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)
| 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. |