Cotteridge Park

Cotteridge Park is a public park in Cotteridge, Birmingham, England. Cotteridge Park is one of the Victorian parks in the city, set in 22 acres (89,000 m2), and located in the Bournville ward [1] with an active community support group.[2] It contains basketball and tennis courts, an orchard, an amphitheatre, playgrounds, a skateboard park, events space and copses. It had an on-site parkkeeper prior to funding for the role being withdrawn in October 2017.[3]

Cotteridge Park
LocationBirmingham, England
Nearest cityBirmingham
Coordinates52°25′18″N 1°55′42″W
AreaCotteridge
Operated byBirmingham City Council
OpenAlways
StatusOpen all year
AwardsGreen Flag Award
Websitehttps://cotteridgepark.org.uk

The Sons of Rest had a building in the park; it was demolished in the late 1990s.[4]

The Friends of Cotteridge Park was established in 1997.[5]

Community Building

The Friends of Cotteridge Park group secured permission[6] and funding for a small community building in the park. Construction began on 25 November 2019 and was expected to take 20 weeks but was delayed due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

References
  1. Parks and Open Spaces by Constituency and Ward
  2. Friends of Cotteridge Park - About Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Friends Of Cotteridge Park
  4. "Building". Friends of Cotteridge Park. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Friends of Cotteridge Park". Friends of Cotteridge Park. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. "Online Standard Details". eplanning.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-26.


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