{"id":201809,"date":"2025-06-21T06:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/201809\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:05:14","slug":"much-loved-birmingham-beach-is-back-for-2025-after-disappointing-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/201809\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-loved Birmingham beach is back for 2025 after &#8216;disappointing&#8217; cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northfield Beach was cancelled in 2024 due to funding but the community has rallied to make it happen this year<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_ZCR_BEM_160625northfieldjfif.jpg\" alt=\"Northfield Beach is back at Victoria Common for summer 2025\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Northfield Beach is back at Victoria Common for summer 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">For more than a decade, families of all ages have come together to enjoy a manmade beach in the heart of a city suburb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/northfield\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NorthfieldLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Northfield<\/a> Beach is a free event that includes arts and crafts, theatre, circus, live music and performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sadly, it was cancelled in 2024 due to a lack of funding but now it&#8217;s back &#8211; thanks to the community rallying to make it happen this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/family-kids-news\/summer-2025-things-around-birmingham-31779308\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Summer 2025 things to do in and around BirminghamLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer 2025 things to do in and around Birmingham<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read next: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/family-kids-news\/solihull-getting-free-manmade-beach-31864122\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Solihull is getting a free manmade beach for summer 2025 and it has a Jurassic theme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Families were disappointed by last year&#8217;s closure and so organisers Northfield Community Partnership launched a Crowdfunder to raise money to bring it back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_ZCR_BEM_160625northfield.jpg\" alt=\"Northfield Beach is back at Victoria Common for summer 2025\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Northfield Beach is back at Victoria Common for summer 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rebecca Debenham, CEO of Northfield Community Partnership, said on the Crowdfunder: &#8220;We know how disappointed many families were last year that we were unable to bring you the Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;This year, we need your support to help bring the Beach back! Please consider donating to our funding appeal. No matter how small your donation is, it will help us make sure we can bring the Beach back. Let\u2019s work together to ensure this much-loved tradition returns! Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And now it&#8217;s been announced that the beach is back for summer 2025!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But fundraising is continuing to enable the partnership to put on a programme of events for families to enjoy. You can make a donation via the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdfunder.co.uk\/p\/ncp-beach-2025\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Crowdfunder page hereLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Crowdfunder page here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When is Northfield Beach taking place in 2025?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This year&#8217;s Northfield Beach will run from July 24 to 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It will take place in Victoria Common, Church Road, Northfield, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> B31 2BB.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There&#8217;s a car park on Church Road plus parking in Northfield Shopping Centre, which also has access to the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">You can easily catch the bus there too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The park has a playground, an outdoor gym, football pitch and open fields for games and picnics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Follow Brummie Mummies on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brummiemummiesmail\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FacebookLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brummiemummies\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"InstagramLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, listen to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/podfollow.com\/brummiemummies\/episode\/9df41b26c2d0a1e63f2b68fd566d6f63d9431d3d\/view\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"podcastLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a> and sign up to our free <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=9e6b661f-e41c-4bcb-9e77-077e383a8520&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter<\/a> to keep updated on family news.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northfield Beach was cancelled in 2024 due to funding but the community has rallied to make it happen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[21470,855,12323,748,393,4884,9563,47940,10785,16818,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-201809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-beaches","9":"tag-birmingham","10":"tag-birmingham-mums","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-northfield","15":"tag-school-holidays","16":"tag-summer-holidays","17":"tag-things-to-do-in-birmingham","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114719852104152274","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}