Tag: Park

October 12th – This is Redditch. Not on the outskirts, or the countryside surrounding, but right in the middle. The Arrow Valley Lake is a favourite of boaters, watersports types and anglers. Situated in the Arrow Valley Park, which serves as a green ‘spine’ for the new town, it’s a stones throw from factories and busy roads – but you’d never know it. When I’m working in Redditch, I pass it every morning. A fine start to the day.

June 3rd – This is near the centre of Redditch. No shit. Buried on the Arrow Valley cycle route is this small hamlet of old houses. Encircled within a cocoon of greenery, they are bounded by the great, terrible sprawl of the new town. A very peculiar place with some surprising corners.