Cyclists! Avoid crowded, and often muddy paths through Pittville Park by using the new cycle path that runs along the side of Dunalley School. It goes from Wellesley Rd, into the park, behind the Aggs sports pavilion and provides a direct route to Tommy Taylors Lane and the Honeybourne path. Author: Philippa Howell

One very windy night at the end of September we noticed from our flat window some flashing lights just as you turn in from Wellington  Road to Pittville Lawn. The police were closing the road. It was very dark, and we couldn’t see if there had been an accident or some other incident. The following…

What do the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony and a version of  Star-Spangled Banner sung by Jackie Evancho at Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017 have in common? Well … you may be surprised to discover that Pittville resident Robin A Smith was involved in both, the former as musical director and the latter as musical…

Friends of Pittville AGM was held at St Pauls Church on 11 November. All papers relating to the meeting can be found here.  We thank CBC Senior Tree Officer Chris Chavasse for being our guest speaker, in which he introduced, via a quiz, some fascinating facts and figures relating to trees and tree care in…

Perhaps the highlight of the year of 26 concerts, from September 2023 to July 2024 – arranged by the Cheltenham Music Festival Society in collaboration with The Cheltenham Trust took place on 11 June and was given by two outstanding 15-year old pianists, Krystyna, studying at Bournside School, and Natali from Dean Close School. They were…

Our thanks go to Oggy Boytchev and Julian Tooke who hosted FoP members at their home on Pittville Lawn in mid June. The weather was not as kind to us this year, so we gathered indoors. We set up three cheese stations, with a choice of cheeses from the West Country, Wales and Europe, and our…

We have received many complaints over the last few years about the state of the ground by the park noticeboard and underpass. The area was frequently flooded and easily became a quagmire. CBC, through the cycle way contractor, have now put in some new kerbs to define the paths, which have been resurfaced.  However, the…

On Friday 2 August a large event took place in Pittville Park and the Prince of Wales Stadium, which attracted a lot of families from all over Cheltenham for a free family fun day. The event was organised by the No Family Left Behind (NFLB) team, which is led by Cheltenham Borough Council (CBC), and…

I recently enjoyed a relaxed conversation with Mike Carne, manager of the newly refurbished and renamed The Airs and Graces pub, in the building that was previously known as The Sudeley Arms. ‘I was born and raised in Evesham and moved to London to work, where I spent ten years gaining experience in the hospitality…