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2 WELCOME Welcome to the pocket guide for Brindleyplace; the award-winning canalside development in the heart of Birmingham! We re home to high street brands and independent bars, restaurants and cafés, a theatre, an internationally acclaimed art gallery and the National SEA LIFE Centre as well as some of the city s most prestigious global businesses. Why not spend some time in our award-winning public squares this spring?

3 FOR WH THE O FA I L E M LY ONE OF OUR 25 BARS, CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS ENJOY OUR OUTDOOR SPACES MEET OVER 2,000 CREATURES AT SEA LIFE CENTRE BIRMINGHAM EXPLORE AN EXHIBITION AT IKON TAKE IN A SHOW AT CRESCENT THEATRE one place. many /brindleyplace brindleyplace.com

4 WHAT S NEW We have a full calendar of events ahead of us including our brand new Brindleyplace Family Festival, new charity partnerships and the ongoing investment and improvements to commercial buildings across the estate, there s certainly a lot to look forward to! Birmingham St. Mary s Hospice will be bringing another stunning installation of wrought iron forget-me-nots to Central Square in April to remember the lives of loved ones lost. The campaign not only looked beautiful but also raised an incredible 32,000 in 2017 and with your support, we re hoping to raise even more this year! On Saturday 16 June we re hosting the first Brindleyplace Family Festival with plenty of activities and entertainment throughout the day, including the annual Dragonboat Race where businesses from across the city take to the canal in traditional Chinese longboats to raise money for Cure Leukaemia; it s one not to be missed! Find out more about free events at Brindleyplace.com/events (and don t forget to put the dates in your diary!).

5 LEISURE On 21 March, it will be exactly 20 years since the internationally acclaimed IKON gallery opened its doors to the public at Brindleyplace for the first time. To mark the occasion, Ikon will open two new exhibitions Internet Giants: Masters of the Universe, new and recent works by Langlands & Bell and Rie Nakajima s fusion on sculpture and sound, Cyclic. Ikon has made its mark on Brindleyplace over the years to see how with 20 fun facts, including the time Ikon worked with 47 dachshund dogs! Ikon is a charity that relies on the generosity of patrons and visitors to fund its work and keep it free. To mark the 20th year, Ikon is fundraising to support the gallery s next 20 years with a 20 donation. You can donate in a number of ways in person at the gallery, online at ikon-gallery.org/support, text IKON20 to or call Ikon Shop on

6 FOOD DRINK + Veganism is a growing trend and, whether you re adopting a fulltime plant-based diet, making healthier lifestyle choices or looking for new #MeatFreeMonday options this year, we ve got you covered at Brindleyplace with new vegan menus at a number of our restaurants. Our top menu choices include the chilli non carne tacos from All Bar One and Wagamama s yasai samla curry but with vegan options also available at both Zizzi and Pizza Express you can t go wrong with a vegan pizza!

7 CHARITY UPDATE We re incredibly proud to have a raised a record-breaking 150,000 for charity at Brindleyplace last year and will work with Cure Leukaemia and Birmingham St. Mary s Hospice again in This year we re also welcoming Buddy Bag Foundation, who provide backpacks full of essentials for children in emergency care, and The Royal Society for Blind Children as our charity partners We ll be partnering each with one of our events starting with the Brindleyplace Family Festival, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, which will raise funds for Cure Leukaemia for the fourth year while The Royal Society for Blind Children will partner the outdoor Film Festival this summer, Buddy Bag Foundation will be fundraising at the Chilli Festival and activity at Chocival will support Birmingham St. Mary s Hospice once again. Bring on another year of fancy dress, family activities and fundraising! Find out more about our charity partners at Brindleyplace.com/ charity

8 BUSINESS Things are changing in Oozells Square with the 4 million refurbishment of the Oozells Building, formerly Nine Brindleyplace, now well underway. Office space is being upgraded alongside the common areas and reception and a new roof terrace will be unveiled on the 4th floor when work completes later this year. for behind the scenes updates and more information about office space at Brindleyplace. If you want to move your business and join over 26 exciting companies and some 10,000 employees at Brindleyplace, contact: Charles.Toogood@gva.co.uk Ben.Thacker@savills.com

9 WIN Put your business card in the bowl at All Bar One to be in with a chance to win a complimentary Cocktail Masterclass. 6 people will be picked at random on the 31 March to make 2 cocktails with an expert mixologist the perfect opportunity to learn a new skill, have some fun doing it and taste the exotic! You can also enter by ing your name and company to Alarra.Cowie@mbplc.com 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 our diverse community - check out brindleyplace-business.co.uk to find out about how to secure office space and join the 10,000 workers here and brindleyplace.com/charity to volunteer with one of our four amazing charities for 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.

