Celebrating the volunteers who make a difference

Created June 10, 2025
Volunteers who give their time and commitment to support the work of Bournville Village Trust and their communities in Birmingham and…
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Update on Bournville Rest House visitor centre

Created April 15, 2025
Last month, we shared an update about the Rest House visitor centre, which sits in the centre of Bournville Green. Until…
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Inspirational Cadbury figure to be celebrated for Women’s History Month

Created February 21, 2025
An internationally recognised women’s rights campaigner from one of Birmingham’s most famous families is to be celebrated for Women’s History Month.…
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Museum scoops award for its ‘engaging’ education programme

Created January 13, 2025
A Birmingham-based museum that welcomes thousands of school children every year, has scooped an award for its education programme. Selly Manor…
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Cadbury archives to open to public for first time

Created September 2, 2024
Visitors to an annual heritage open day will have the chance to tour Cadbury’s treasure trove of archives as they open…
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Black Tudors: New Narratives exhibition goes on tour

Created July 18, 2024
A groundbreaking exhibition exploring the untold stories of black people living in England over 500-years-ago is going on tour. The ‘Black…
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Selly Manor Museum

Created July 3, 2024
Selly Manor Museum in Bournville is one of Birmingham’s top visitor attractions and has a fascinating history to discover. A museum…
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Old photos reveal long-forgotten dramatics of factory workers  

Created June 27, 2024
Archive photographs from the 1920s showing huge theatre productions put on by Cadbury’s factory workers have been uncovered. The rare snaps…
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Shining a light on some of City’s most interesting women for Women’s History Month

Created March 9, 2023
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Selly Manor Museum has organised a special evening of talks focused on women in the Arts…
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Museum launches workshops to support people with dementia

Created May 12, 2022
A Birmingham museum has created two interactive memory sparking workshops specifically to support people with dementia to thrive. Selly Manor Museum…
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Museum brings story of George Cadbury to life with new schools programme

Created May 4, 2022
A Birmingham museum has launched a new schools programme that will bring the story of one of the city’s greatest social…
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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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Popular Museum marks reopening with special exhibition

Created August 5, 2020
A popular Birmingham museum ranked in the top 10 of things to do in the City is to reopen today (5th…
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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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Scouts spend a night at the Museum for centenary celebrations

Created July 13, 2016
Young Cub scouts were true to their motto by coming prepared with sleeping bags and torches for a celebratory sleepover at…
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Schoolgirl wins contest to design banner for Manor

Created May 10, 2016
A Bournville schoolgirl has beat hundreds of other pupils to win a competition to design a magnificent wall-hung banner to mark…
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Museum to host series of special events to mark 100 year milestone

Created April 25, 2016
Selly Manor Museum is to throw open its doors for a series of free and low cost special events to mark…
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Cadbury clock back on display for Museum’s centenary year

Created March 31, 2016
A beautiful 336-year-old clock once owned by chocolate-maker George Cadbury’s son is back on display in Birmingham after being carefully restored.…
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Contest launches to design a banner for the Manor

Created February 25, 2016
It was the Tudor house destined for demolition until famous chocolate-maker George Cadbury stepped in to save it for the people…
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Pupils bring story of Selly Manor to life with new audio tour

Created July 2, 2015
A 500-year-old Tudor house once home to a host of eccentric characters is to launch an exciting new audio tour voiced…
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