Digbeth Social Enterprise Hub
iSE in The Heart of Cultural Digbeth
With an office in the heart of Digbeth, iSE is able to deliver social impact programmes benefitting the region.
Where is Digbeth?
The area known as Digbeth runs from Birmingham city centre – covering the markets, Moor Street station, Curzon Street station and Millennium Point – up the hill towards Bordesley. Along the way the area strictly speaking changes its name to Deritend, but the whole area today tends to be known as Digbeth.
For the purposes of the Social Enterprise Quarter, Digbeth is taken to be a broad and flexible area, which includes Highgate and Cheapside.
A Rich History
The Digbeth area, with a plentiful water supply from the River Rea and a number of natural springs, can be considered the birthplace of the modern industrial city of Birmingham – the place where first markets and then a plethora of enterprises sprang up and thrived. It has also been home to significant groups of migrant workers creating Polish, Italian and Irish communities.
If you are interested in history, follow these links to find out more:
A Vibrant Cultural Scene
Pubs, clubs, restaurants, you’ll find them all in Digbeth. exhibitions, late-night openings, special events, culture in unexpected spaces, live music, street food and more, as well as walks and trails devised by Digbeth Residents Association.
There is far too much going on for us to provide a comprehensive list here, so why not pay the area a visit and explore what it has to offer for yourself!
Digbeth is a ‘Social Enterprise Place’
Digbeth Social Enterprise Quarter has been been given national recognition by Social Enterprise UK as a ‘Social Enterprise Place’. There are others springing up around the UK. Find our more about them here: www.socialenterprise.org.uk/social-enterprise-places
The initiative for Social Enterprise operates from physical spaces in East Birmingham, designed to foster innovation and collaboration within the local communities and beyond. These locations serve as hubs for iSE impact activities, but they also offer office spaces for rent and meeting room hire for organisations and the local community.
Our hub is focussed on supporting the growth and development of communities, businesses, and social enterprises, ensuring the necessary resources and professional environments to thrive and to make a positive impact in society.