Brindleyplace Magazine Guide

one place many reasons SPRING  FOR T HOSE INTHE K OW N 27 BARS, CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS 4M+ VISITORS A YEAR 1 CANALSIDE LOCATION 890 PUBLIC CAR PARKING SPACES one place. many reasons. @brindleyplace /brindleyplace brindleyplace.com  A FRESH START The first few months of the year always get us into the spirit of a refresh and what we can do on Brindleyplace to make it even better! Our “refresh” starts with this new format – a combination of our annual Guide and quarterly magazine which will reflect what we’ve been up to and what we’re planning next! Reflecting on 2016 is a healthy place to start; we saw two fantastic new restaurants open, CAU and Zizzi, major event successes with Chocival (Birmingham’s first chocolate festival!) and recorded the highest number of people to ever visit Brindleyplace in a single day! We were also very proud of our fundraising total of £70,374. This year, there’s the opening of York’s Bakery Café at Ikon Gallery, as well as live music, markets and The Big Sleuth trail (thebigsleuth.co.uk) this summer. We’ll also be giving back to the community even more in 2017 with four Birmingham based charities working with us on our major events programme throughout the year – adding some exciting new ones along the way! Make sure you get the dates in your diary now – not only are our events free to attend, by working in collaboration with our fantastic charity partners they’ll be even bigger and better in 2017!  LEISURE As well as a health club, lots of restaurants, bars and shops, we’re home to an 85 year old theatre, Ikon Gallery, a hotel, serviced apartments and the National SEA LIFE Centre, Branded Birmingham’s best experience for kids, the National SEA LIFE Centre has the UK’s only 360° Ocean Tunnel to transport you under the waves! Make the most of the Big Fish Little Fish mornings for under 5s and buy your tickets online to save up to 40%. The Crescent Theatre plays host to some brilliant productions this spring. We’ve handpicked some of our favourites here, but you’ll find the full programme at crescent-theatre.co.uk Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution 25 Feb-4 Mar Ella Celebrating 100 Years of Ella Fitzgerald 6 Mar Folkin’ Great 17 The theatre’s very own folk festival 23 Apr  FOOD + DRINK York’s Bakery Café is now open at Ikon Gallery with a new look eating space and a brand new menu. The latest addition to our 27 bars, cafés and restaurants, York’s Bakery Café offers a range of craft beers, stone baked pizzas, and a sharing-plate selection of mezze and salads as well as York’s signature coffee (roasted right here in the city!), breakfast and brunch. DON’T FORGET To take advantage of the latest offers from York’s and the other bars, restaurants, cafés and attractions on Brindleyplace, visit brindleyplace.com or sign up for our loyalty card! brindleyplace.com/loyaltycard  CHARITY UPDATE This year, all the funds raised at Brindleyplace in 2017 will go towards four brilliant Birmingham charities, all of which do a great deal to support local people and causes. Our annual Dragonboat Race, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, has a record breaking £100k target to raise vital funds for Cure Leukaemia in June while NICE, Centre for Movement Disorders is our Outdoor Film Festival partner. Adding some sugar and spice, Birmingham St. Mary’s Hospice is working with the newest addition to our event calendar, Chocival, and this year’s Chilli Festival will support Birmingham Children’s Hospital! Check out our website for other charity partner events too.  BUSINESS BITES “I’ve been privileged to spend my twenties and half of my thirties working in the best business location in the city. Brindleyplace is the business centre of Birmingham, and has everything you need. Whether it’s sharpening up at The Gentleman Barbers, entertaining clients at Piccolino, or after work drinks with the team in Pitcher & Piano, Brindleyplace has it all.” Adam Golder, Account Director, Free Radio “There are so many pluses to working at Brindleyplace. Beautifully maintained environment, innovative restaurant menus and numerous events, it really feels like the beating heart of the city”. Tamar Egan, Executive Secretary, Environmental Services, GVA “I love working in Brindleyplace because there is wide choice of places to meet people for a bite to eat or a quick drink.” Kristy Bailey, Senior Associate, Mercer If you want to move your business and join over 26 exciting companies and some 10,000 employees at Brindleyplace, contact: Charles Toogood 0121 236 8236 charles.toogood@gva.co.uk Matt Long 0121 265 7500 matt.long@colliers.com  WIN £50 worth of vouchers for The Gentleman Barbers! More than a cut and shave, they offer facials, threading and colouring, as well a range of luxury products. To enter, simply email your name, age and where in Birmingham you live with the heading ‘Style King’ to nathan.sanghera@gva.co.uk SAVE with our Loyalty Card if you’re a regular to the city centre, work in Brindleyplace or are here for the weekend; get a card and save a fortune! brindleyplace.com/ loyaltycard JOIN in with our events and do your bit for charity! If you love healthy competition and want to prove you can be part of the best team in the city, our Dragonboat Race is for you! Find out more and sign your team up here: brindleyplace.com/event/ dragonboat-race-2017/ FIND your space! Visit Places Birmingham who sell, manage and let property in the city and could unlock a new world of adventure for you. SHARE your opinions and thoughts with us via our social pages or using the details on our website  2017 IS BIGGER IN BRUM While there’s often something going on at Brindleyplace itself, our links with the wider city mean that our cafés, bars and eateries are always buzzing. This spring, our neighbours at the Barclaycard Arena are hosting major entertainment, music and sporting events including the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Athletics as well as Drake, Jack Whitehall, The Who and Bruno Mars! Get your tickets at barclaycardarena.co.uk and while you’re at it book a table at one of our restaurants for pre-show lunch or dinner to make a day or night of it! Back for 2017, Birmingham Jazz Festival will be hosting a series of (mostly) free performances across the city from 14-23 July, and who can resist al-fresco jazz by the canal? Keep an eye on our website for more information on the performances at Brindleyplace so you don’t miss out. Going on a bear hunt? You might find a few here when the Big Sleuth trail starts this summer – watch this space!