Heritage Lottery Fund
The following parks in the West Midlands region have been awarded funding through the Heritage Lottery Fund Urban Parks Programme or Public Parks Initiative. Announcements for the first round of applications to the Parks for People scheme are expected in September / October 2006.
| Date |
Name of Site |
Local Authority |
Amount |
| 1995 |
Croome Park |
Malvern Hills District Council |
£ 4,917,042 |
| 1997 |
Leasowes Park |
Dudley MBC |
£ 1,306,500 |
| 1997 |
Willenhall Memorial Park |
Walsall MBC |
£ 1,264,500 |
| 1997 |
The Quarry Park (Restoration Plan) |
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC |
£ 9,000 |
| 1997 |
Cae Glas Park And Broadwalk, Oswestry |
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC |
£ 283,800 |
| 1997 |
Jubilee Park, Whitchurch (Restoration Plan) |
North Shropshire District Council |
£ 13,500 |
| 1997 |
Castle Bromwich Hall & Gardens, Birmingham (Restoration Plan) |
Solihull MBC |
£ 29,000 |
| 1998 |
Haden Hill Park, Sandwell |
Sandwell MBC |
£ 2,151,140 |
| 1998 |
Linear Parks & Cathedral Precinct , Lichfield (Restoration Plan) |
Lichfield District Council |
£ 20,000 |
| 1998 |
Palfrey Park, Walsall (Restoration Plan) |
Walsall MBC |
£ 7,000 |
| 1999 |
Battlefield Heritage Park, Shrewsbury |
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC |
£ 174,000 |
| 1999 |
West Park, Wolverhampton |
Wolverhampton MBC |
£ 2,201,000 |
| 1999 |
Tunstall Park, Stoke-on-Trent (Restoration Plan) |
Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
£ 13,600 |
| 1999 |
Jubilee Park, Whitchurch |
North Shropshire District Council |
£ 351,000 |
| 1999 |
Quarry Park & Victoria Avenue, Shrewsbury |
Shrewsbury and Atcham BC |
£ 1,504,000 |
| 2000 |
Walsall Arboretum, Walsall (Restoration Plan) |
Walsall MBC |
£ 36,100 |
| 2000 |
Sutton Park, Birmingham |
Birmingham City Council |
£ 178,000 |
| 2001 |
Palfrey Park, Walsall |
Walsall MBC |
£ 370,500 |
| 2001 |
Handsworth Park, Birmingham |
Birmingham City Council |
£ 213,500 |
| 2003 |
Handsworth Park, Birmingham |
Birmingham City Council |
£ 4,783,000 |
| 2003 |
Hill Close Gardens, Warwick |
Hill Close Gardens Trust Ltd |
£ 971,300 |
| 2003 |
Aston Hall & Park, Birmingham |
Birmingham City Council |
£ 4,489,000 |
| 2004 |
Jephson Mill & Gardens, Warwick |
Warwick District Council |
£ 3,180,000 |
| 2004 |
St James Priory, Priory Hall & Priory Park, Dudley (Project Planning Grant) |
Friends of the Priory & the Green |
£ 42,500 |
| 2006 |
Hickman Park |
Wolverhampton City Council |
£ 892,000 |
| 2006 |
Dartmouth Park, West Bromwich |
Sandwell MBC |
£ 295,000
(Develoment funding) |
Further infomation about the Heritage Lottery Fund awards can be found by clicking here
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