For those local cachers that have not yet obtained the Meet the Road Crew Souvenir, here is a final opportunity
For the cachers that already have the souvenir, it's an opportunity to meet fellow cachers from Stourbridge and the surrounding Black Country, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire areas
Discover trackables, share knowledge, meet old friends and make new ones ...
Bring along your trackable Travel Bugs and Geo-Coins for others to discover, or move on.
All Welcome - from the newest geo-cacher with a handful of finds through to veterans with many thousands of smileys
Mary Stevens Park has it's own web-site: http://www.marystevenspark.org/
Bought by Ernest Stevens in an auction at The Talbot Hotel in July 1929, he presented the park to Stourbridge Council later that same year.
During the 1920's the park had been a school.
The park was opened by Ernest Stevens on 6th April 1931 and named after his late wife, Mary, who had died in 1925. There are various constraints upon the park due to the nature of the Trust set up to look after the bequest, one of these prohibiting the playing of ball games upon a Sunday.
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the park on the 23rd April 1957 and drove down the main drive, hence the naming of Queen's Drive. To commemorate the visit a stone trough has been placed at the top of the drive.
The park has finely decorated, ornate, wrought iron gates at the main entrance, these are grade two listed and a predominant visual feature - removed for restoration and due to be replaced 28 July 2015
The park is 11 hectares and has extensive recreational facilities, including basketball, tennis, golf putting and bowls along with many areas of managed flower beds and grass over it's sweeping landscape.
The park has large areas of open flat grass, ideal for team games, along with smaller shaded and un-shaded areas perfect for picnics and leisure activities.
A large lake and water feature is a predominant focus within the park. Stourbridge Model Boat Club have a permit for using the lake, otherwise there is no boating or fishing is allowed.
The park offers a selection of managed pathways, making walking an optimal choice, for all individuals within the community.
The War Memorial was financed by public subscription in memory of those who fell in the First World War and was erected outside the public library in 1923. It was designed by Ernest Pickford and unveiled by the Earl of Coventry on 16 February 1923. It was later moved to its present position in Mary Stevens Park in the 1960's when the Ring Road was constructed.