Some Knock You Down…Others Pick You Up. Weymouth’s Wonderful Community.
As you might know from the lengthy ramblings on our Radipole gardens Face Book pages and a sizeable piece in the Dorset Echo this week. Our beautiful Radipole Gardens was hit during late last Saturday night by some mindless person/people, who for some unknown reason left a trail of damage through our beautiful gardens. The main notice board took the biggest hit...
Warning!; Wet & Windy Weather; Radipole Park 1955-2012
Wet & Windy Weather. I spend some of my time researching old images, and often come across real gems, albeit by mistake. (Also makes it very hard not to go off on a tangent!) Such was the case over the weekend when someone posted a wonderful photo of old Weymouth. Intrigued I hastened over to the site and uncovered a wealth of Weymouth images going way back in history. Prompted by todays less than springtime weather, I though these very apt. Flooding of Radipole Park Drive in 1955. The only reason I remember this date is because it was the year I was born and my Mum always...
The Creation; Four Men and a Floating Tin Shack
Four Men and a Floating Tin Shack Now you might well wonder what on earth the grainy old photo of four men and a floating tin shack has to do with our beautiful park and gardens. Let me explain....
The Floods of 2012
The summer of 2012 and Weymouth and Portland were poised to appear in the eyes of the world...