Kimberly Downton LLB, Head of Legal Services

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Vonnegut, Vonnegut!

A one-man play of two pieces by master American writer Kurt Vonnegut.
RICS Awards 2019 - West Midlands

We were delighted to be judged 'Highly Commended' in the 2019 RICS Awards for the West Midlands for the New Standard Works
Fred Jeffs: The Sweetshop Murder

The Sweetshop Murder is a ‘true-crime’ noir thriller, set in Birmingham and the Black Country, which re-investigates a 62-year old murder mystery.
Moving Parts

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Drama and Theatre Arts, University of Birmingham presents MOVING PARTS; an original, walkabout performance responding to the Industrial Middle of the Jewellery Quarter. And what is lost. And what might yet be seen… Created in association with The Hive and JQ Townscape Heritage Project

Colin George - Property Manager, Dip.Arch. BA Hons (Architectural Studies)

Colin is a registered architect with over 30 year’s experience in the public and private sectors as an architect, project manager and in developing space and estates strategies. He has undertaken work as diverse as the refurbishment of a whole street of Victorian houses, laboratory buildings for the University of Oxford and a computer manufacturing facility.
Shazuli Iqbal: RMLT – Finance Manager: FFA FPMA MBA FFTA

Shazuli trained originally in the early 1990s on Audit and as a Group Accountant with KPMG in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, before moving to the UK and completing an MBA at Reading University in 2000.
Ian Clements: BSc - Company Secretary

After leaving school, Ian completed a 5 year Undergraduate Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Ltd which included a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University and a Diploma in Management Studies.
Aonghus Gordon: Executive Chair: MEd BA PGCE

Aonghus Gordon spent his formative years in Venice. He attended Rudolf Steiner schools and completed a BA in Ceramics and Art History followed by teacher training, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Breton Hall, Leeds in 1981. Aonghus completed his MEd from Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo.

Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to all Festival venues is free, however some activities and events will have a charge.
Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery provides a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee! Please visit us at The Hive subsite. www.thehiveJQ.org
Why we exist
Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
Freeman Biodynamic Garden at High Riggs

Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café. Thanks to much hard work over the last three years High Riggs has been changed from a disused tree nursery to a new highly productive market garden.
British Glass Biennale 2019 - selected artists

The Ruskin Mill Land Trust, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, is delighted to announce the artists for the 2019 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges chaired by Róisín de Buitléar and comprising of Dr Jane Cook, Monica Guggisberg, Angel Monzon, and Cathy Shankland, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.
Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.
Aonghus Gordon: Executive Chair: MEd BA PGCE

Aonghus Gordon spent his formative years in Venice. He attended Rudolf Steiner schools and completed a BA in Ceramics and Art History followed by teacher training, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Breton Hall, Leeds in 1981. Aonghus completed his MEd from Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo.
2015 British Glass Biennale

2015 British Glass Biennale