Potent Poisons and Perfection; The Radipole Friends off to Devon on their Annual Jolly.
The day of our annual Friends of Radipole Park and Gardens coach trip started with wall to wall sunshine. An excited group waited patiently for our coach to arrive, we were off to sunny Devon to visit two very different gardens. Once all were counted safely aboard off we set, our friendly coach driver, Alan introduced himself and did the usual safety talk that now seems obligatory on any means of transport. Time for just a quick comfort stop at Exeter services, chance of a cuppa and dash to the loos before heading back to the coach and onwards to our first destination, Torre Abbey Gardens. Here we...
Why Children Should Get their Hands Dirty
Our world is changing fast, the childhood that I and most of my friends enjoyed in the 50's and 60's no longer seems to be the norm. We would race out the door in the morning and spend most of the days (when not at school of course) exploring the great outdoors. From rock pooling down in Newton's Cove...
Game Set and Match…Fred Perry, Pancho Gonzales and the Angry Clergymen.
Not sure if you've noticed...
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick, Scones and Home Made Sausage Rolls?
You might be wondering what connection these eclectic objects have with Radipole Gardens. Well here's the answer. [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignnone" width="800"] Friends of Radipole Park and Gardens Plants and Garden Sale poster. Our fund raising event 19th May 2018 in Radipole United Reformed Church hall.[/caption] On Saturday 19th May we are having our Plant and Gardens sale in Radipole United Reformed Church between 10am and 12 noon. Not only will there be a great selection of plants available...
Nurture Nature Reaps Benefits in Radipole Gardens
Keen to know what's happening in my surrounding area, I have to confess that I follow a lot of local Facebook groups. On one particular page there was an ongoing, somewhat heated, debate about why hadn't the council got out and cut the grass in community areas. As it so happened, a few days previous I had been sat opposite the lady who is in charge of the Weymouth parks and she was on the phone to someone who was also questioning why the grass cutters weren't out and about. She was patiently trying to explain that due to the prolonged spell of wet weather we had...
Heavens Above! Weymouth’s Radipole as You’ve Never Seen it Before.
Radipole as You've Never Seen it Before In the midsts of some research this morning, I came across this incredible site...
