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      <title>Landscape improvements for Perry Park completed</title>
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      <description>As part of the Legacy Project for the Alexander Stadium and Perry Park the council’s in-house landscape architects have worked with local residents on the design of new facilities for the park.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Views sought on parking charges for three Birmingham parks</title>
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      <description>The city council is seeking feedback on proposals to charge for parking at three of its parks: Sheldon Country Park; Lickey Hills Country Park; and Sutton Park.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A to Bee Roads – reducing mowing and helping the city’s ecology</title>
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      <description>A new initiative to increase biodiversity, reduce the council’s carbon footprint and help mitigate elements of climate change is set to be implemented during the 2024 grass growing season.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Green Flag success after Birmingham parks retain awards</title>
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      <description>Fifteen parks and open spaces in Birmingham have been named as Green Flag award winners again.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Electric vehicle charging points arrive at Sutton Park as a legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games</title>
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      <description>Rapid electric vehicle charging technology – which enables a car to be charged in just 30 minutes – is now available at Sutton Park as a legacy benefit of the site being a Birmingham 2022 venue.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>City of Nature Plan earns prestigious regional award</title>
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      <description>The council-backed Birmingham City of Nature Plan has won the Judges’ Award at this year’s West Midlands National Park (WMNP) Awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Investing in our city parks through parking charges</title>
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      <description>Cllr Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Environment at Birmingham City Council, writes on the proposed roll out of car parking charging at five park sites…</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 13:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Tenth triumph for Team Birmingham at Chelsea Flower Show</title>
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      <description>A display, celebrating Birmingham’s status a Proud Host City for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, has earned the city council its tenth consecutive Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Birmingham named as Queen’s Green Canopy “Champion City”</title>
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      <description>Team England athlete Hayley Carruthers today helped plant a series of Jubilee trees in Pype Hayes Park to celebrate Birmingham’s status as a Queen’s Green Canopy “Champion City”.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fox Hollies Park set to receive £500,000 upgrade</title>
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      <description>Play facilities at an Acocks Green park are set to be refurbished and renewed through a newly-approved Birmingham City Council project worth almost £500,000.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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