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The Cadburys were Quakers, and there are still no pubs in Bournville – with the exception of the Cadbury social club. There are already rumours it will close. If the company had fought off the Kraft proposal, the club – cavernous enough to host boxing bouts when I was a teenager – might have been sold, with the money raised handed to City shareholders as a sweetener in exchange for rejecting the bid. Now that Kraft has upped its offer – and borrowed much of the money to finance it – it is likely that it too will be looking for assets to sell. Inside Clean Kilo's plastic-free supermarket in Bournville - a hit with locals who helped set it up
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We look to encourage the runner in all of us and to make membership of Bournville Harriers as fulfilling an experience as possible." Read More Related ArticlesHowever, the newsagent is not part of the Bournville Village Trust estate and therefore, the estate is still "dry" with nowhere selling alcohol. 5) Its green spaces
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Paul Clarke, a manager at Cadbury for most of his working life until he left in 2004, says he fears political pressure may not be enough to keep the company in Bournville. "How does a community talk to a company that has no roots?" he says.The Cadbury family's involvement with the company ended long ago, but the paternalism practised by George Cadbury endured long after his death.
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