Cotteridge Park — Attraction in Birmingham

What is this about a cafe in the Park? Where is the consultation of ALL Park users and the residents who live next to or on the Park area? Those who want a cafe must not be able to arbitrarily impose their wishes on everyone else without giving the opportunity for meaningful and unbiased discussion in the whole community. I use the Park everyday as well as being a resident living very nearby and have concerns about the plan, for many reasons. Few people I know had any inkling of a cafe and once aware via word of mouth of a questionnaire, tried to access it. However, the Q & A are all assuming that one is in favour of the cafe. It appears there is little expectation of or provision for anyone wishing to express unfavourable opinions. Come on FoCP, let us all into the debate and just listen to our views and concerns. If you can allay them, then your cafe will have more ...

This is a lovely park. My only issue with it is that the "orchard" that is all over the website as a place to visit and pick fruit seems to be completely inaccessible. I discovered this when I took my kids and a friends kid to check it out for a photoshoot along with a basket of apples as a prop so we wouldn't pick too many. The apparent orchard was fenced off with no visible way in and what we could see looked overgrown. Also the shed which is where the toilets are is only open for a few hours on weekends in the morning so not great for families heading to the park on...

A lot of the pathways are not finished and can become very waterlogged and swap like they have added shredded christmas trees to alleviate the mud however we live nearby and its still impossible for us to take our pushchair because of the paths My neighbour who uses a disability scooter has the same problem. I think the friends of cotteridge park need to make this a target for their cocomad fundraising. And make the park accessible to all 12...