Rubery
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Rubery is a southern suburb of Birmingham, England. Its schools include Beaconside School, Holywell Primary School and Waseley Hills High School(Bussiness & Enterprise centre and Sixth Form Centre). Rubery is divided into two essential areas, either side of the A38. North of the A38 is primarly residential consisting of a sub-area named Waseley. South of the A38 is the High Street (New Road) where Rubery's retail activity is concentrated, as well as an extensive residential area. Rubery is in recent years has benefited from the brown field site Great Park, which provides numerous leisure activities, namely a UGC Cinema, Hollywood Bowl and "Green's," and further housing estates. There is some controversy among the residents of Rubery whether the "Frankely Estate" is technically a part of Rubery, as it lies over the West Midlands/North Worcestershire border. Rubery "Youths" have a number of organisations to to occupy their spare time including: The Army Cadets, The Air Training Corps, Rubery Youth Marching Band, Beacon and 1st Rubery Scouts plus an array of sporting and hobby groups. Geographically Rubery is located in the valley of the Waseley and Lickey Hills (known as the "lungs of Birmingham"), and within the basin of the Callowbrook and thus the River Rea.
External links
- Rubery Village (http://ruberyvillage.co.uk/)