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Big changes to the garden this year

Big changes to the garden this year As we get older our requirements change so this year we have decided to change our priorities. We still plan to grow a fair amount of vegetables ( mostly in containers ) but there will be less greens, more flowers and more fruit, so that is why there will be big changes to …

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Forest of Dean Holidays

Forest of Dean Holidays There are many reasons to take Forest of Dean Holidays and here are a few of them by someone who lives there. The author lives in Cinderford, one of the most central of the Forest of Dean towns and this website is here to provide information about the area and the events and festivals held here …

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New E Commerce Site

New E Commerce Site I have decided to set up a new e commerce site that sells my products . Please click here to visit it The site has only been live for a single day but we do have everything working. The site is secure and there are so far 5 services for sale. It is also a demonstration …

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A touch of Spring

A touch of Spring The last couple of days have been frosty in the mornings , but later in the day we have had some lovely sunshine and i can see some colour coming in the garden at last. We have also had some gorgeous sunsets. A few pics here to hopefully brighten up your day. Volunteering If you are …

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Sponsor Life in the forest of dean

Sponsor Life in the forest of dean Become a Partner with Us We are looking for a Forest of Dean Company to work with us in supporting the Forest of Dean. We are based in Cinderford. Sponsor a life in the Forest of Dean and advertise your business.  We have a large audience of Gloucestershire and Forest of Dean visitors …

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A fond Farewell to Stephen

A fond Farewell to Stephen Hulse Today I attended Stephen’s funeraL at Cinderford Crematorium. I have not known Stephen for that long. I met him when taking him for a hospital appointment for Lydney Dial A Ride. Sadly he had more heart attacks and died on December 21st 2022. His wife Brenda is still taken regularly to health appointments by …

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Happy New Year

A Happy New Year from Vanda and Eddie We would both like to wish all our friends and visitors to our website a very happy and prosperous new year. It has been a momentous year for us all but one thing is without any doubt at all is that we made the right decision to move to Cinderford. We like …

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Merry Christmas from 2 slightly mad oldies

Merry Christmas from 2 slightly mad oldies Both of us do wish you all a very Merry Christmas and we thought we would share our Christmas eve with you all. We have all the Christmas chores done, loads of wine and plenty of food in the house, in laws have been visited but there was 1 large elephant in the …

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Volunteer Drivers Needed

Lydney Dial-A-Ride & Community Transport need new volunteer drivers Are you looking to volunteer for a worth while and enjoyable part time job ? Then Lydney Dial-A-Ride & Community Transport are looking for volunteer drivers. You would be using your own car but Dial a Ride do pay expenses for you. If you live in or near Lydney this are …

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Searching for Forest of Dean Events

Searching for Forest of Dean Events The events calendar for Forest of Dean events is now being used a lot, indeed it is one of the most popular features of the blog. I have had a few emails saying that browsing by clicking on the load more can take a long time. This is true and as we list more …