Announcing designer John Williamson as a supporter of Coffee Birmingham
John can reached at hello@john-williamson.com
Visit his website at: www.john-williamson.com
John can reached at hello@john-williamson.com
Visit his website at: www.john-williamson.com
As you may have noticed on the front page of the website, on August 10th, Coffee Birmingham is uniting with the official Birmingham #Jelly to launch a #Superjelly. Some of you are possibly wondering what a Jelly is. So here are two perspectives from the Superjelly organisers.
First, Coffee Birmingham founder, Tim Wilson explains here in relation to #JellyLincoln, which he also runs on a monthly basis.
Second, here’s a piece from the Enterprise Nation site by official Birmingham Jelly organiser, Rickie Josen which backs up Tim’s comments.
#jelly #superjelly #indielove.
We are delighted to confirm Midlands Discovery Tours as a supporter of Coffee Birmingham. As part of our activities for Saturday 29th September, Midlands Discovery Tours will be running a special tour – more info to come!
Midlands Discovery Tours is a small, independent tour company run by two Blue Badge tourist guides, specialising in providing professional and friendly tours throughout the Midlands.
They operate a range of public walking tours in Birmingham every weekend of the year, with city tours providing a great introduction and themed walks exploring the city in more depth. They aim to provide both new visitors and lifelong residents with an enjoyable and informative experience of what our city has to offer.
Alongside their public tours, they are available for private bookings for groups of any size and can tailor a tour to any requirements. They have worked extensively with student groups, community organisations, businesses and individuals and have run Birmingham Ghost Walks for the past three years, which operate twice a month in Birmingham and have expanded to Sutton Coldfield and Warwick, where we run tours every three months.
We are so happy to be working with them because they really help people to discover and enjoy everything that makes Birmingham such a fascinating place, and they see themselves very much (and rightly so) in the role of unofficial ambassadors for the city.
For these and many more reasons, they are an integral part of the independent business community.
With thanks to Ian Braisby for his help.
For more info: http://www.midlandsdiscoverytours.co.uk/
It was great to meet Lucy Whalley, our competition winner yesterday. The prize came courtesy of our hosts for the launch of the Declaration of Independents on Independents Day, Six Eight Kafe, Urban Coffee Company and Saint Caffe. We are also grateful to Peter and Alex from Urban and 6/8 respectively for presenting the prize to Lucy.
In addition to the joyous coffee Lovers prize that you see below, Lucy got a three month subscription to Urban’s Coffee Connoisseurs and some more free coffee and cake courtesy of Six Eight Kafe.
Coffee Birmingham is a new movement celebrating all things related to independent coffee and independent culture in Birmingham which culminated in the launch of the Declaration of Independents on Wednesday 4th July and the inaugural Coffee Birmingham event, to be held on Saturday 29th September 2012.
Coffee Birmingham is a celebration of local independents – coffee shops, food, produce, market traders, community, experience and fun.
We are looking for a Volunteer Event Manager to be part of this exciting movement and to drive future events and activities.
Job Description
Responsible for driving and ensuring the smooth running of events
Taking ownership on (and driving forward) creative ideas
Engaging with customers and businesses
Brainstorming creative ideas and providing input into marketing and events
Key Skills Required
Good customer facing skills
Experience of working on live events
Interest in pursuing a career in marketing, events, hospitality or the coffee industry
Creative and quick thinking
Salary
Unpaid but pre-agreed expenses will be paid
Deadline
Tuesday 31st July, but we are looking to get our volunteers recruited from now, so if you hang around it could
mean we have already appointed everyone we need.
Next steps
Please email your CV along with a paragraph or two on why this role is important to you and what you would offer/bring to tim@coffeebirmingham.co.uk.
When Jelly and Coffee come together…
In assocation with the official Birmingham #Jelly, we will be doing something a bit different next month.
What: Jelly is a regular monthly event for solo workers, freelancers and people who want to work out of the office for a day to come together to work and chat. Just bring your laptop, grab a coffee (and maybe a cake) and get to work in a lovely friendly atmosphere with like-minded people.
Why: Because the Coffee Shop is a great place work, especially when other people are co-working in the same place. Instead of the usual Jelly which takes place in one location …
… we will hold the Jelly at locations across the city.
… and because this is a SUPER #JELLY, we might throw in a few extra surprises too!
Who: freelancers, home workers, solopreneurs, small business owners, field workers, people escaping the office for the day – in fact, everyone is welcome to drop in co-work, collaborate and chat. Other than a laptop you can bring your notebook, craft or just yourself, it’s a great time to clear your diary and think of new ideas.
Where:
So on Friday 10th August 2012 from 9am, we will be at the following locations:
Urban Coffee Company, Jewellery Quarter
Café Ezra, Hotel LaTour
Six Eight Kafe, Temple Row
Feel free to come and put your laptop down then go grab a drink. Remember, you can come and go as you please! This is one of the benefits of Jelly.
Exclusive Offers for Jellyheads:
Cafe Ezra at Hotel LaTour: free first drink for Jellyheads.
Six Eight Kafe, Temple Row: coffee and cake for £4 for Jellyheads
Urban Coffee Company, Jewellery Quarter: details to come.
How: RSVP to Tim Wilson at tim@coffeebirmingham.co.uk (twitter: @coffeebrum) or Rickie Josen at write@rickiejosen.co.uk (twitter: @rickiewrites) to let us know you are coming (or you can show up on the day).
With thanks to official Birmingham Jelly organiser Rickie Josen for making this happen.
Hashtags: #jelly #indielove #superjelly #coffeebrum.
… Lucy Whalley.
Many congratulations to Lucy and thanks again to everyone who entered and provided their excellent thoughts on what Independents mean to them.
As part of the launch of the Declaration of Independents, we asked people what independents meant to them as part of a competition only in our coffee shop locations (Six Eight Kafe, Urban Coffee Company and Saint Caffe) on the day.
This is a selection of what people said:
This is a selection of the responses from those who signed up to the Declaration online:
Thanks to those of you who contributed. Stay tuned as we announce the winner of our competition imminently.
Aimed at freelancers and small businesses, Coffee Birmingham are now offering varying levels of sponsorship opportunities aimed to suit the requirements, and raise the profile, of your business.
For more information, please visit: http://www.coffeebirmingham.co.uk/sponsorship.
Picture: Cupcakes courtesy of our supporter Kiss Me Cupcakes
As many businesses and consumers have been requesting a copy, please download the Declaration of Independents, print it and place it in a very public place like many independents have done already across Birmingham.
Your support is so much appreciated. Thank you.