This year the Radford Heritage Group have linked up with Plymouth Tree Partnership to hold a Walk, Talk and Coffee Evening on Wednesday, 15th May, 2013, starting at 6.30pm at the Beckly Centre. Everybody is welcome. Tickets available on the door at 50p. The evening starts with a guided walk around Radford Park Arboretum to show what […]
Dear Tree Wardens and Friends, What have Kneele Gardens, Longfield Place, Pemros Road, St Paul’s School, Austin Farm School, Victoria Road School, Mill Ford School, Bickleigh Down School, St Peter’s School, High Street School, Drake Circus, Devonport Park, Moor View Park and Neswick Playground got in common? They are all places where local initiative led […]
Kevin Warley The Radford Park Arboretum Co-ordinator is holding a Walk and Coffee Evening on Tuesday, 10th May, 2011, starting at 6.30pm at the Beckly Centre. Everybody is welcome. Tickets available on the door at £2. Membership subscriptions for the Friends of the Arboretum are now due at £2 per member.
The evening starts with a guided walk around Radford Park Arboretum to show what is currently flowering, new planting, and other points of interest, etc., followed by light refreshments in the Beckly Centre. Mayers Way, Radford Dip, Hooe Road, Plymstock, Plymouth.
The Arboretum was awarded ‘ Winner’ of the Royal Horticultural Society ‘Britain in Bloom’ Community Award for 2008 and 2009.
With thanks to Kevin Warley for his Radford ‘Walk and Talk’ of the 5th December 2009. The following notes are provided for the purpose of interest only, as recalled by a member of the group attending the walk. Accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Radford House: The group walked over to the main site of where Radford […]
You may have read in the Herald (6th January 2010) that the Civic Society was passing the Radford Park Arboretum over to the City Council. “It looks like all our good work is going to come to an end, Mr Fenn said. Most of our members are in their late 70s or early 80s and […]
Situated in what was the North Park of Radford House, Plymstock, home to the Harris family from Tudor times and later to their Bulleel successors, is one of Plymouth’s most beautiful parks where a fine Arboretum has been established. Due to the collapse of the Harris Bank the house was sold in 1917 and sadly […]
Planning Application Radford Castle
Application Summary Application Number: 21/00261/FUL Proposal: Conversion and extension to form a holiday let and associated worksCase Officer: Mr Chris Cummings From: Hooelake.org Our main concern regarding this proposal is the impact that the development will have on the highly sensitive areas that surround it. Radford Castle is the focal point of FIVE County Wildlife […]
Kate Humble on Radford Quarry – What a relief, and great news for wildlife!
Friend of hooelake.org Kate Humble has had a fairly frantic start to the year with two – almost back-to-back filming trips in Australia and lots of tearing up and down to Scotland for Lambing Live in between. Kate, who is familiar with the area, kindly took the time out to offer a few words and comments …
Radford Quarry Housing Plans – Wain Homes
Just to recap on the latest: Plymouth City Council unanimously rejected the original planning application last year. Wainhomes appealed and we are now in the process of a public inquiry. The decision being made by the government inspectorate. Plymouth City Council have been vigorously defending their original decision. The appeal is now in recess and will […]
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