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An exhibition celebrating the inspirational women who helped shape Birmingham’s garden village is to go on display for Women’s History Month.…

Inspirational women to be celebrated through exhibition for international history month

Created February 16, 2026
An exhibition celebrating the inspirational women who helped shape Birmingham’s garden village is to go on display for Women’s History Month.…
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Volunteers help protect historic house visited by thousands

Created January 6, 2026
Volunteers are helping clean an historic manor house saved by chocolate-maker George Cadbury, after it welcomed over 23,000 visitors last year.…
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Truth behind Tudor house tapestries revealed

Created August 20, 2025
For almost a century, two historic Midlands Tudor houses believed they were linked by fragments of the same tapestry. Now the…
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Design of Bournville bull revealed as it gets set to join charity art trail

Created July 14, 2025
The design of a Bournville-inspired bull sculpture has been unveiled as it gets set to join over 100 other sculptures on…
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Bournville bull set to be part of City-wide charity art trail

Created March 19, 2025
A Bournville-inspired bull is to join other sculptures that will be on show around Birmingham city centre as part of a…
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Discover rich history of one of Birmingham’s oldest buildings this summer

Created July 16, 2024
The fascinating history of Selly Manor, one of Birmingham’s oldest buildings, is going on display this summer. The History of Selly…
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Shining a light on untold stories of Black people living in Tudor England

Created August 23, 2023
To mark National Storytelling Week, Selly Manor Museum is offering four artist commissions in celebration of Black Tudors. Based on research…
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Secrets behind the historic hall saved by Cadbury revealed

Created July 25, 2022
The secrets of one of Birmingham’s oldest buildings, saved from destruction by world famous chocolate maker George Cadbury, are to be…
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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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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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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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Museum to launch resources to support visitors with autism

Created April 11, 2018
An award-winning Birmingham museum founded by world famous chocolate-maker George Cadbury is to launch a series of resources to support visitors…
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Museum wins National Lottery support to protect its future

Created January 19, 2018
An award-winning museum founded over 100 years ago by world famous chocolate-maker George Cadbury has been awarded a £14,000 Heritage Lottery…
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Rare chance to take a peek behind Bournville’s finest gardens

Created June 27, 2017
Visitors are being offered the chance to take a rare peek behind some of Bournville’s most beautiful gardens this July to…
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New hands-on experiences at Museum thanks to £30k funding boost

Created March 28, 2017
Visitors to a Birmingham museum founded by world famous chocolate-maker George Cadbury can enjoy a raft of new interactive experiences thanks…
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Bournville Christmas Tree Lights Appeal reaches target

Created November 29, 2016
Thanks to the amazing generosity of local people, families, businesses and schools, Bournville Village Trust is happy to announce that we’ve…
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Crowdfunding triumph will keep Christmas tree shining bright

Created November 21, 2016
An iconic Christmas tree dubbed the best in Birmingham will shine even brighter when it’s lit up next week thanks to…
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Manor saved with education in mind wins award for work with schools

Created September 12, 2016
It was the timber Tudor manor house saved by chocolate-maker George Cadbury in a bid to educate the people of Birmingham…
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Bournville gardens to open to the public for first time

Created June 29, 2016
It’s the Birmingham village credited as laying the foundations for latter-day garden cities thanks to its tree-lined streets, open spaces and…
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Cadbury son’s life was chock-full of adventure, new book reveals

Created May 18, 2015
He was the son of one of the most famous chocolate-makers in the world who went on to run a national…
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