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Andy Hamilton, MBE was a Jamaican-born British jazz saxophonist and composer, and the "leading light" of the Midlands' jazz scene for decades. Though Andy passed away in 2012, his band, The Blue Notes, are still the resident artists, and the jazz club continues to celebrate Hamilton's legacy and invite a variety of artists to perform every week.
Park in Bearwood that can be reached from the woods by crossing Lightwoods Hill. A fairly average park with a bandstand and a playground built by Anneka Rice and her television program. It also houses an old stately home, Lightwoods House (not open to the public) along with 'Shakespeare's Garden', a walled Victorian garden that has seen better days.
You will find a statue to William Perry, a 19th-century bare-fist boxing champion, often known as the "Tipton Slasher".
A bird reserve on the border with Sandwell which organises regular guided walks, talks and family activities.
A large green area with parks, a forest, a nature reserve, and Sandwell Park Farm. Tipton has a large horse population. Most of the horses are privately owned and many can be seen grazing in the public spaces. They are ridden with a small two person chariot along the roads so be mindful when driving.
Olympic swimming and diving pool built for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and now a public facility. It also contains a fitness centre and cycling studio.
It provides facilities for many sports including track sports, football, tennis, squash and others, all open to the public at cheap rates.