Tag Archives: Leisure Centre

Plans submitted for extra parking at Oak Park

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

One of the things that’s surprised me about the new Oak Park Active Living Centre, built  and opened on the field of the previous one to a positive reception in 2016, has been it’s immense popularity – with the facility … Continue reading →

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Oak Park Active Living Centre opens this week – find out more here

Posted on August 7, 2016 by

Just a note for anyone interested that Oak Park Active Living Centre – the new leisure centre in Walsall Wood – opens this Tuesday, 9th August 2016 as does the sister centre at Bloxwich.

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Can’t see The Wood for the trees

Posted on November 28, 2015 by

Earlier today I was contacted by reader Tkevcro who was worried about construction activity around the Coppice Road/Brownhills Road junction near the new leisure centre site in Walsall Wood.
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You can’t trust all you read in the paper…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

Whew – panic over Yesterday, following a report in the Express & Star, I wrote of my concern that the old leisure centre at Oak Park in Walsall Wood would be demolished before a new one was built to replace it.
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Demolition, man?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

There was an interesting report in Monday’s Express & Star (18th August 2014) which points out the project to replace Oak Park leisure centre in Walsall Wood and the similar facility in Bloxwich is to start ‘next month’.

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The first victim of Walsall’s political chaos

Posted on June 21, 2014 by

I was surprised and a bit pleased that Friday’s piece on the political soap opera at Walsall Council received a decent reception and appears to have been quite widely read – but I have to say that there’s a cracking article on the subject been published in the Express & Star today.

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Revised plans submitted for Oak Park replacement

Posted on November 15, 2013 by

I noticed last week that revised plans had been submitted for the replacement of the decaying Oak Park Leisure Centre at Walsall Wood – I thought I’d feature them here as a fair few folk are interested in the issue, and it remains somewhat contentious.
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Please release me

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

On the day after my article about Oak Park Leisure Centre, and the odd case being made for it’s replacement, Walsall Council felt the need to issue the following press release. I have no idea why.

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Oak Park: this doesn’t smell right

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

The projected rebuild of the Oak Park Leisure centre in Walsall Wood seems to be causing some controversy hereabouts. Whilst I understand it, and I’m grateful for all your contributions – the whole thing is leaving me a bit puzzled.

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Odd occurrences at Oak Park?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by


Reader Tkevcro commented this last week, about some odd activity by surveyors at Oak Park in Walsall Wood, which I think deserves a wider exposure. I’m under the impression that Oak Park is indeed held in trust, and I think selling it off would be highly unlikely, but you never know. Continue reading →

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Back to the Future outdoor screening at Walsall Wood this evening!

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

This one in from Andy Hollyhead, Walsall Wood resident and top brainy bloke of this parish – looks like great fun. Why not pop along? Travel back in time for a special outdoor screening of 1980’s classic Back to the … Continue reading →

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Walsall Council issues statement about Oak Park Leisure Centre

Posted on October 29, 2009 by

Last week, some odd news began to circulate about the future of Walsall Wood’s leisure centre, Oak Park. On the 21st October 2009, there was a slightly alarmist piece on excellent Walsall news site The YamYam, and on the same … Continue reading →

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