingham City Council (BCC) has outlined his vision for the Jewellery Quarter by expressing his commitment to preserve the historic Jewellery Quarter’s legacy for future generations and noting the desire of local businesses to manufacture the medals for the Commonwealth Games in 2022. The event was hosted at the Assay Office Birmingham.

Supported by Richard Cowell, BCC Assistant Director for Development, Councillor Ian Ward reinforced the council’s plans to boost the area’s capability to attract ‘start-ups’ whilst raising the profile of the vibrant ‘maker’ community which comprises of talented designer jewellery makers and highly skilled craftspeople.

Councillor Ward shared his family connection by reflecting on his grandmother and her time working for one of the Quarter’s many family businesses.

The heritage of its working people and the historic townscape is, Councillor Ward commented, the reason why “the Jewellery Quarter is a distinctive area in Birmingham and known the world over.”

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Stay Connected

257FansLike
120FollowersFollow
1FollowersFollow
1,173FollowersFollow
- Advertisement -

Please Donate

The Hockley Flyer magazine if entirely funded by the advertising, but we could always do with a little bit more funding. The advertising not only pays for the design/printing, but also postage, delivery, all the associated paperwork/accounts, and research for the Heritage section. Our subscribers pay only a bit more then the postage/mailing costs, and the magazines are free - no cover price.



Subscribe to News Digest

Oh hi there 👋
It’s nice to meet you.

Sign up to for awesome content in your inbox with latest updates in a daily digest.

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Latest Articles

0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x