A display from the new centre showing the Aztec origins of chocolate.

A working model of a chocolate making machine from 1900 was restored from the scrap yard and added to the Cadbury Collection (formerly called the Alternative Exhibition). Shown in the photograph is Roger Miles. Ron Brown and Bob Wilson are also mentioned.

Sir Richard Attenborough narrated a film, called the Cadbury Collection, about the life and times of employees during the 1950s, and former employees were invited back to share memories of their working lives. Hilda Craig is shown with an old projector.

British Rail joined forces with Cadbury’s to offer a combined entrance and travel ticket to the attraction, launched by a Milk Tray man, John Wilkinson (shown in the photograph). Longbridge, Stourbridge, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Coventry and Sutton Coldfie

92 workers from the Cadbury creme egg factory queuing at the headquarters of the Transport and General Workers Union to find out if they had won their appeals against disciplinary action.

The firm had a new service fleet from Austin Rover and numerous major contracts. John Thompson, West Midlands PTE, TI, Cadbury Schweppes, Hitachi Maxel and Christian Salveson are mentioned.

Work was underway on a new centre. The photograph shows an artist’s impression of the complex, on the site of Pilkington’s former Chance glassworks.

The biggest block of chocolate in the world, made to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the first bar of Dairy Milk. John East and Alan Valender are depicted.

One of the biggest installations of microprocessor-controlled weighers was in operation on the chocolate buttons production line, designed and made by Driver Southall, of Tame Bridge, Walsall.

Hungarian-born Anika Salga trying hot chocolate and mince pies. Tthe Conductive Education Centre in Northfield is mentioned.