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  • Thanks to our efforts, the new play area in Pittville Park will be fully complete when it opens in late May. This is only possible because Friends of Pittville have managed to raise over £90,000 from grants, council funds and…

  • Some of our regular Green Space volunteers and a few residents came out last Sunday to ‘clean for the queen’, a national event in which forty-seven Cheltenham groups participated.  We were in Pittville Lawn and enjoyed a coffee at Central Cross…

  • Over 100 people (some anonymous) have generously supported our public fundraising appeal for the new play area in Pittville Park. To see a list of names of those who have contributed as at 13 April 2016, please click here.

  • Fundraising for the new play area has been gathering pace! In addition to the £4,400 received through crowdfunding, donors on JustGiving have also been generous, with at least £1,500 raised (plus Gift Aid to be added). One donor, Jessica Lacy,…

  • Friends of Pittville have supported Cheltenham Borough Council in applying for Green Flag status and Green Heritage Site accreditation for Pittville Park.  The application (including a 10 year plan for the park) has now been submitted. The judges will visit…

  • We had a great response to our crowdfunding initiative for the new play area in Pittville Park, with 49 backers who gave £4,400 over 35 days. Thanks to the following, whose names have not appeared on our website until now:…

  •      Construction of the new Pittville Park play area is progressing well, with several pieces of equipment now in place. The project is on track for opening in time for the summer holidays – to see what the finished scheme…