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 …
Damning Report on Cannop Ponds
Damning Report on Cannop Ponds On 1st & 2nd of February Team Cannop raised funds to get an engineer to come out and give us his professional opinion on the issues we face at Cannop Ponds.He also attended the meeting with Forestry England which he goes in to more detail within the pages of his report Please read his …
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 …
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 …
Gardening jobs for February
Gardening jobs for February Well it is now February and it feels like a turning point in the garden and there are many gardening jobs for February.. It’s still cold outside, but there are signs of spring’s arrival everywhere you look. Bulbs are slowly emerging from the ground, and the days are getting longer at last. Something all gardeners are …
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 …
Save Cannop Ponds
Save Cannop Ponds Some of you may be aware that the beautiful Cannop Ponds are in danger of being changed for ever. There is a facebook group for save cannop ponds where you can get all the information but I have copied their appeal here as they desperately need the money to fight for the area. click here for the …
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 …