Kingsbridge Community Sports

Kingsbridge Project was a community based consortium, which attempted to restore a once vibrant sports & recreational venue in South Birmingham. Our aim was to enhance the provision of sport and leisure activities for the benefit of a wide variety of local user groups, in an area where facilities are still sorely lacking. The playing fields were originally gifted by Sir John Holder, to the people of Birmingham for sports and recreational use, but due to a lack of investment in the site, the facilities had fallen into disrepair and had become unsafe to use. Kingsbridge Community Sports worked hard for 10 years, campaigning to retain the site for the benefit of local people, and to prevent the publicly owned land being sold off to developers. In partnership with other local groups we succeeded in protecting the land under the ‘Fields in Trust’ scheme and ensuring that the local communities can still use the site for leisure and recreation. Sadly we were unable to fully succeed in our plans to see the changing facilities rebuilt and improved sports facilities provided. Nevertheless Kingsbridge Community Sports are delighted that the publicly owned space is still accessible to the local community to enjoy its natural beauty. We hope that one day the vision will become a reality and that more organized team sport will also once again be able to return to Holders Lane.