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Bournville Village Trust is about building and sustaining communities and not just houses. The aim has always been to build good quality houses and gardens for people of all kinds; with local shops, open spaces and community centres close to hand. Resident involvement also plays a crucial part.
When George Cadbury began building at Bournville in 1895 he did so, not as a single-handed attempt to solve all Birmingham‟s social problems, but in the hope he could prove that good quality housing in a natural, green environment was a necessity for the greater good of society. He challenged the thinking of the day and sought to change current attitudes by practical example. This is the story of how Bournville Village Trust came about. |
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