Friends of Brunswick Park

The Park

The Friends of Brunswick Park is a community organisation run by volunteers.

We all love the Park and want to help it continue to be a place for everyone to enjoy.

Whether you want to play basket ball, get on your BMX, walk the dog or listen to a band, there is plenty to do.
With such a great venue you can't blame us for wanting to organise events for everyone to enjoy.

Please bring your ideas, your energy and yourself to the next Friends of Brunswick Park meeting.

Please see our Friends of Brunswick Park - Wednesbury Facebook Page for details

Help keep Brunswick a great park.

Accredited

Arboretum
Arb Net Level 1
ArbNet.org
International community
of arboreta and tree-focused
professionals

Facilities

Skate / BMX Park
Children's Playground
Sports Field
Paths & Benches

Events

Meetings @ Churchill's
Community Days
Charity Events
Nature Walks
Please see our

Historic

Memorial for War Animals
Victorian Bandstand
Victorian Clock

About

Brunswick Park was opened in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

The site, a former pit mound, was purchased by Wednesbury UDC for £3000 in 1886, from the Patent Shaft and Axletree Co Ltd. William Barron was obviously favoured as designer for the new park, and the minute book of the local Board of Health records that a committee made a visit to Abbey Park in Leicester to see other work carried out by Messrs Barron and Son and that they were favourably impressed. As a result, later in 1886, William Barron was commissioned to prepare plans, and subsequently to supply the trees and shrubs. The park was opened on 21 June 1887. It remains a public park.

from Historic England, Brunswick Park, Link

The northern half of the site is treated as open lawn surrounded by plantings and informal paths. The pit mound which occupied the southern end of the site was retained as a feature and landscaped with a network of paths leading to the summit. This was levelled and set out with a pair of shelters but these had gone by the 1930s and presumably, like the original bandstand, had been built in a rustic style out of short-lived materials.

from Historic England, Brunswick Park, Link

We have a Friends of Brunswick Park - Wednesbury Facebook Page where we have up to date information on meetings and events. See below for the FOBP Officers

FOBP Officers

Meet the Current FOBP Officers

Ian McDermott

Chairman

Mac, a long time resident of Wednesbury spent 40 years in parks management and is now proud to be able to pay back to the community through involvement in the FoBP.