Mere Green, Birmingham
Encyclopedia
Mere Green is an area of Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield
, Birmingham
, England
. It is a small commercial centre on the edge of Sutton Park
. The area features a shopping area, which has a range of independent shops, along with national chain stores. Plans have been outlined for a major redevelopment of the Mere Green shopping area, which would involve the demolition of many of the smaller shops. The scheme by Spring Urban was approved on 8 August 2007. The development has been delayed by the recession and as of Aug 2009 work had not started.
Mere Green Library and Community Centre offer classes ranging from yoga to art, book readings, free internet access, tennis and lawn green bowls.
The area made the news in 1983 when an Italian called Renato Pagliari, then co-owner of the La Gondola restaurant in Mere Green, scored a No 1 hit single in the UK with a singer called Renato
, entitled 'Save Your Love'.
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a small commercial centre on the edge of Sutton Park
Sutton Park
Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and the largest outside a capital city; it is larger than Richmond Park in London....
. The area features a shopping area, which has a range of independent shops, along with national chain stores. Plans have been outlined for a major redevelopment of the Mere Green shopping area, which would involve the demolition of many of the smaller shops. The scheme by Spring Urban was approved on 8 August 2007. The development has been delayed by the recession and as of Aug 2009 work had not started.
Mere Green Library and Community Centre offer classes ranging from yoga to art, book readings, free internet access, tennis and lawn green bowls.
The area made the news in 1983 when an Italian called Renato Pagliari, then co-owner of the La Gondola restaurant in Mere Green, scored a No 1 hit single in the UK with a singer called Renato
Renée and Renato
Renée and Renato was a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK Number one hit in December 1982 with "Save Your Love". The follow-up single "Just One More Kiss" peaked at #48...
, entitled 'Save Your Love'.