News and events archive

Friends reunited! Pensioners meet again as Covid restrictions lift

Created August 3, 2021
Pensioner pals in Birmingham are being reunited for the first time in over a year as a lunch club restarts again…
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Funding available for community-minded Lawley residents

Created July 8, 2021
Bournville Village Trust (BVT) is inviting residents involved in community groups and organisations in Lawley Village to apply for a grant…
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New Design Guide for one of Birmingham’s greenest suburbs launches

Created July 6, 2021
A new design guide has been launched to conserve and enhance one of Birmingham’s ‘greenest’ suburbs, named amongst the best places…
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Builders merchants donate materials to community garden

Created July 2, 2021
A local builders merchants has donated materials to support the development of a community garden in Bournville that is helping to…
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Former college campus transformed into £60m care and health village

Created June 16, 2021
A previously derelict site in Birmingham has been transformed into a multi-million pound care and health village creating a health and…
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‘Bournville: Then and Now’ exhibition to mark Museum’s re-opening

Created May 11, 2021
An exhibition of rare archive photographs of Bournville pictured alongside their modern day equivalent is to mark the reopening of one…
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Update about Covid and BVT support and services

Created May 10, 2021
Throughout Covid, we have been regularly updating you about any changes to our services and the community support available from both…
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Funding win will help older gardeners to blossom again

Created April 21, 2021
Seasoned gardeners who face being forced to give up life on the allotment are to get support to keep up their…
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Appeal launched for historic photos to mark 100th anniversary

Created March 23, 2021
An appeal has been launched for historic photographs of a Birmingham estate as part of celebrations to mark its 100th anniversary.…
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Exhibition celebrates lives of Cadbury women who challenged status quo

Created March 19, 2021
The inspiring stories of three Cadbury family women who chose to challenge the status quo and push boundaries are being shared…
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Funding boost for groups helping Covid hit communities

Created February 23, 2021
Community groups in Birmingham and Telford that are working to help those hit hardest by the impacts of Covid have been…
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Covid fails to hamper work to make homes more energy efficient

Created February 11, 2021
Work to make hundreds of socially-rented homes in Birmingham and Telford warmer and more energy efficient has started despite the challenge…
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Museum launches films to support teachers deliver lockdown lessons

Created February 8, 2021
It’s lights, camera, action for a Birmingham museum as it launches a series of films to bring history to life and…
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New way to apply for a rented home

Created February 4, 2021
We have launched a brand new way to apply for a rented home with us. BVT Homes is a new online…
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Final round of design guide consultation now open

Created January 25, 2021
The final stage of consultation on the new draft Bournville Estate Design Guide is now open. From the 1st – 28th…
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Using BVT parks and open spaces during lockdown

Created January 21, 2021
Our parks, open spaces and play-areas in Birmingham and Telford remain open during lockdown as we know how important they are…
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Reporting fly-tipping and dumped rubbish

Created January 14, 2021
During lockdowns we have seen a rise in fly-tipping in some of our areas. We have found rubbish dumped in green…
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Christmas lights to remain on as beacon of hope

Created January 6, 2021
Due to popular demand and following conversations with community partners involved in Bournville’s Christmas Festival, the Bournville Christmas Tree will remain…
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Coming soon! New way to apply for a home

Created January 6, 2021
As recently announced in our winter inView newsletter, we will very soon be launching a brand new way to apply for…
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