Hidden Lives: botanists, buildings and bankruptcy Desmond Marshall has put together a talk on the subject of some of the many able and eminent people came to live in Cheltenham as the town developed. Some came to retire and for… Read More

The magnificent 250-year old Cedar of Lebanon that dominates the landscape in the west side of Pittville Park is under threat. It has been determined that its roots are affecting a neighbouring property and the solution is sadly that the… Read More

The fortnightly working parties resumed on 9 June with up to 30 people turning out to help get the Park into shape. The many jobs tackled have included weeding the rockery and Bed 38 (planting has been delayed by the… Read More

Friends of Pittville volunteers had intended to plant up Bed 38 (the one at the corner of Evesham and Wellington Roads) this spring but the lockdown intervened. As it happened nature helped out in the meantime by providing a lovely… Read More

The live music event sponsored by Friends of Pittville on the 2 August at the Pump Room cafe proved very popular with up to 300 people enjoying the good weather and listening to the string quartet Gaudeamus Youth Strings playing… Read More

Friends of Pittville have joined forces with the Cheltenham Trust to present music from the Pittville Pump Room bandstand on two Sundays in August. The Gaudeamus Youth Strings will be performing on Sunday 2 August from 3pm. The quartet consists… Read More

The play areas and outdoor fitness equipment in Pittville Park will be open from Saturday 4 July 2020, in line with government guidance. To stop the spread of COVID-19, the council is asking everyone to follow the government’s social distancing… Read More

Something to look forward to! A pop-up cafe will open in the portico of the Pump Room from 1000 on Monday 22 June. It will serve takeaway coffee, cakes, brunch, light lunches, cream teas and icecream. From 4 July tables… Read More

The FoP Green Space volunteers now have permission to start work again. They will work in socially distancing groups of no more than 6, and their first day will be Tuesday 9 June at the Scout Hut, starting at 0915… Read More