Editing Sutton Coldfield (section)

== Public facilities ==
The [[Sutton Coldfield Town Hall|Town Hall]], a relic of Sutton Coldfield's former status as a municipal borough, now serves as a theatre, conference, and function venue.

In the town centre is Sutton Parade which is a pedestrianised shopping area. Sutton Coldfield Library, which opened in 1974, is located near Sutton Parade above the Red Rose Centre. It also contains the Sutton Coldfield Reference Library, which holds a large collection of newspapers and magazines with all Sutton Coldfield based publications such as [[Sutton Coldfield News]] and Sutton Coldfield Observer being held permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=70061&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609065057/http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=70061&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=260|url-status=dead|title=Birmingham City Council: Newspapers and Magazines held in Sutton Coldfield Reference Library|archive-date=9 June 2008}}</ref> The Library closed in May 2010 due to the discovery of disturbed asbestos and reopened in May 2013. There are several branch libraries in Sutton Coldfield and there is also a [[Birmingham bus routes|bus service]] from Sutton Parade to [[Birmingham City Centre]] and [[Birmingham Central Library]], The Central Library and the terminus of busses from Sutton Coldfield are both within the [[City Centre Core]] and in walking distance of each other.

Also in the Town centre is [[Sutton Coldfield railway station]], which is part of the Birmingham [[Cross-City Line]]. Nearby is the Town Gate entrance to [[Sutton Park, West Midlands|Sutton Park]] and the Sutton Park Visitor's Centre.

Sutton Coldfield has four Community Centres and a number of smaller Community Halls all offering classes and events in a wide variety of subjects and interests – 
*Mere Green Community Centre
*Falcon Lodge Community Centre
*Banners Gate Community Hall
*Brampton Hall Community Centre

[[Good Hope Hospital]] provides main hospital services to the town, including [[Emergency department|accident and emergency]] facilities. Another hospital in Sutton Coldfield is Sutton Cottage Hospital, which is operated by the [[Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Trust.aspx?id=5PG&v=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121112122/http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Trust.aspx?id=5PG&v=1|url-status=dead|title=NHS Birmingham East and North PCT: Hospitals|archive-date=21 November 2007}}</ref> It opened in 1908 and the buildings were designed by [[Herbert Tudor Buckland]] and [[Edward Haywood-Farmer]].<ref>{{PastScape|mnumber=1060879 |mname= Sutton Coldfield Hospital |access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref>

On Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield is served by a police station, [[magistrates' court (England and Wales)|magistrates' court]] (both opened in 1960, the court now closed) and fire station (opened 1963). On the opposite side of the road is [[Sutton Coldfield College]], which is the main [[college]] of [[further education]] for the area. Also located on the north-eastern outskirts of the area is [[Sutton Coldfield transmitting station]], the first television transmitter to broadcast outside the London area.