The JQ Lobby is for people who are passionate about the future of the Jewellery Quarter!
It has been set up by representatives of the following groups as a forum to raise awareness of the changes in funding provided by Birmingham City Council (BCC) to the Jewellery Quarter Regeneration Partnership (JQRP)
The view expressed on this blog are personal to each blogger and may not necessarily represent the official views of these organisations.
In December (2009) Birmingham City Council issued Redundancy Notices to its four staff working in the Jewellery Quarter Regeneration Partnership offices. Rumours flashed around the Jewellery Quarter of these ‘lay offs’ followed by speculation about Birmingham City Council’s commitment to the development of the Quarter.
Various groups (see above) within the Quarter requested a meeting with Councillor Neville Summerfield (the Cabinet Member at BCC with responsibility for Regeneration) to protest at the lack of consultation over these cuts and to seek clarification about the future. A meeting took place on 21st January after which the various groups united to send a letter to BCC requesting the following:
Responses from BCC both in terms of letters and verbal messages (and rumour) seem to be suggesting that BCC is moving towards agreeing to some of the community’s requests… updates will follow as they become available.
The City have got themselves in a terrible financial mess, reinforced by recent national news regarding job cuts. Yet there is enough cash around to build a new office for Council employees at Aston Science park. Yes, Aston Science Park! Sounds like an odd location when any other council would use such an opportunity to drive forward urban regeneration. I assume this wont be as heavily occuppied as originally planned! And there is even enough cash around to build a new library; a building totally out of keeping with its surroundings (sounds like the criticism of the original library!). But apparently there is not enough cash about to help areas like the jewellery quarter. I wonder why? Take a look at centenery square and aston science park for some clues!!
How short-sighted of BCC-if the Jewellery Quarter were to attain World Heritage Site status it would be a fantastic boost to the City of Birmingham.
I can testify to the importance of World Heritage Site status for the tourist offer of an area having holidayed in East Devon for many years on The Jurassic Coast, one of Britain’s existing World Heritage Sites.
It is a truly fantastic place to visit. We only have to look to another more local World Heritage Site, the Ironbridge Gorge to see what a difference this could make to the Jewellery Quarter specifically and Birmingham in particular
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