Archive for October, 2009
Bournville Village Council “getting on a bit”
Bournville Village Council has called on its residents for new members to join – saying it is in need of “young blood.” In a newletter posted through residents’ doors, the council – which formed in 1903 – expressed concerns members were “getting on a bit.” The ‘Autumn News’ pamphlet said: It would be good for [...]
Voices of the Valley come to Bournville
Once again the Fron Male Voice Choir will be taking up camp in our village for an evening’s entertainment, singing extracts from their new album, Voices of the Valley. This is the fifth year the choir have sung in Bournville – and the event will take place at St Francis Church on Saturday 5 December [...]
Bournville supporters give runners a lift
Bournville was host to over 10,000 runners on Sunday as it formed part of the route for the Birmingham Half Marathon and the World Half Marathon. Crowds lined the route throughout Bournville from Maryvale road to Elm road before the runners carried on to Selly Park and returned to the city centre. Supporters were able [...]
Marathon route cars will be towed away.
Bournville residents who live along the route of the Birmingham Half Marathon are being asked to move their cars or have them towed away. Letters to all residents have now gone out explaining that: “any cars parked along the route after the roads are closed will be removed to a secure compound” The race is [...]
Record turn out for 10k race
Last Sunday’s Leafy 10k road race, organised by Bournville Harriers, attracted a record turn out for the annual run with 187 people completing the race. The two lap route took in paths, pavements and parks around the suburb with the winner, Rob Andrews, completing the race in 34′ 32″ and the first woman coming in [...]
Moving to Bournville? Read this
The Guardian turned its attention to Bournville over the weekend when their ‘Let’s Move to’ feature assessed our suburb – the first time the column has covered an area of Birmingham. According to the column, among the plus points the area has going for it is the fact “people do old-school community things like talk [...]
