Exciting News…Finally!…Our Grand Opening Day Arrives; Saturday 10th August 2024
Nearly nine years in the making. Just about every curve ball imaginable thrown at us. Despite all these hurdles, the roller coaster ride from hell, and horrendous weather that plagued and flooded us out which broke all records, we've made it....
Finally!…Elated for Our Grand Celebration Event; August Radipole Park 2024
Grand Celebration Event August 2024 What can we say. Throughout this project weather, or rather bad weather, has played a major role Site flooded, or mud swamped at times. Unable to start sensory garden due to water sitting in excavated and waiting beds. First celebration event cancelled due to high winds and torrential rain. Final Lottery site visit undertaken in horrendous rain. Well here we are again, Celebratory event rearranged, order put in for good weather, we're ready to rock and roll. Saturday 10th August between 11am and 2pm you'll find us busy showing people around, pointing them in various directions of activities, the usual speeches and ribbon cutting. Lots for families to...
Thrilling…It’s All Go Go Go On Site; Quick Updates May 2024.
It's all starting to come together now. Exciting Days!...
Exciting Times; Rising from the Ground; November 2023 Lottery Updates
Have to say our Lottery project in Radipole Park & Gardens has been a real test of patience and optimism. We have battled, covid, price hikes, value engineering, resubmission to Lottery panel...
Exciting Moment…A Tour of the Site; Radipole Play Park August 2023
It is quite fascinating to watch and be a part of this process as part of the Lottery Submission, our journey through to achieving the award, and of course, somewhat turbulent path towards the project's completion....
EXCITED; JULY 2023 AND LOTTERY PROJECT WORKS BEGUN
Well, o.k. we'll admit, maybe not the most of exciting photos, but to those of us who've high-fived on occasions then ploughed the depths of despair over the last eight years. To us this is a moment of pure happiness....
Discovering Images of Radipole Gardens Lost Past
Some might think that an odd title seeing as the gardens were only created during the 1930's, but if you're fan of good old Tony Robinson and Time Team, you'll know that sometimes it's easier to research, read and know more about centuries ago than it is our more recent history! Radipole park and gardens were created during the 1930's, a period between two World Wars, also a period of austerity and high unemployment. Schemes had been set up by the government of the day to enable councils to take advantage of cheap rate loans to employ many of those men and women who were unable...
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....