Sport
Castle Vale benefits from numerous sporting facilities which are open to all residents. Birmingham City Council's Leisure Department operates the Castle Pool & Adventure Playground which features a 25 m (82 ft) swimming pool whilst the Castle Vale Community Leisure Centre has badminton courts, gymnasiums and grass pitches for football.
An additional facility is the Vale Stadium on Farnborough Road which hosts a grandstand, overlooking the main pitch which is then surrounded by several other grass pitches for football. The stadium is used by Castle Vale F.C., Castle Vale JKS F.C. and Paget Sports F.C., the result of an amalgamation of the now-defunct Paget Rangers F.C., who played their last match at the stadium on 23 April 2002, and Pinnacle Sports F.C.. Castle Vale F.C. is a more established football club than Castle Vale JKS F.C., although it has its roots in Kings Heath. They became Castle Vale F.C. following a series of name changes that reflected their change of ground. Castle Vale JKS F.C. was established in 1998 as a youth team on the estate and has now diversified into establishing an adult men's team and a girls team. In 2008, Sutton Coldfield United F.C.'s under-17 team merged with Castle Vale JKS F.C. and became known as Castle Vale JKS's under-18 team.
Planning permission was granted in March 2009 for the provision of new judo, dance and gym facilities at the stadium. The plans are estimated to cost £3 million.
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