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Santas' extra leg work pays off for Children's Hospital
Dave, Sam, Vicki and Ian took part in a charity 3 legged Santa Race outside the Big Peg in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to help raise £650 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Left to Right: Santa...
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4th Place for the Defending Champs
Jilly and her team defended their Second City title in this year’s tournament to be pipped to the post by one of her clients Request Systems. Jilly now sits on the committee for the event and is...
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Giving Gold in 2008
Barques has been presented with The Payroll Giving Gold Award for the second time. The Gold Award is a symbol of excellence and is awarded to employers that have succeeded in generating sustainable...
View ArticleGetting Leggy for Children in Need!
On Wednesday 12th November 4 intrepid Barques Santas will be preparing themselves for an endurance race in aid of Children in Need… The Jewellery Quarter 3-legged Santa Race is not for the faint...
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Children in Need Santa Spectacular!
It was a close race and not all of us made it over the finish line but we won’t mention names. Next year that trophy will be ours! Thanks to everyone who supported us, we raised £190 for Children in...
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Jammin at the Jam House
Good music, good dancing, good company and a good amount of drinking! There isn’t much more you can say about the Hot Property charity gig organised by Barques at the Jam House on the 25th November...
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Land-a-Prize 2008
The Ashfield Land A Prize, prize draw, created by Barques for client Ashfield Land raised £ 3,520 for 11 charities in 2008 including MacMillan Cancer Relief and Birmingham Children’s Hospital. As part...
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The Brenda's 09
It was great to see so many people enjoying themselves at The Burlington for the 2009 Brenda Awards, organised for the fourth year running by Jilly, Ed Gamble (Jones Lang) and Simon Robinson (GBR). The...
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Gold Award 2009
Barques has been presented the Payroll Giving Gold Award 2009. We are proud to announce that this is our fourth gold award in a row! The Gold Award is a symbol of excellence and is awarded to employers...
View ArticleFestive Frivolities at the Property For Kids Snowball 09
Tuesday the first of December saw the Property For Kids Snowball 09 held at The Jam House, and what a fantastic evening it was too. On behalf of Property For Kids we would like to say a big thank you...
View Article10 Things You Never Knew About The Jewellery Quarter
Here at Barques we are very proud to be part of the Jewellery Quarter and we love the area and its heritage. So we thought we would share with you a few interesting facts about the Jewellery Quarter,...
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Charities gain cash injection from golf tournament
(l-r) Ruth Paulin, hospital director from Spire Little Aston, and Jilly Cosgrove, tournament director for Second City, present the cheques to Sarah Cooke from Arthritis Research UK and Jane Clarke from...
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Successful BID vote secures shining future for Jewellery Quarter
(l-r) Mike Mounfield, Jilly Cosgrove, Stephen Whittaker and David Mahony – all members of the JQ BID steering group – celebrate the Jewellery Quarter's BID status The Jewellery Quarter’s business...
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Going for gold at the BRENDAs
No-one expected Tom Edgar and Angus Huntley from GBR Pheonix Beard and Tom Burn and Pete Gough from Savills – property’s answer to the Village People – to perform a risqué dance routine to Eric...
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Donating to Property for Kids just got easier!
Property for Kids now has a Virgin Money Giving page which makes it easier than ever for you to donate to the cause. You can even set up a fundraiser online in aid of PFK so that the proceeds go...
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