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 …
Local Paralympian Mel Nicholls to officially name “Barney” the Tramper
Local Paralympian Mel Nicholls to officially name “Barney” the Tramper ‘Walking with Wheels’ are delighted to welcome Paralympian Mel Nicholls, who will officially name “Barney”, the all-terrain scooter, on Thursday 19th March, 10am at Forest Holidays at Christchurch near Coleford. Come along to have a free demo ride on “Barney”, and to meet Mel to find out about her journey …
Environmental charity calling on local artists to help highlight new recycling on-the-go initiative
Each year 250 tonnes of rubbish is removed from the Forest of Dean, costing local taxpayers £457,000 per year to clean up. In 2016, environmental charity Hubbub launched its #LoveYourForest campaign, to tackle the issue through a number of interventions which in four years, has seen more than 800 bags of litter collected in the area. Now, in its fifth year, Hubbub is calling …
Conserving water for your garden
Conserving water for your garden If, like us you are on a water meter it is vital to conserve as much water for the garden as possible unless you are happy with a large bill from your water company. We were shocked at how high our bill was last year and we determined to do something about it. There are …
Starting seeds for this year
Sadly I don’t have a greenhouse but a combination of window ledges and a bit later the shed performs the same function. I am starting off with Californian wonder sweet peppers as we use a lot of peppers and they look lovely. Also this week leeks and herbs are being started off. All of these are essentials for us and …
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 …
The Forest of Dean Directory is growing
The Forest of Dean Directory is growing Our free forest of dean directory is now listing over 400 sites. I have always been surprised at how many visits the directory gets and of course I’m very pleased that people are finding it useful and that we are supporting local forest of dean business. This has always been close to my …