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Helen Draycott Advertiser 3 Feb 11
Contractors have started work on the third phase of Walsall Arboretum’s restoration programme this week, ready to deliver the next £700,000 package of improvements.
Croft Building and Conservation Limited moved on site on Monday, January 31, to carry out the work which will take until July to complete.
The latest phase of refurbishment will see the Grade II-listed boathouse restored along with the bandstand and its terraces landscaped as part of the £7.5 million Heritage Lottery Fund project…
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Brett Gibbons B'ham Mail 17 Jan 11
The latest phase of a £7 million project to restore a Midlands beauty spot will soon be under way.
The multi-million pounds scheme to rejuvenate Walsall’s Arboretum Park begins next month. Plans include the refurbishment of a derelict bandstand and lido cafe and the conversion of the Lakeside cafeteria into a shelter…
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BrownhillsBob 28 Dec 10
I notice the good folks at the Express & Star still seem to be having trouble with accuracy on their local patch. This puff piece, pointlessly punted for Walsall Council’s Arboretum revamp project would be fine if the hapless hack who compiled it knew anything about the park he was covering.
That isn’t the Arboretum bandstand, but a cheap gimcrack galvanised gazebo, which was, if I recall correctly donated by South Staffordshire Waterworks Co. sometime around the late eighties or early nineties; their logo and associated dates can be seen in the block paving forming it’s base.
The bandstand itself is a rather more noble, handsome affair, and cannot be missed by any visitor spending more than five minutes in the delightful park…
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Express & Star 16 Dec 10
A £400,000 country park with picnic areas, horse riding and cycling routes will be created in place of Walsall’s municipal golf course after winning approval from council chiefs on Wednesday night.
The lush woodland area is lined up in place of The Grange golf course at Walsall Arboretum and will be promoted as a visitor attraction…
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Express & Star 30 Nov 10
The number of historic trees due to be cut down from Walsall Arboretum has been slashed by more than a 100 following a review, it has emerged.
A total of 368 trees were earmarked for the chop ahead of the multi-million pound restoration of the town’s premier park…
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Express & Star 8 Dec 10
Forty trees that were planted by schoolchildren and volunteers in Walsall Arboretum only last week have been destroyed by vandals.
The saplings were planted as part of the park’s ongoing regeneration and will now have to be removed and replaced — leaving a bill of more than £1,000…
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Express & Star 6 Dec 10
A sleigh load of Santas braved the cold to descend on Walsall Arboretum for a fundraising walk in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice.
Around 100 people wearing red suits and beards took part in the Santa Run but slippery conditions meant the annual run had to become a stroll but that did not dampen the spirits of those taking part…
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Advertiser 19 Nov 10
Four thousand trees and shrubs are to be planted at Walsall Arboretum – and volunteers are invited to roll up their sleeves, bring a spade and get digging on Sat 27 November.
The Woodland Trust is providing 3,000 trees and shrubs while the Tree Council is stumping up a further 1,000 fruiting trees and shrubs to make Walsall Arboretum Extension an even greener haven for residents and visitors…
Video features
YouTube 18 Nov 10
A skateboarding exhibition was organised on Saturday 13 November to celebrate the opening of Walsall Arboretum’s new skateboard park.
Guest appearances included Chris Oliver and Daryl Dominguez as well as the crew from NoPainNoGain skateboards…
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Express & Star 3 Nov 10
More than 350 trees will be destroyed at Walsall Arboretum for health and safety reasons – 100 more than expected.
The destruction has been called an “act of vandalism” that will destroy the habitat of thousands of birds and animals.
A planning application to remove them said the 368 trees needed to be removed because of health and safety reasons and to allow the transformation of the park to go ahead…