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Copies of all past minutes and reports are to be found in the Archive.
Your Help Needed! Win a Prize!
The next Newsletter, in early January, will contain a very short feedback form of 4 questions for current members plus 3 more for non members. The answers are completed by merely ticking a box and should take less than two or three minutes maximum to complete. This feedback form will also be available on the website very shortly and can be completed on line. The names of all those who complete and return the survey form, either online or by hard copy to the address shown on the form, will be entered in a draw at the end of February.
The First Prize will be two tickets to Cineworld for the winner, and the second and third names drawn from a hat will be presented with a mounted 15 x 10 inch enlargement of a photograph, chosen by the winner from the 7 shown below. Click on a thumbnail for a larger version. Needless to say, the Cinema tickets can be exchanged for a 15 x 12 mounted print, if preferred.
ALL those who return a completed feedback form will received a 7 x 5 inch print of one of these photographs as a token of our appreciation.
Friends of Pittville Executive Committee are not eligible to enter.
Excom Meeting Minutes - 13 November 2008
The minutes of the latest executive committee meeting can be found in the archive or by clicking here.
Cheltenham Local History Society
The November Newsletter from the CLHS can be found by clicking here. Previous newsletters may be found in the Archive
AGM 21st October 2008 - Minutes
The minutes of the AGM can now be found in the Archive. Click here to view them.
HLF Stage I Bid Documentation
The main body of the documents sent to the HLF in support of the Stage I Bid are now in the Archive. If you need any more detail then the full documentation with all the incuded appendices, can be viewed in the Cheltenham Public Library. The Library copy remains the definitive version.
Click here to go to the list of documents in the Archive. Each file in this list is an index with links to the sections of the various documents. This splits the whole submission into manageable sizes for digestion.
CBC Press Release on Stage I Bid to HLF
"A £4 million bid which could change the look of Pittville Park has been submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund and a copy will be on display from Friday at Cheltenham Reference Library for people to view. If the bid is successful, local people will benefit from a transformed park, with activies for all ages, an enhanced community feel, better access and improved landscaping.
The bid was submitted by Cheltenham Borough Council after wide spread community consultation.
Rosemary Mansbridge, project manager for the council said: ‘’We spent a long time talking to different community groups to find out exactly what they want their local park to offer. The feedback was then incorporated into the bid, which can now be viewed at the main library. We hope our bid is successful as the park is clearly cherished by so many people.’’
The bid, which will shortly be published on the council’s website, contains a vast amount of information about the park and plans to restore, refurbish and enhance facilities for the benefit of all those living in and visiting Cheltenham. Containing five separate folders of information, the bid includes: the history of the park; a Conservation Management Plan and restoration Master Plan; plans to improve access and activities in the park and to increase local and volunteer involvement; and future proposals to manage and maintain the park.
Councillor Steve Jordan, leader for Cheltenham Borough Council said: ‘’A great deal of time and energy has gone into the bid and our thanks goes to members of the public for sharing their views on how they want the park to look. We are also grateful to the Friends of Pittville Park, Pittville Area Residents’ Association and the recently formed St Paul’s Residents’ Association for their support and advice.’’
The project team will know in March 2009 if the bid has been successful"
History of Pittville Estate Part II
Fiona Clarke has finished the second part of the summary of Steven Blake's Book, "Pittville 1824 - 1860 - a Scene of Gorgeous Magnificence". Click here.
Pittville Park - Tree Walk
Cheltenham Borough Council have produced a leaflet with a guided walk around some of the trees in the East side of the Park, in front of the Pump Room. You can download this leaflet by clicking on this link. The link can also be found in the Archives.
A Guided Walk around Pittville
You can click here to find information on this guided 2 mile stroll around the historical parts of the original Pittville Estate.
History of Pittville Estate
An introduction to the history of Pittville Estate can now be found by clicking here. The article has been summarised by Fiona Clarke who relied entirely on the source material in
“Pittville 1824 – 1860 – a scene of gorgeous magnificence”
by Dr Steven Blake, with his kind permission.
Publisher: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museums (1988) ISBN-10: 090515715X, ISBN-13: 978-0905157153
Membership
We have an online application form to join the Friends. Just click here to download it. Come and join us and have your say in the future of the Pittville Park and Estate
In the meantime, if you would like to know more, just send an email to secretary@friendsofpittville.org.