Category: Friends of Pittville
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The front garden at Holst Victorian House
Last Autumn a team of Green Space Volunteers dug out the old garden in front of Holst Victorian House. Some weeks ago Chris Archibald spent a few sessions landscaping and […]
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This year’s cygnets
It’s always a delight to see the new cygnets on the lake. Five were born this year and at the time of writing they are all alive and well. Let’s […]
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Green Flag and Green Heritage Site Accreditation
Pittville Park is judged biannually for these two internationally recognised awards and this took place on 1 May this year. The Green Flag Award Scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks, […]
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April’s executive committee minutes available
Click here to read them
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Uncovering Wartime Memories
Pittville History Works group recently received a query from Mrs Pauline Paucker. At 95 years young, she is in the process of writing a memoir of the wartime evacuation to […]
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Green Space Volunteers’ Tool Shed
FoP has applied to the Gold Cup 100 Community Fund for a grant towards purchasing and erecting a tool shed at the back of the aviaries. The tools needed by […]
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New Native Tree Habitat Board
Many of you will have seen the Wildflower and Lake Habitat boards in the west side of Pittville Park, which inform visitors about some of the biodiversity there. The same […]
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A New Sensory Garden For Pittville
FoP have obtained a grant of £1000 from the Cheltenham Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Fund 2023, and are contributing a further £1500 from their own funds, to complete phase 1 of […]
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Message From The Chair | March 2023
Hello everyone, it is now March, and Christmas and New Year festivities are a distant memory and I am sure we are all starting to look forward to the spring. […]
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March Newsletter just published
Follow this link to read our latest edition