Projects: Wednesbury Greenspaces

Significant investment in Sandwell’s green spaces has primarily focused on the main Town Parks, all of which have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag status, recognising their quality and success. However, this project aims to enhance local and neighbourhood-level green spaces that are essential to residents who may not have easy access to larger, borough-level parks.

This project will bring a range of improvements to four green spaces in Wednesbury that currently have the lowest quality scores, ensuring that these areas better serve the needs of the local community: –

Hydes Road Playing Fields 

• Demolish and rebuild new site 
• Car park improvements
• Improvement to football pitches
• New Bins, Benches, Picnic Benches and Signage.
• tree planting (native species) and wildflower planting to improve biodiversity

Balls Hill Open Space (on site)

• Upgraded Footway
• Improved furniture and infrastructure
• Signage
• Upgraded Children’s Play Area
• New planting scheme 

Wyntor Lane Open Space (main work completed. Community Garden coming soon)

• New Footway
• New community garden
• Improved furniture and infrastructure
• Signage & Interpretation
• New planting scheme   

Lakeside and Norbury Road Open Space (completed)

• New and resurfaced footways
• Improved furniture and infrastructure
• Signage
• New planting scheme   

Progress Update:

• Initial designs have been prepared for Hydes Road Playing Fields and have been shared with residents, users of the playing fields and partners through discussions, a drop-in event and a survey. Findings were analysed and considered in November 2024 by the Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership Board, to demolish and rebuild the site. 
• Planning permission for Hydes Road pavilion was submitted.