https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/playingfields/Recent content in playingfields on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 18 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/travellers-settle-at-sutton-coldfield-playing-fields-casting-doubt-on-upcoming-summer-event/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/travellers-settle-at-sutton-coldfield-playing-fields-casting-doubt-on-upcoming-summer-event/A group of travellers has established an unauthorised encampment on King George’s Playing Fields in Sutton Coldfield, raising concerns about the fate of a planned midsummer event this weekend. The group was first spotted arriving on Tuesday, June 16, with locals reporting that they forced entry through a padlocked main gate. One resident told BirminghamLive that the travellers broke in by bypassing the locked gate and even damaged a notice board in the process.