Bliss; Can’t Beat a Good Old Brass Band; Music and Mmmmm…Cream Teas
The entertainment in Radipole gardens never stops. This month we are lucky to have the wonderful Weymouth Concert Brass Band join us on Sunday 22nd July from 2-4pm....
Are Our Green Spaces and Community Buildings Safe?
Might be a slightly contentious post on what aims to be a gardens related site, but it's one that I personally, and if you love your local parks and gardens maybe we all, should feel very concerned about. (Here comes the disclaimer bit! These views are purely the author's own, they do not mean to be political but mere observations and genuine concerns on what we could be and in some cases, are already losing. It's not written with any intentions to stirring up a hornet's nest, purely to make people aware that we must treasure what we have and if needs be, fight to...
Happy, Happy Little folk; Teddytastic Time For One and All
Teddytastic Time For One and All The weather might not have been with us for our Teddy Bears picnic in the park, but that didn't deter families from coming along armed with rugs and chairs....
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...
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...
New; Radipole Lake…More Nostalgia.
A couple more old photos have come in my possession thanks to my illicit night time trawling of the auction sites. They show an extensive Radipole Lake before Radipole Park Drive and the gardens were created. The first depicts a wonderful old steam train as viewed from Alexander bridge....