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Keeping you up-to-date with what’s going on in Pittville
Our newsletter is published four times a year and covers the latest developments in Pittville, project updates, forthcoming events and longer feature articles. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter or help us to distribute it, please contact us.
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Our current project is to create some sensory beds in the Play Area that will be educational and appeal to children. We seek submissions initially, deadline 30.o9.24. For full details please watch this video, then…. Please submit your ideas to… Read More
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Habitat Boards
The Friends of Pittville applied for grants to fund the graphic design and manufacture of lantern style information boards that describe three different habitats in the west side of Pittville Park. The designs for the Lake and Meadow habitats were… Read More
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Horticultural features
The Green Flag judges were keen on seeing some horticultural features in a park. With very tight budgets and disappearing skills in local authorities, flower beds are now mainly planted with shrubs and trees. While these can look attractive, they… Read More
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May Plant Sale
After weeks of rain the sun came out and brightened up everything, so there was lots of activity at the FoP Plant Sale. There were stalls from a number of local nurseries and the FoP stand included plants donated by… Read More
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Cheltenham Town Wheelers in Pittville
If you’ve been walking in the far west of Pittville Park near the Prince of Wales Stadium on a Saturday afternoon, you may have come across the Cheltenham Town Wheelers. They run courses there for young cyclists who want to… Read More
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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 replanting the garden, and now it really looks excellent. Thank… Read More
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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 hope it stays that way. Read More
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Spotted: Mysterious cleric in search of the new cycle path?
You never know what you’re going to see when you go up to the Pump Room – especially at the Friends of Pittville Drop-in. On this occasion there was a lot of activity, with people in period clothing. Who was… Read More
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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, setting a benchmark standard of recreational outdoor spaces. There are… Read More
