Sport and leisure
Celebrating Oak Park Active Living Centre’s 10th Anniversary
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Walsall Council is inviting residents to celebrate 10 years of Oak Park Active Living Centre in Walsall with a free Family Circus Extravaganza on Sunday 16 August 2026.
Taking place from 12pm to 3pm, the event will mark a decade since the centre opened and bring families together for an afternoon of entertainment, active fun and circus-themed activities.
Since launching ten years ago, Oak Park Active Living Centre has established itself as a vital community hub, enabling residents of all ages to enhance their health and wellbeing, Together with Bloxwich Active Living Centre, which is also celebrating its 10th anniversary, both facilities have recorded over 9 million total visits and more than 1 million gym sessions.
Tickets are priced at £6 per child, which includes full access to a bouncy castle, a magician, balloon modelling, circus games, fancy dress, and a mini disco hosted by JD Sounds. To help them get into the circus spirit, every child attending will also receive a free glitter tattoo and mask. Parental supervision is required throughout the event.
“ It’s fantastic to look back on a decade of Oak Park Active Living Centre bringing our community together.
Over the last 10 years, it has become so much more than a leisure centre, it’s a place where lifelong health and fitness habits begin and are nurtured. This celebration is a lovely chance to thank our residents for making the centre such a success, and I can't wait to see everyone enjoying the fun, so come along and enjoy the activities that the team has put together for you all. “
A wide range of themed refreshments will be available to purchase from the centre’s coffee shop throughout the afternoon, including hot dogs, popcorn, candy floss, cakes, and cold drinks.
Places for the event are limited. Bookings can be made online via the QR code featured on official promotional materials, or in person directly at the Oak Park Active Living Centre reception desk.
For more information, visit: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure/centres/bloxwich-active-living-centre
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Oak Park Active Living Centre boasts a newly refurbished 100 station gym including a good range of strength weights and CV equipment, with other state of the art facilities including:
- Premium range plate loaded weight equipment including squat racks, Smith machine and large functional training space
- TRAKK user friendly personal training app
- TANITA body composition scales to measure visceral fat, muscle mass and BMI
- Eight-lane 25 metre pool
- Teaching pool
- 3G synthetic turf football pitch, with floodlights (email us to enquire)
- Six-court badminton sports halls
- Squash courts (available to book online)
- Studio offering a full class programme, including Les Mills live and virtual classes
- Sauna and steam room
- Coffee shop facilities
- Free car parking
