Parks & Open Spaces Events 2025

Cannock Council Parks Events Planner 2025

Cannock Chase Council Parks Events Planner 2025

Site

Date

Event

Organiser

Times

Cannock Park

Tuesday 

18th February

Play Area Consultation

CCDC / Friends of Cannock Park Association

10.30am - 12.30pm

Cannock Park

Tuesday 22nd 

 February

Play Area Consultation

CCDC / Friends of Cannock Park Association

11am -

4pm

Laburnum Avenue Park

Friday 14th February

Official Opening

CCDC / Friends of Laburnum Avenue 

1-3pm

Hednesford Park

Friday 21st March

Launch of The Great British Spring Clean

CCDC / The Friends of Hednesford Park

9am - 11am

Heath Hayes Park

Wednesday 16th April 

Easter Activities

Friends of Heath Hayes Park

11am - 2pm

Ravenhill Park

14th - 25th  April

Easter Holiday Program

Vysions Youth Services/

Staffordshire County Council

9am-6pm

Hednesford Park

Wednesday 16th April

Easter Activities

Friends of Hednesford Park

11am-3pm

Heath Hayes Park

Tuesday - Friday

22nd -25th April

Tree Planting with the community

CCDC / Forest of Mercia CIC/ Friends of Heath Hayes Park

11am - 3pm

Heath Hayes Park

Thursday 1st May

Teddy Bears Picnic

Friends of Heath Hayes Park

11am - 2pm

Norton Canes Park (Brownhills Rd)

Thursday 8th May

Friday 9th May

Saturday 10th May

Sunday 11th May

Funfair

Stokes Funfair

5-9pm

5-9pm

1-9pm

1-5pm

Heath Hayes Park

Saturday 10th May

VE Day 80 years

Heath Hayes Parish Council

12noon - 5pm

Hednesford Park

Thursday 15th May

Friday 16th May

Saturday 17th May

Sunday 18th May

Funfair

 

 

Stokes Funfair

5-9pm

5-9pm

1-9pm

1-5pm

Ravenhill Park

Monday 26th May

Paddling Pool due to open

CCDC

9.30am-7.15pm 

Norton Canes Recreation Ground

Thursday 5th June

Friday 6th June

Saturday 7th June

Funfair

 

 

Stokes Funfair

5-9pm

5-9pm

12-6pm

Cannock Park

Thursday 19th June

Friday 20th June

Saturday 21st June

Sunday 22nd June

Funfair

Stokes Funfair

5-9pm

5-9pm

1-9pm

1-5pm

Norton Canes Recreation Ground

Saturday July 12th

Party in the Park

Norton Canes Parish Council

11-9pm

Hednesford Park

Tuesday 15th July

Thursday 17th July

Kingsmead Community Day 

CCDC / Kingsmead School

(100 young people)

9.20am-2.30pm

Cannock Stadium Park

Tuesday 21st July - Friday 29th August

Holiday Activities

SPACE holiday scheme

9am-6pm

Ravenhill Park

Tuesday 21st July - Friday 29th August

Holiday Activities

Vysions Youth Group/

SPACE holiday scheme

9am-6pm

Heath Hayes Park

Mondays & Thursdays

21st & 24th July

28th & 31st July

18th & 21st August

25th & 28th August

Summer Activities &

Consultation for the Master Plan and development of the whole Park

Friends of Heath Hayes/

CCDC

11am-2pm

Cannock Park

Tuesday 21st July - Friday 29th August

Holiday Activities

SPACE holiday scheme

9am-6pm

Hednesford Park

Tuesday 21st July - Friday 29th August

Holiday Activities

SPACE holiday scheme

9am-6pm

Hednesford Park

9th August

Hednesford Festival

Hednesford In Partnership

11am-4pm

Heath Hayes Park

Friday 24th October

Scarecrow Drop Off

Friends of Heath Hayes Park

9am -3pm

sHeath Hayes Park

Saturday 25th October

Scarecrow Trail Launch Event

Friends of Heath Hayes Park

11am -2pm

Heath Hayes Park

Saturday 25th October -  1st November

Scarecrow Festival

Friends of Heath Hayes Park

Self Led

Hednesford Park 

Friday 31st October

Halloween Story Walk and Activities

The Friends of Hednesford Park

11am-3pm

Cannock Stadium Park

Friday 31st October

Halloween Trail

Friends of Cannock Stadium

4-7pm

Cannock Stadium Park

Dates to be confirmed

Santa Experience

Friends of Cannock Stadium Park

TBC

 

Weekly Walks

Hednesford Park

Monday 10am 

Lynn Evans, Contact: 07855 099353

Friends of Hednesford Park

1 hour

Cannock Park

Friday 10.30am

Colin Pritchard, Contact: 07919 622025

Staffordshire Network for Mental Health

1 hour

 

Self-Led Themed Walks

Themed Story Walks

Cannock Park

Elmore Park

Hednesford Park

Different themes throughout the year, changed approximately every month, linked with the Cannock Chase Cannock app for free rewards.

Tree Trail

Elmore Park

20 trees to find, learn about and download related free activities

Nancy Foster Walk

Hednesford Park

Poetry Walk celebrating the history of Hednesford through Nancy Foster’s voice and her experiences of Hednesford as a Mining Town in 1920-1933. 

 

Bee Walks (Monthly and On Request)

  1. Cannock Park

  2. Hednesford Park

  3. Elmore Park

  4. Ravenhill Park

  5. Cannock Stadium Park

  6. Heath Hayes Park

  7. Stile Cop Cemetery

We carry out a minimum of 1 monthly bee walk for each site between March and October every year. We register the survey results with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in 7 of our sites. If you would like to take part, please contact Lynn Evans, Contact: 07855 099353

 

Tennis for Free (Weekly Event)

Cannock Park Wednesday 10am-12noon

Hednesford Park Sunday 10.30am- 12noon

The Tennis for Free program operates from March to October, all equipment provided, just turn up. 

 

Cycling for Free (Weekly Event)

Hednesford Park 

Saturday 1.30am- 4pm

A family friendly ride, (children must be 12 minimum and accompanied by an adult) the ride starts in Hednesford Park and continues along the heritage trail on to Cannock Chase.  

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