Stechford is an area of Birmingham, England, situated about five miles east of the city centre, bordering Ward End, Yardley, Hodge Hill and Kitts Green Local attractions in the area include the Stechford Cascades, a swimming pool with a large slide and other machines which involve water. It was opened on June 20, 1962 and had a major refurbishment which was completed on September 21, 1991 celebrated with the reopening by former swimmer Nick Gillingham[2]. Another is Stechford Retail Park, which contains shops such as McDonalds, Currys and Argos. In March 2006, the Matalan store in the retail park, was engulfed and destroyed by a fire, but re-opened in June 2007.