Residents to have a say on the future of a Wolverhampton park
Residents will have the chance to shape the future of a locked Wolverhampton park while reminiscing about its past at a special event.
The past, present and future of St Christopher's Park will take place tomorrow between 11am and 4pm at the Youth Resource Centre, in Fifth Avenue, in Low Hill.
The event has been organised by the St Christopher's Park steering group, supported by Low Hill and The Scotlands Local Neighbourhood Partnership. The group is also looking to establish a new Friends of St Christopher's Park team.
Historian Billy Howe will be the guest speaker and slide show on the history of the park while residents will also be invited to put forward their views on how the facility should operate in the future.
The park, which is also based in Fifth Avenue, is currently kept locked and is only brought into use for supervised activities.
But, when it was first opened on July 7 1951, it was known as the penny bike park because it was used to teach young cyclists about road safety.
The friends' group will be set up to help ensure more community activities are held at the park to bring it back into regualr use.
Chairman of the St Christopher's Park Steering Group Noreen Turner said: "St Christopher's Park is of great significance to the people of Wolverhampton, particularly years gone by when many people remember it as the Penny Bike Park.
"Today it is a shame that most of the time it is closed and not accessed by the community.
"We want to see the park opened up and used with a variety of activities taking place. We encourage all interested residents young and old to come to the event to find out about the history of the park and find out how they can support us in our efforts."
