Have your say on the future of Friar Park 

Tell us what you think about Friar Park 

Have your say on the future of Friar Park 

Tell us what you think about Friar Park 

The Friar Park Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board is developing a long-term plan to improve Friar Park, and they want to hear from people who live, work, study or spend time in the area. 

Friar Park has been awarded £20 million of government funding to invest in the neighbourhood over the next 10 years. Your feedback will help the Board identify the priorities and projects that matter most to local people. 

Community engagement is already underway, with Board members and volunteers speaking to residents at Wednesbury Carnival and the Friar Park Millennium Centre opening event. Now, there are even more opportunities to get involved and help shape the future of the area. 

Meet the team and share your views 

Volunteers will be out and about across Friar Park throughout August and September 2026. 

Engagement dates: 

At your shops: 

  • Lidl, Friar Park –  14th August 2026 4-7pm
  • Crankhall Lane –  19th August 2026 1-4pm

At your school:

  • OutsideTameside School:  2nd September, 8:15–9am
  • OutsideTameside School: 2nd September, 2:30–3:30pm
  • OutsideTameside School:  3rd September, 8:15–9am
  • OutsideTameside School:  3rd September, 2:30–3:30pm
  • Outside Priory Primary School:  4th September, 8:15–9am
  • Outside Priory Primary School:  4th September, 2:30-3:30pm

In your street 

Volunteers will be visiting neighbourhoods across Friar Park from mid-August. Street engagement will include face painting, children’s activities, a pop-up stand, question cards, Post-it notes and mini interviews. Please see the information below:

  • Tuesday 25 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 1 will visit McDougall Road (WS10 0TH), Coronation Road (WS10 0TQ), Elizabeth Avenue (WS10 0TG), Connaught Avenue (WS10 0TF), Remembrance Road (WS10 0TE and WS10 0TD) and Kent Road (WS10 0SB)
  • Tuesday 25 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 2 will visit Friar Park Road (WS10 0TB and WS10 0TA), Freeman Road (WS10 0HQ and WS10 0HJ), Bassett Road (WS10 0HH) and Manor Road (WS10 0HT and WS10 0JP).
  • Wednesday 26 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 3 will visit Friar Park Road (WS10 0JR and WS10 0JS), Bassett Road (WS10 0LY), Carrington Road (WS10 0HU and WS10 0JL) and School Road (WS10 0LA).
  • Wednesday 26 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 4 will visit Friar Park Road (WS10 0LB), Bassett Road (WS10 0LX), Carisbrooke Road (WS10 0LR and WS10 0NA) and Carrington Road (WS10 0HX and WS10 0JJ).
  • Thursday 27 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 5 will visit Friar Park Road (WS10 0GA), Manifold Way (WS10 0GB), St Peter Croft (WS10 0GD), St Christopher Drive (WS10 0GE) and St David Drive (WS10 0GF).
  • Thursday 27 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 6 will visit Friar Park Road (WS10 0LF and WS10 0LQ), Carisbrooke Crescent (WS10 0NB), Carisbrooke Close (WS10 0ND), Asbury Road (WS10 0LL), Roberts Road (WS10 0LG) and Sandy Lane (WS10 0LH).
  • Friday 28 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 7 will visit Addison Close (WS10 0LP), Addison Road (WS10 0LW and WS10 0LN), Sandpit Close (WS10 0JZ), Worley’s Wharf Avenue (WS10 0JN) and Canalside Close (WS10 0JW).
  • Friday 28 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 8 will visit Carisbrooke Road (WS10 0HY, WS10 0HZ and WS10 0JB), Dorset Road (WS10 0JQ), School Road (WS10 0JG) and Cobham Road (WS10 0J).
  • Saturday 29 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 9 will visit Dorsett Road (WS10 0JF and WS10 0JE), Bassett Road (WS10 0HS), Carisbrooke Road (WS10 0JA and WS10 0JD), Manor Road (WS10 0HR) and Crankhall Lane (WS10 0EG).
  • Saturday 29 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 10 will visit Manor Road (WS10 0HP), Bassett Road (WS10 0HW and WS10 0HN) and Keir Road (WS10 0HL).
  • Sunday 30 August, 16:00–18:00: Group 11 will visit Eldalade Way (WS10 0EJ), Crankhall Lane (WS10 0EQ), Johnson Road (WS10 0EL), Booth Road (WS10 0EN and WS10 0EW) and Bishop Road (WS10 0EP).
  • Sunday 30 August, 18:00–20:00: Group 12 will visit Johnson Road (WS10 0ES), Warner Road (WS10 0ET) and Walton Road (WS10 0EU and WS10 0EX).
  • Monday 31 August, 10:00–13:00: Group 13 will visit Price Road (WS10 0EY and WS10 0EZ), William Green Road (WS10 0HD), Hillary Avenue (WS10 0HE) and Brunswick Court (WS10 0HF).
  • Monday 31 August, 14:00–17:00: Group 14 will visit Crankhall Lane, covering postcodes WS10 0DX, WS10 0DY, WS10 0DZ, WS10 0EB, WS10 0ED, WS10 0EE and WS10 0EF.

Join a local workshop 

Residents are invited to attend one of our community workshops in early September 2026: 

  • Friar Park Millennium Centre –  1st September, 6.30-7.30pm
  • Friar Park Millennium Centre –  2nd September, 6.30-7.30pm
  • Friar Park Millennium Centre –  3rd September, 12-2pm
  • Open Heaven Church – 8th September, 6:30–7:30pm
  • Open Heaven Church – 9th September, 6:30–7:30pm
  • Open Heaven Church – 10th September, 12-4pm

Join the Friar Park community BBQ  

Residents are invited to join a community BBQ event at Friar Park Millennium Centre on Saturday 19 September 12-4pm. You can find out what the community has said.

Help us engage with the community 

Do you run activities for people in Friar Park, or own a local building, venue or business? 

You can help shape the future of the area by applying to run a community engagement activity and gather feedback from local residents. 

Find out more and apply here

Find out more 

To learn more about the Friar Park Pride in Place programme, please visit here.

Wednesday, 12th August 2026