Minworth

Minworth is a village in Sutton Coldfield on the outskirts of Birmingham, England. It is located near Walmley, Wishaw, Warwickshire, Curdworth, Erdington, Water Orton, Thimble End, and Castle Vale.

A large Asda Supercentre is situated on the Minworth border with Walmley. This opened on 3 May 1977 as a Carrefour hypermarket, before being taken over by the Dee Corporation that owned Gateway Foodmarkets and the larger Gateway Superstores in 1987. Since late 1989 it has been an Asda hypermarket, which after Asda was taken over by Walmart in 1999 was branded as an Asda Wal*Mart Supercentre in 2001. By 2007, however, the building was becoming outdated and Asda decided to rebuild it, but after haggling with the local authority Asda decided against this due to the costs demanded for environmental incentives and planning conditions deemed to be excessive by the company. The original store still remains there today. However, the interior of the store was completely remodelled and more or less rebuilt. The exterior was also refreshed and from 2008, the store signage was changed to Asda Supercentre„ and the Walmart branding was removed.

The site also has a Wickes. There is a Homebase on the adjacent site and a Screwfix opposite. Minworth has two pubs: The Hare and Hounds and The Boat, which lies on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. Minworth Social Club is on Water Orton Lane. Navpreets Convenience is a small local shop on Kingsbury Road and opposite this is Mansells offering MOTs and repair services for motorcycles, bicycles and lawnmowers. Motorcycle training is provided by Spirit Rider on the Kingsbury Road and further motorcycle repair services are provided by Flying on Wings Motorcycle Repair, which is adjacent. Also nearby are: Chili Spice Indian takeaway and Hullternative environmental services.

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