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Bournville in 1898

A map of Bournville from 1898 gives an intriguing glimpse of how the suburb evolved following the development of the Cadbury Factory. Although much of the layout of the suburb is similar to how it is now, the map, an illustration from a 1964 book entitled ‘A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7′, [...]

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Another Cadbury legacy under threat

Coming soon after Kraft’s takeover there’s another legacy of the Cadbury family under threat after the headteacher of Selly Oak Nursery School accused Birmingham City Council, and Councillor Les Lawrence in particular, of dragging its feet over the future of the nursery, which was set up with help from the Cadbury family over 100 years [...]

Cadbury Takeover:

• The subject of Kraft's takeover of Cadbury is set to become centre stage once again when the Business Innovation and Skills Parliamentary Committee holds an evidence session on Tuesday 16 March at which senior Kraft personnel are expected to appear. (more...) #
• At 4.50pm today Kraft announced to the Stock Exchange that their offer to buyout Cadbury had been accepted by 71.7% of the shareholders. At the same time bournvillevillage.com made its way to Bournville Green to get some reaction from local businesses. (more...) #
• The BBC have written to us to draw attention to their coverage of the Cadbury takeover story. As they were good enough to link to our coverage we're happy to return the favour: (more...) #
• A group of Cadbury workers made their feeling known about the takeover of Cadbury today by staging a protest on Bournville Village Green. (more...) #
• Bournville Village has compiled a short video showing some of the debate at last night's BBC Radio WM Cadbury debate at Rowheath Pavilion. Although the debate saw a packed audience tackle wider issues such as the decline in British manufacturing and the impact on Birmingham's economy most were worried about the impact on the Bournville suburb itself. (more...) #