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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. So even to this day, residents live in such delightfully-named streets such as Cob Lane, Mulberry Road, Laurel Grove, Cedar Road and Sycamore Road. Although now owned by American giant Kraft and trading as Mondelez, everyone knows it as Cadbury and that will not change.

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Although it looks imposing from the outside - standing incongruously amongst houses - inside it is even more impressive. When I returned to Bournville this week, pulling into the familiar railway station – now painted a Dairy Milk purple – beside the sprawling factory, I found despondent workers and angry locals. It has a collection of trees to rival any bigger park - plus it has a jaw-dropping ornamental pond of such classic design it’s almost as if the Romans left it behind. You won't find any big, brash chain stores in Bournville. There are just a handful - and they're all small, quaint independents. Some are on the Village Green, others are in Mary Vale Road .At one time the gardens were part of the long-demolished Bournbrook Hall, which was bought by Richard and George Cadbury. The church was built in 1968 and is best known for its richly-decorated frescos and holy icons. Visitors are welcome during its opening hours. 7) Bournville Harriers Bournville Park may lie just a few metres away from the busy outer circle A4040 Linden Road, but step inside and it's a tranquil oasis of calm and greenery. Read More Related Articles The early principles continue to be achieved through the social mix of people living on the estate, the variety of buildings and the large open spaces.",

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BVT chairman, Duncan Cadbury, said: "Bournville has grown from the model village begun in 1895, into a large garden suburb that is renowned for its good quality housing and landscaping. In the late 60s, my mother, the confectionery buyer's PA, used to meet my father for a cigarette outside the toilets when my dad worked in accounts. Decades later my sister donned Victorian overalls at Cadbury World, showing tourists and bored schoolchildren how chocolate used to be made, while my brother briefly pushed trollies loaded with ingredients around the factory floor. Club chairperson, Dave Powner, said: "Our members all share the common aim – the desire to run, to improve our performance and enjoy the experience of running," he said. As well as helping less experienced runners achieve their potential, it was also ambitious and helped its members compete at the highest level. Rowheath Pavilion is well-used and is the home of Bournville Harriers running club and also a wedding venue and community hub.

Inside Clean Kilo's plastic-free supermarket in Bournville - a hit with locals who helped set it up 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.

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The other thing Bournville is noted for is its beautiful "frozen in time" houses. Originally built for Cadbury workers, they remain more or less intact from when they were built at the end of the 19th Century.When you say Bournville, the first thing that springs to mind is chocolate. But it is also one of Birmingham's prettiest and most historic suburbs. My own childhood home two miles away was built at the turn of the last century, and like most of my family I attended the school built by Cadbury so that his workforce could give their children a good education. Once a week we would march through the imposing steel factory gates on our way to the Cadbury swimming pool. When the wind changed direction, the smell of chocolate wafted over the playground. We realised there was a huge demand from south Birmingham such as Selly Oak, Stirchley and Kings Heath," she said. We felt Bournville was located perfectly in between these suburbs and had a highly environmentally conscious, residential neighbourhood." Read More Related Articles The playing fields host a Mayflower festival ever year, and on Christmas Eve the 48-bell carillon in the school bell tower plays O Come All Ye Faithful as 7,000 people crowd around a huge decorated tree on the green to sing carols. Such community rituals are unusual in a city that has taken a generation to recover from the deindustrialisation of the 1980s.