A CONVENT of nuns who inspired the BBC drama Call the Midwife looks set to move to Marston Green.
Christine Hoverd, Margaret Angela King, Elaine Knight, Ivy Patten and Shirley Hart are the last remaining members of the Community of St John the Divine.
Before moving to inner-city Birmingham, the nuns were previously based in London's East End.
One of their district midwives during this period, Jennifer Worth, wrote a memoir about her time working alongside the sisters and her fond memories later formed the basis for the BBC series, starring Jenny Agutter and Miranda Hart.
The sisters left the capital for Birmingham in the 1970s and while they no longer practice midwifery, they have continued to serve the community by preparing food parcels and running a drop-in centre for those in need.
However, their dwindling number means that their current home in Alum Rock is simply too big and with the property now on the market they plan to move the ministry to Marston Green.
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