Big changes for us personally and on this website The last few months have been eventful. I have been busy creating 2 websites – The Royal Forest of Dean Angling Club which is being maintained now by a new friend Ash who is a great guy from Cinderford , and an E Commerce site selling sweets Candeee Box Sweets Our friends …
Cinderford Gardening Club
Cinderford Gardening Club As you all know, gardening is one of my great loves so I am trying to set up a new club. There is a website Cinderford Gardening Website so do take a look. If you are interested in gardening then please do come along to our meeting of the Cinderford Gardening Club on the 25th November at …
#LoveYourForest joins forces with mountain biking community to clear litter from popular bike trails
World Mountain Biking Champion Katy Curd is backing the campaign Environmental charity Hubbub is calling on mountain bikers to significantly reduce litter along popular bike trails this summer as part of its ongoing #LoveYourForest campaign. The Forest of Dean’s bike trails are hugely popular with around 350,000 visits to Forestry England’s Cannop Cycle Centre every year – but …
Launch of a new children’s book about the Forest’s History
Launch of a new children’s book about the Forest’s History A new children’s book “The Story of the Forest” was launched at St Johns Church of England Academy, Coleford this week. launch date –19th July The Forest of Dean Local History Society has been working with Foresters’ Forest and Andy Seed, an award-winning local children’s author, to create the book …
#LoveYourForest Launches Recycle Reward Machines in Forest of Dean Trial
#LoveYourForest Launches Recycle Reward Machines in Forest of Dean Trial aims to incentivise people to recycle their bottles and cans Two new characters have arrived in the Forest of Dean today, in the form of Recycle Reward Machines, as part of the ongoing #LoveYourForest initiative to reduce litter and boost recycling in the area. Sir Recyclesalot and Buddy the …
Blue & Green Plaque ‘winners’ are revealed
Blue & Green Plaque ‘winners’ are revealed Following an online public vote that ran throughout July, Foresters’ Forest can now reveal the 10 historic figures who will be remembered with a special Blue or Green Plaque, displayed within the Forest of Dean. A total of 396 people voted to decide which 10 historic Forest heroes should be remembered in this …
Vote for the Forest’s historic heroes!
The Forest of Dean has many people that have played a huge part in our history, and now the Foresters’ Forest National Lottery Heritage Funded programme is looking to recognise some of these local figures with a plaque – and they need your votes! Who do you think should be remembered with a special Blue or Green Plaque, displayed within …
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg
Anyone can grow some fruit and veg yes, anyone can grow some fruit and veg even if you don’t have a garden. Window ledges and sills are perfect places to start seeds off and even to grow on to full size. Good examples are lettuce, spring onions and just about any salad leaf can be grown in pots on your …
Reflection Window Cleaning
Reflection Window Cleaning We have seen the van from Reflection Windows outside our neighbours and decided to give them a try. They did a marvellous job on cleaning our windows which are much too high for us to reach and yesterday they returned to clean our fascia boards. I can’t recommend the highly enough and they are based in near …
Take an online journey through the extraordinary ‘Story of the Forest’
Take an online journey through the extraordinary ‘Story of the Forest’ What if you needed to find out quickly what was happening in the Forest of Dean in the Middle Ages or when exactly the last deep mine in the Forest closed? Well now there is an easy way to explore our Forest facts and figures from 9000BC right through …