10 SPORT IN THE CITY Birmingham is already a city associated with high profile events. Over the next few months these include the Spar British Athletics Indoor Championships, where the country s best athletes will compete for the title of British Champion and a place on the British Athletics team ahead of the IAAF World Indoor Championships from 1-4 March, both at Arena Birmingham just across the canal from us! As a national supplier for IAAF, some of the 150 athletes, media and entourage will be calling Brindleyplace home for the weekend and we ll have live music and activities to keep them (and you) entertained between each sporting session. After the IAAF there s more national sporting events at Arena Birmingham with the Yonex All England Badminton Championships from March and the 2018 Gymnastics World Cup from March get your tickets and make a day of it at Brindleyplace! Elsewhere in the city there s cricket, tennis and the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10k on 6 May, not to mention the 2018 Fifa World Cup which kicks off on 14 June. We ll be getting into the match spirit at the Brindleyplace Family Festival on 16 June with a collaboration with Birmingham City Football Club.

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11 EVENTS Make sure you don t miss out on our free events at Brindleyplace. You ll find more information about what s on at brindleyplace.com/ events but here are some key dates for your diary: IAAF World Championships 1 4 March including live music and entertainment at Brindleyplace Birmingham St. Mary s Hospice Forget Me Not display 2 8 April Summer Markets Last Friday of the month May September Brindleyplace Family Festival 16 June including Dragonboat Race 2018 Brindleyplace Film Festival July For more details and events later in the year please see our website.

13 LATEST OFFERS Come here often? Sign up for a Brindleyplace Loyalty Card and save! Apply online at brindleyplace.com/ loyaltycard. Or, if you re just here for the day, you can still bag a bargain by checking the latest offers online at brindleyplace.com. Here s just a taste of the offers available: GET 25% OFF FOOD at Zizzi Monday Friday with your Loyalty Card* 10% OFF PARKING at Q-Park in Brindleyplace when you pre-book online! Follow the online booking instructions and quote Brindleyplace10* 10% OFF FOOD at Bank and a free 20 welcome gift to use within the first 28 days of registering a Club Individual card in the restaurant* *See brindleyplace.com/loyaltycard for T&C s

14 FOR A DAY OF FAMI LY FUN BRINDLEYPLACE FAMILY FESTIVAL SAT 16 JUNE 2018 DRAGONBOAT RACE, LIVE MUSIC, ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT Q-Park Rewards The parking loyalty app that rewards you! Free parking on your 6th visit Q-Park locator Local Restaurant offers Pre-book your parking 10% off pre-booking at Q-Park Brindleyplace with promo code BPLACE10

16 TRAVEL GUIDE We don t care how you get here, just get here if you can! We re in the heart of Birmingham city centre and its canal network and can be reached by car, on foot, by bike, by train, by bus and even by boat! FOOT/BIKE The canalside walk is our favourite, so why not take the greener option and walk or cycle here? Brindleyplace is part-pedestrianised and has cycle bays to lock up your bike safely. See the Location Map or pop B1 2JF into your smart phone! PUBLIC TRANSPORT The city s mainline stations are all located just a short walk from Brindleyplace. New Street 15 mins walk Snow Hill 20 mins walk Five Ways 12 mins walk We are also served by a range of bus services, the majority of which stop on neighbouring Broad Street, including numbers 1, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 29, 103, 139. CAR We have a safe, well lit 890 space Q-Park right on site, which is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. Find it using sat nav B1 2JF. U

17 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie 3-10 March Main House URINETOWN Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis THE MUSICAL Urinetown was produced on Broadway in September 2001 by the Araca Group and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheaterDreams, Inc., and Lauren Mitchell 26 May-2 June Studio BOX OFFICE crescent-theatre.co.uk closer to the performance With over 10k visitors a day, our outside spaces will give your brand the exposure it deserves. Visit brindleyplace.com/our-space

18 MAPS BUSINESS FOOD + DRINK Brindleyplace; the awardwinning canalside development in the heart of Birmingham! brindleyplace.com brindleyplace

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