Community Involvement
Friends Groups
South Staffordshire Council actively encourages and supports the creation of Friends Groups. If there is an open space near you, or an area which you use and care about, why not get together with friends and neighbours and help to make it a space to be proud of?
Friends Groups will vary according to the interests of the people involved and the nature of the open space. A group will normally consist of neighbours and users of an open space together with interest groups and representatives of other organisations which have an interest in the area. Meetings take place according to the needs of the group; it can be as often as once a month or as little as once a year.
There are a number of active Friends Groups in the District and their contact details are below:
- Friends of Wom Brook Walk, Wombourne
Chairman, Anita Ferguson. Tel: 01902 892187
- Friends of Barnfield Sandbeds, Brewood
Chairman, Marion Goodrich. email: info@friendsofbarnfieldsandbeds.co.uk
Twitter: @bilbrookfriends email: enquiries@friendsofbilbrook.org
- Friends of Kinver Open Spaces
Chairman, John Cutler. email: jm.cutler@btinternet.com
Deputy Chairman, David Giddings. email: david@thegiddings.plus.com
- Wild About Perton
Chairman, Keith Elder. Tel: 01902 754245 email: keith.elder@hotmail.co.uk
- Friends of Essington
Educational Visits
The Council manages a large number of open spaces in South Staffordshire and many of these are suitable for educational visits by local schools and community groups. If you are interested in arranging a visit to one of our open spaces please contact us using the contact details below.
Contact Details
Community Services
Email: grounds@sstaffs.gov.uk
Telephone: (01902) 696000