Play area

New play area on schedule

Month: March 2016

  • New play area on schedule

    New play area on schedule

    Thanks to our efforts, the new play area in Pittville Park will be fully complete when it opens in late May. This is only possible because Friends of Pittville have managed to raise over £90,000 from grants, council funds and through a public appeal – so a big thank you to everybody who has contributed.…

  • Clean for the Queen

    Clean for the Queen

    Some of our regular Green Space volunteers and a few residents came out last Sunday to ‘clean for the queen’, a national event in which forty-seven Cheltenham groups participated.  We were in Pittville Lawn and enjoyed a coffee at Central Cross Cafe. See if you can tell where we made a difference!

  • Fantastic public response to our play area fundraising campaign

    Fantastic public response to our play area fundraising campaign

    Over 100 people (some anonymous) have generously supported our public fundraising appeal for the new play area in Pittville Park. To see a list of names of those who have contributed as at 13 April 2016, please click here.

  • Fundraising successes for the new play area

    Fundraising successes for the new play area

    Fundraising for the new play area has been gathering pace! In addition to the £4,400 received through crowdfunding, donors on JustGiving have also been generous, with at least £1,500 raised (plus Gift Aid to be added). One donor, Jessica Lacy, has raised nearly £600 for the project. £1,770 has been received by cheque, including £500…