Annual family picnic in West Bromwich

Families are invited to a fantastic day out at the Sandwell Families Big Picnic this half-term. The picnic, which attracted hundreds of children, parents and carers, is on Thursday 1 June by the children’s play area in Dartmouth Park, West Bromwich from 11am until 3pm. This is the eighth annual picnic hosted by Sandwell

Top awards for Sandwell buildings

Sympathetic restoration work to a Grade II listed Sandwell house has been recognised in a building excellence award. The Lightwoods House restoration scheme picked up the Best Public Building title in the West Midlands Building Excellence Awards. The house and park have undergone a transformation under the £5.2 million Lightwoods Park and House restoration

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