Finally!…Elated for Our Grand Celebration Event; August Radipole Park 2024

July 27, 2024

Events, Community Orchard, flowers, Fragrance, health and wellbeing, History, lottery bid, nature, Play park, refreshments, Sensory Garden, Sport and recreation, tennis courts, wildflower meadow

Grand Celebration Event August 2024

Radipole 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 do for FREE, from sporting such as table tennis, basketball, football, tennis, pétanque, nature trail, face painting, playing on the scooter track, or trying your feet at hopscotch.

pétanque court Radipole park 2024

The cafe’s now open and serving hot and cold drinks, cakes, mouth-watering bacon butties and ice creams.

Even ice creams for your furry four legged friends.

They’ll happily fill your water bottles for you.

Momma Bee's cafe Radipole park

Wander the new sensory garden, touch and sniff the different scented leaves in our raised herb bed. always popular with the children, their task to find the Coca Cola plant.

Child smelling herbs Radipole sensory garden

Meander the paths that cuts through the wild flower meadow heading to the far end where our community orchard sits.

Plenty of benches to rest and admire the wildlife busy in amongst the grasses and flowers.

Community orchard and nature trail Radipole park

Parking IS limited so please try to come on foot, by bike, or public transport.

It’s a lovely stroll from town up through the beautiful gardens with their gnarled willows and on into the park, you can follow the nature trail as you go.

There’s a cycle path all along Radipole Park drive.

Nearest bus stop Radipole Spa, from there its a short walk along Spa road, over the humped bridge and down King’s Road where you’ll find a path taking you down to the park.

Parking available at Swannery car park £2.30 up to 2 hours, £3.30 up to hours https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/parking/find-a-carpark/find-a-car-park/-/ddl_display/ddl/268247/99395/maximized

Or park for free at the park & ride behind Sainsbury’s https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/…/267986/99395/maximized

Walk to crossing by Spa shops and follow directions along Spa road and down King’s road.

Hope to see you there.

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