Author: David
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Queen’s Award for Friends of Pittville
We are delighted to announce that Friends of Pittville have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, which has been announced today in the London Gazette. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) is the highest award given to UK volunteer groups, being equivalent to the MBE. This is a great honour for us…
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Plant Sale raised £685
Our Plant Sale on 6 May raised a fantastic £685 – £200 more than last year. Many thanks to everyone who provided plants, bought plants, and generally supported us. The money raised will go towards further improvements which are being planned for the Park. There are more photos on our Facebook page.
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Our dig for the missing steps
The Friends of Pittville excavation to investigate if the grand flight of steps in front of the Pump Room still exists took place on Thursday 20 April. Twelve of our regular Green Space volunteers went for the Time Team option and worked extremely hard, some until 1.00 pm. We were supervised by experts from Gloucestershire…
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Cheltenham Arts Council award for Pittville History Works
Pittville History Works received an award from Cheltenham Arts Council at a ceremony at the Playhouse on 23 March. These awards recognise the achievements of volunteers who have made a major contribution to the cultural life of the town, and the award to the History Works team was in recognition of the project’s innovation and…
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Quiz night raises funds for our next project
We had a very enjoyable quiz night on 6 February at The Feathered Fish in Winchcombe Street. Fifty people vied to win a bottle of champagne and luxury chocolates, and in the process we raised over £270 towards our next big project – major improvements to the landscape around the Upper Lake and Pump Room.…
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Green Space Volunteers newsletter
Our Green Space Volunteers have their own regular newsletter. You can see the latest copy by clicking here.
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Pittville looking green and glorious on screen
Pittville was seen at its green and beautiful best when it featured in the first programme of the latest series of The Great Interior Design Challenge on BBC2. For once, the producers avoided cliched images of the Pump Room and focused instead on Pittville’s green squares and beautiful houses, with the gates playing a…
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A special lunch at the East India Cafe
Members of Friends of Pittville enjoyed a private lunch at the East India Cafe on Sunday 20 November. Photos: Terry Langhorn The 5-course menu included a pigeon dish to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the discovery of spa waters in Cheltenham, alongside some of the Cafe’s other special dishes. Guests were also treated to a…
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Friends Christmas cards for sale
Charity Christmas cards are now appearing in the shops, so here are ours. If you’re a regular supporter we hope you’ll buy again, even though the designs are the same as last year. If you bought cards from us last year, we’re offering a 25 per cent discount this year. If you haven’t bought from…
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Another award for the Friends
We are delighted to have been awarded a cup and certificate by Cheltenham in Bloom for services to Pittville Park. This recognises all the hard work by so many people over the last year. The items will be on display, alongside our other awards, at the AGM on 18 October.