Planting time and compost I have done a lot of early planting this year as the weather has been very kind to gardeners. All my early potatoes are in now ( in containers and bags ) and I have also planted lots of onions in my deep beds. We are just finishing last years leeks and carrots and have started …
A gorgeous Garden Centre
Leaf Creative This week we drove to Huntley to visit a garden centre we had been told about Leaf Creative . We drove up with a couple of friends on a beautiful spring day. The surroundings are beautiful and so is the driveway. Even the car park was beautifully laid out with planted trees , so an impressive start to …
Forest of Dean Bus Changes
Changes from Stagecoach and a consultation Stagecoach which is the main provider of bus services in the forest of dean are saying that they don’t attract enough government funding to support them so they must be commercially viable. James Bevan are stopping their services to Lydney and Cinderford so Stagecoach will be running these ( or not ) Stagecoach are …
Living a wonderful life
I am Living a wonderful life I’m sure this is true for many others but I am living a wonderful life . All this doom and gloom we get from the media is poisonous. Since I sold my business and retired to the beautiful forest of dean part of glorious Gloucestershire I really couldn’t want for more. It is a gorgeous …
Pig Virus threat to the Forest of Dean
African swine fever creates a major risk to the Forest of Dean’s wild boar population according to experts. A local farmer says the wild boar population is already out of control. The head of the national pig association has said that the government’s wild boar action plan is hopelessly out of date and urges the forestry commission to step up …
Big Directory Update
Forest of Dean Directory Update I have been getting a lot of feedback about our Forest of Dean Directory, mostly positive I’m glad to say and more features are wanted. Over the next week I will be doing the work. This will mean a short down time so please bear with me while I install new software and import all …
Improving the directory
Improving the Forest of Dean Directory I have had a number of suggestions via email about the Forest of Dean Directory and so I have decided to implement the most common. The default category is by town and I think this is still the most sensible way to order the listings, but people also want to look up specifics in …
Forest of Dean Pubs
Pubs in the Forest of Dean There are many pubs in the forest of dean, and the majority of them do marvellous food. You can see some reviews here and of course we list them in our directory. Here are a couple of interesting figures on forest of dean pubs: n the Forest of Dean, there are around 8.1 pubs …
The Dilke Memorial Hospital – Forest of Dean
The Dilke Memorial Hospital Yesterday I made my first visit to The Dilke Memorial Hospital. This is a little gem of a hospital just outside Cinderford on Speech House Road. Set in the glorious Forest of Dean it is an absolute picture, unlike many of the concrete monoliths that most of us are used to. On turning in to the car …
Cinderford Remembers
Yesterday morning The remembrance parade marched from the library on Belle Vue Road down to the Triangle with the band playing ” Oh god our help in ages past” where a service was held. There were a great many people there to remember the fallen.The service finished with the national anthem and a blessing. Special thanks for the police and …