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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.


  • The Plant Sale held on Saturday 7 May raised a total of over £500 for Friends of Pittville funds to be spent on improvements to the Park.  The Friends would like to thank all those who contributed plants and all… Read More

  • Webbs Garden Centre have kindly donated a number of their surplus plants to the Friends of Pittville to use in Pittville Park. Begenias, ferns and euonymus have been planted on the west end of the rockery next to the upper… Read More

  • Come along to Central Cross Drive (opposite the cafe) between 10.00 and 12.00 for a wonderful selection of plants to buy at reasonable prices. Plants will be supplied by the Cheltenham Horticultural Society, Hoo House Nursery, Dundry Nurseries.Irely Nursery, Malcolm… Read More

  • The latest FoP newsletter has been published and is available to read here March 2022 newsletter Read More

  • The Friends of Pittville Newsletter for December 2021 has just been published and can be read here. Read More

  • The view from above – this year we held a well attended, but socially distanced, AGM in the magnificent surroundings of Pittville Pump Room by kind permission of the Cheltenham Trust. Following the presentation of the accounts and annual report… Read More

  • The news has just come through that Pittville Park, along with 5 other Cheltenham parks, has retained its Green Flag Award. In addition, the Park has had its Green Heritage status confirmed. No other local park has this particular award,… Read More

  • This sign has been on one of the Pittville Gates pillars for well over a hundred years (it was carefully transferred to a new pillar when the Gates were renovated) but it has now sadly gone missing. Does anyone know… Read More

  • There will be a quiz night for Friends of Pittville members and guests at the Feathered Fish, 104-106 Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham GL52 2NW on Monday 8 November at 7pm for a 7.30 pm start. Entry is £7.50 per person with… Read More

  • Our latest newsletter https://friendsofpittville.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/September-2021-newsletter.pdf tells you all about us, what you could do to help and what you might get out of being a FoP member. And it’s a good read. Read More