Oaklands Park is a

public park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to re ...

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History

In 1939, Chichester City Council purchased the 10 acres of land for the park for the sum of £11,000. In 2006, a clubhouse for the Chichester Rifle and Pistol Club was constructed in the park. In November 2011, a community orchard was planted. In March 2021, a vigil was held in the park for

Sarah Everard On the evening of 3 March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard was kidnapped in South London, England, as she was walking home to the Brixton Hill area from a friend's house near Clapham Common. She was stopped by off-duty Metropolitan Police office ...

Leisure

Sports

The park contains 4 rugby pitches, a football pitch, a softball pitch, a pavilion, and a cricket pitch.

Chichester City F.C. Chichester City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Oaklands Park. History The club ...

are based at the park.

Culture

Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya John Hidalgo Moya (5 May 1920 – 3 August 1994), ...

is located in south end of the park

Gallery

File:Theatre Oaklands Park Chichester.jpg,

, located in the park File:Playing Field in Oaklands Park, Chichester - geograph.org.uk - 1074622.jpg, Playing field in the park File:Play Area, North End of Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 52532.jpg, Play area at the North end of the park File:Chichester RFC, Oaklands Park - geograph.org.uk - 726593.jpg, Chichester Rugby Football Club clubhouse, located in the park

References

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