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The playing fields host a Mayflower festival ever year, and on Christmas Eve the 48-bell carillon in the school bell tower plays O Come All Ye Faithful as 7,000 people crowd around a huge decorated tree on the green to sing carols. Such community rituals are unusual in a city that has taken a generation to recover from the deindustrialisation of the 1980s.
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Co-founder Jeanette Wong said after the success of their first shop they put out a plea on social media about where to locate their second one and Bournville was chosen over other locations. If you’re a regular competitor looking for a new club and a new challenge, or just starting to run, come and run with us," he said. 8) The quaint shops We realised there was a huge demand from south Birmingham such as Selly Oak, Stirchley and Kings Heath," she said. You won't find any big, brash chain stores in Bournville. There are just a handful - and they're all small, quaint independents. Some are on the Village Green, others are in Mary Vale Road .We look to encourage the runner in all of us and to make membership of Bournville Harriers as fulfilling an experience as possible." Read More Related Articles
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When I returned to Bournville this week, pulling into the familiar railway station – now painted a Dairy Milk purple – beside the sprawling factory, I found despondent workers and angry locals. The Cadbury factory permeates every aspect of life in Bournville, and the prospect of the company loosening its historic ties with the area is unwelcome.We felt Bournville was located perfectly in between these suburbs and had a highly environmentally conscious, residential neighbourhood." Read More Related Articles The immediate fear is that the factory will eventually be closed with the loss of about 5,000 jobs, but there is also concern that the social fabric of the area could tear without the focal point the factory seems to provide for its 30,000 or so inhabitants. Now that Kraft has upped its offer – and borrowed much of the money to finance it – it is likely that it too will be looking for assets to sell.