Friday Fish and Chip ritual Since moving to Cinderford in the forest of dean we discovered Frydays Fish and Chips in Littledean, just down the road from us. There is always a queue but the wait is well worth it. These are the best chips I have had in years. Even the queue is fun as we chat to locals who …
End of summer garden tidy up
Tidying the Garden September is here and the weather is changing. Yesterday was bright and sunny, but today it is chilly and wet. Yesterday we took down the sweet peas. They have been marvelous this year but are now leggy and covered in greenfly. We can now see the clematis on the arch as the sweet peas really went mad …
Feeling smug about recycling
recycling in the Forest of Dean When we first moved to the forest of dean, I must admit my heart quailed at the number of bins the council provided. We have 1 for glass and tins, 1 for plastic, 1 for food waste, the main bin for household waste and a green bin for garden waste. However lately we have …
A Sparrow on my Window Sill
A Sparrow on my Window Sill is what I wake to every morning Since we moved to Cinderford life has been absolutely wonderful. The first thing we hear when we wake up is a couple of sparrows chattering away. He is getting cheekier by the day. At one time as soon as he spotted us he flew away, but now …
The vegetable Garden
The Vegetable Garden in June Despite the peculiar weather the vegetable garden is doing very well. We have been eating lettuce, new potatoes, strawberries, spring onions and carrots for the last few weeks. Today I have planted aubergines and sown 3 rows of swedes and some turnips. The tomatoes are now flowering well. This year as an experiment we have …
A great time for gardeners
Gardening in the Forest of Dean This time of year is fantastic for gardening and gardeners. Last weeks cold snap has been replaced with warm sunny weather and we have been busy planting out in the garden. Our sweet peas and climbing fuchsias are big enough and as you can see we now have them out in various places in …
Oh dear Cinderford Council – @cinderfordtc
A couple of weeks back I emailed Cinderford council using the email on their web site which is clerk@ . It was a simple query asking why the minutes from meetings were not shown on their web site. As you can see from the picture the last entries were for 2015, so nothing for 2 years. Here is the text …