Chair of Jewellery Quarter BID to stand down

Nicola Ridler, JQBID chair (left) with Luke Crane, JQDT executive director 

The chair of the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District is to stand down after four years at the helm.

Nicola Ridler, who has been BID chair since 2016 is to stand down with Henrik Skouby, director of electroplating company E. C. Williams, replacing her.

The Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District, which is now in its second term, is a defined geographic area within the Jewellery Quarter, in which companies pay an extra levy on their rates to fund additional services such as events and initiatives.

Ridler has been supporting a team of staff to help spearhead improvements to the Jewellery Quarter’s business environment and enhance the area as a place to live, work, visit and invest in.

She was instrumental in setting up many of the BID’s projects including the Jewellery Quarter Festival, the largest annual event delivered by the team.

Ridler was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in August 2017. After being given six months to live, she has defied all odds and is now in year three of her diagnosis, having participated in both the Birmingham Half Marathon and Stoma 66 (66 days to reach 66,000 km).

She said: “What keeps me going is living by my motto of ‘get up, show up and never give up’. I’m a very positive person and I’m so grateful to have had the support of my friends, family, and lovely team.”

 

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