Selly Oak Festival 18th June 2011

We will be hosting the 2011 Selly Oak Festival on 18th June 2011. This will include a junior (8-11yr, 5-a-side) football tournament. To request a stall or enter a team please e-mail festival@friendsofsellyoakpark.org.uk

Welcome Post



New welcome post



Oak leaf motif



A new welcome post has been installed at the Harborne Lane / Gibbins Rd entrance to the park. Carved from solid wood the post depicts a canal boat approaching a bridge. This image was chosen because the park is bordered by the old Dudley No. 2 (Lapal) canal and the post is close to the site of Harborne Wharf (now occupied by the Scout Hut). The post, which was paid for in part by the Lapal Canal Trust, is part of our Nature and History trail. It is matched with a similar welcome post depicting a woodpecker which sits at the top of the Gibbins Rd frontage. Both posts feature an oak leaf motif on their reverse sides to represent Selly Oak.



Woodpecker post



We expect the Nature / History trail to be completed in mid March. The trail itself is funded by Birmingham City Council and Grassroots. Nature items will include a story telling bench with bird carvings designed by children at St Mary's School, a signpost indicating natural features of the world, a willow sculpture, the Millennium wood, and signs relating to park wildlife and habitat. History items will include the park keepers lodge and the first park keeper, the donors of the park; Mrs Gibbins and her sons, Weoley Park Farm and the Lapal Canal.

Memories?

Do you have connections with, or memories of, Selly Oak Park?

• What are your first memories of the Park?
• When did those events take place?
• How have things changed?
• Have you got photographs of the Park in days gone by?

Would you be willing to share memories and photographs with us?

The Friends of Selly Oak Park would be delighted to hear from you. You can comment or post a reply here or, if you would prefer, you can send an email to: history@friendsofsellyoakpark.org.uk.