Our plant sale took place on a cold day with some sunny spells, much needed to warm up attendees. We raised £618 to go towards improvements in the park. Many thanks go to the Cheltenham Horticultural Society, Dundry Nurseries, Hoo House Nursery, Ireley Hardy Plant Nursery, Malcolm Allison Plants, FOP organisers (Sandy Marshall and Philippa…

Fifteen or so members and prospective members met at Havanas coffee in Prestbury Road on 28 March. It was fairly cosy in the downstairs area but we, and the staff, coped well! Members Sue & Liz, who are running the Drop Ins, have arranged for Havanas to welcome us again, on Thursday 25 April, 10am…

Despite high winds and intermittent heavy rain caused by storm Gareth, Friends of Pittville fielded a team of eighteen volunteers to help run the Albemarle Gate car park. A rota was organised by Chris Archibald and able support from Henry Williams saw that the going was good  throughout race week. This event raised £3680 which…

  We have the final word on these three statues from a founder member of Friends of Pittville, Judy Langhorn. Many people think that the left hand statue (viewed from the front) is holding a baseball bat, put there by the American troops who were stationed in the Pump Room during WW2. This is not…

A very successful quiz evening was held at the welcoming Feathered Fish with a good turnout of ~ 60 people. There was a great atmosphere as contestants were tested by quiz-master Paul over a range of subjects. FoP raised £370, including £100 from the raffle, which will go towards Pittville Park projects and ongoing maintenance. …