News and events archive

Cyclists urged to donate bikes to help refugees in the City

Created January 13, 2020
Cyclists in Birmingham are being urged to have a post-festive clean-out and donate their unwanted bikes to refugees and asylum-seekers in…
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Tribute to Chair of Trustees Roger Wilson

Created December 10, 2019
Bournville Village Trust (BVT) is deeply saddened to announce that its Chair of Trustees, Roger Wilson, has died following a sudden…
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Veterans ‘therapy’ sketch finds home at museum

Created September 19, 2019
A sketch of a 16th century manor house by a veteran who survived the horrors of the First World War has…
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Annual report out now

Created September 13, 2019
A report which explains how well we are performing is available to read online now. The annual report, which details how…
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Secretary of State for Housing visits new homes in Lightmoor

Created September 11, 2019
Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has visited some of the latest new homes…
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Exhibition showing ‘the sweet life’ of Bournville will mark housing society’s 100th anniversary

Created September 9, 2019
An exhibition of some never-before-seen archive photographs documenting ‘the sweet life’ of residents living and working in Bournville is to go…
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Free heritage open day is back and bigger than ever

Created August 28, 2019
A heritage open day, which will see beautiful historic gems in a Birmingham village, throw open their doors for free for…
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Jessup Brothers appointed to deliver final 300 homes at Lightmoor Village

Created June 26, 2019
Homes England and Bournville Village Trust have appointed developer Jessup Brothers to deliver the final phase of 300 homes and a…
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Rare images give insight into family life of city’s ‘Greatest Brummie’

Created May 24, 2019
Never before seen family photographs of the man voted the city’s ‘Greatest Brummie’ have been revealed for the first time. The…
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Roger Wilson becomes new chair of trustees

Created April 5, 2019
Bournville Village Trust (BVT) has welcomed a new chair of trustees, as Duncan Cadbury retires from the role. Roger Wilson, a…
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Tenant consultations on day-to-day repairs

Created March 28, 2019
We are reviewing our repairs and maintenance service and want you to influence how we carry out day-to-day repairs. To help…
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Customer satisfaction survey – we need your views

Created March 28, 2019
We are currently working with Acuity, an independent market research agency, to carry out a customer satisfaction survey. The survey is…
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Parking at St Josephs Ave – share your thoughts

Created March 26, 2019
Do you live on or near to St Josephs Avenue in Bournville and experience problems parking? Staff from our housing and…
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Council’s £500,000 Lawley and Lightmoor New Communities Fund

Created March 21, 2019
Telford & Wrekin Council has set aside a half a million pound fund ring fenced for Lawley and Lightmoor. The fund…
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The latest from your Estate Committee residents reps

Created March 12, 2019
  We are your resident reps and on 28th February we attended the first Estate Management and Scheme Committee meeting of…
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Former care home repurposed to help the homeless

Created March 7, 2019
A former Birmingham care home has been transformed into accommodation for people at risk of homelessness. Charities Bournville Village Trust and…
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Charity events raise £1,800 for the Georgia Williams Trust

Created March 7, 2019
Money raised from a series of charity events in Lawley village has been presented to the parents of Telford teenager Georgia…
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Tenants share their stories to tackle ‘second class citizen’ stigma

Created February 28, 2019
It is the beautiful Birmingham village founded by a famous chocolate-maker who had a heart of gold. Now residents of Bournville,…
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New way to apply for home alterations

Created February 14, 2019
Residents in Birmingham and Telford can now submit and track applications for alterations to their homes on our website. A new…
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Important notice for residents of flats and apartments

Created February 8, 2019
From next week (11th February 2019), we will be visiting all of our blocks of flats and apartments in Birmingham and…
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