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...
Nurture Nature and Welcome Wildlife to Weymouth
Our next event is one that is packed with something for people of all ages and all interests in nature and wildlife. Not only how we can help them but they help us. [caption id="attachment_340" align="alignnone" width="800"] Poster for the Nurture Nature and Welcome Wildlife event being held in Weymouth Radipole Gardens 14th April 2018.[/caption] Come along and meet many of the experts in their field and those volunteers who beaver away caring for local wildlife such as Hayley from Hayley's Hedgehog Rescue. Some of the other groups attending include the Dorset Mammal Group, Dorset Butterfly Conservation, Dorset Dragonflies and the Dorset Field Officer for Amphibians and Reptiles. Dorset...