As I write my autumnal report, the strong winds blow and squally rain beats upon the west-facing window. Tomorrow will... read more →
Play Lane Millenium Green in Ryde has again achieved the prestigious Green Flag Award for another year. The volunteers were... read more →
The Spring season has passed us by. It began after a dry February, with a very wet and cold March... read more →
The friends and users of the Play Lane Millennium Green have probably noticed that Spring is around the corner. The... read more →
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 Present: Ian Jefferies (Chairman), Rose Coram (Treasurer), Roy... read more →
As we come to the end of September 2022, we look back at the long, hot, dry summer and how... read more →
The reopening was celebrated by having a small event at the Millennium Green attended by Trustees, Ryde Town Councillors and... read more →
From the Volunteers at Play Lane Millennium Green in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, we wish all our visitors... read more →
You can help Play Lane Millennium Green get nominated as an Island charity for a festive financial boost! We would... read more →
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Play Lane Millennium Green (PLMG) is pleased to announce that they have once again been awarded ‘Outstanding’ in the South... read more →
Play Lane Millennium Green has been awarded the Green Flag Award for the 8th year in succession. The international awards... read more →
The Green Gym made their third visit for 2018 on the last Wednesday in October. Once again their members worked... read more →
The walkway that crosses the muddy areas leading down to the footbridge has served us well since its construction eleven... read more →
We are delighted that, once again this year, we have received the Green Flag Community Award. This is a testament... read more →
On August 22nd the Green Gym paid us their second visit of the year. Although numbers were slightly depleted because... read more →
On a summer day mist hangs low over the oak wood and a common spotted orchid and scarlet berries add... read more →
Thanks to the generosity of one of our supporters we now have a smart new sign on the five-barred gate,... read more →
In May the Green Gym visited for one of their regular sessions on the Green and carried out an amazing... read more →
Welcome to the new Play Lane Millennium Green website for Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Thanks to the generosity... read more →
PHOTOS: We have now had two lots of snow since Christmas... read more →
A new spring seems to have appeared near the mother oak resulting in the adjacent paths becoming very waterlogged. More... read more →
The Play Lane sign carved onto the arched entrance had become partially covered in ivy and less clear to read.... read more →
Work was done on the Green recently to clear the New Zealand Pygmy Weed from the pond. In past years... read more →
Don't forget that Play Lane Millennium Green wouldn't be here today without the generosity of the public, find out how... read more →
The Green Gym will be visiting Play Lane Millennium Green on the following dates: May 16th 2018 August 22nd 2018... read more →
The Annual General Meeting of Play Lane Millennium Green Trust will take place on Friday November 17th 2017 at 2... read more →
Green Gym visit November 1st, 2017 Each year, about this time, the IW Green Gym give the Green an end... read more →
After a number of very wet visits recently, Green Gym members were delighted to have a warm sunny day for... read more →
We are very pleased to announce that Play Lane Millennium Green has received the Green Flag Community Award for the... read more →
We are being inspected by Mike Fitt for It’s Your Neighbourhood at about 9.45 on Friday, 30th June 2017 if... read more →
Great news for all of those who wish to donate and help maintain the Green! Play Lane Millenium Green has... read more →
Once again in 2017, the Green Gym members will be lending us a hand to keep the Green in good... read more →
We are delighted to once again have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2016, by the judges of the South... read more →
The Green Gym paid us two more visits in 2016. After their very wet May vist, by contrast in August,... read more →
We are delighted to announce that once again Play Lane Millennium Green has achieved Green Flag status in 2016. Many... read more →
Over the past couple of months the Ryde MPCT students have paid several visits to the Green to assess the... read more →
Last autumn we planted yellow rattle seeds throughout the Green as it is a semi-parasitic plant that weakens grasses and... read more →
Some hardy Green Gym volunteers braved the weather and worked hard to lay new sections of path between the beach... read more →
The Green Gym will be working at the Green on the following dates in 2016: Wednesday 18th May Wednesday 31st... read more →
Thanks to Roy and John who spent several hours yesterday widening the footbridge that leads down to the pond. It... read more →
The paths have had a lot of water on them this winter resulting in mud, leaves and debris spreading across... read more →
The self seeded oak trees which were growing near the five barred gate had developed into a small wood and... read more →
Time and weather have taken their toll on paths and walkways. Several of the planks on the walkway had become... read more →
The AGM for Play Lane Millennium Green Trust will be held on Wednesday November 18th 2015 at 2 p.m. It... read more →
Despite overcast skies and previous heavy rain a large number of Green Gym members came to the Green on Wednesday... read more →
In the winter months the walkway can become very slippery from mud and algae on the surface and so it... read more →
Thanks to the Green Gym " Bloggist" for their report below on the second GG visit to the Green on... read more →
Play Lane Millennium Green in Ryde will be flying the Green Flag Award once again this year as it joins more than 1,582... read more →
On May 13th the Green Gym's workers spent a morning thinning some of the abundantly growing hawthorn trees from the... read more →
As part of an Island wide enterprise, The Big Tree Plant, we have been given twelve trees for the Green.... read more →
Having had some success with planting a small number of Bluebell bulbs in 2013 it was decided to invest in... read more →
A survey was carried out in July 2013 and repeated August 2014 to identify trees, plants, insects and birds on... read more →
"It’s Your Neighbourhood" is South & South East in Blooms major community participation programme, and is run on behalf of... read more →
On August 27th 2014 the Green Gym paid us another visit and as usual did some useful work. This time... read more →
On Saturday August 9th 2014 a group of supporters assembled at the Green to celebrate our third Green Flag Community... read more →
We are delighted to announce that Play Lane Millennium Green has won a Green Flag Community Award for the third... read more →
On Tuesday January 21st 2014 a rowan tree was planted by the friends and family of Ruth Hartwell, (nee Edgcumbe),... read more →
Once again some very useful work was carried out by the Green Gym volunteers. The wet winter had caused a... read more →
It is exciting to report that two types of orchid are now growing on the Green. An Early Purple orchid... read more →
Another visit by the Green Gym resulted in many of the brambles from the Butterfly meadow being dug up, some... read more →
On Wednesday May 7th 2014, twenty six students and two instructors from the The Military Preparation College at Haylands visited... read more →
If you would like to help with maintaining the area please watch this space! Apart from visits by the Green... read more →
January 2014 has been exceptionally wet and some of the paths are showing signs of wear, becoming very muddy in... read more →
Another summer has passed and work continues on the Green. The area around the entrance arch has been frequently... read more →
After a cold, wet, prolonged winter we have at last been able to undertake some work on the Green. Tree... read more →
We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised for a Green Flag Community Award. These awards are given... read more →
The recent strong winds fortunately caused very little damage to the trees on the Green apart from on either side... read more →
We are sad to report the recent death of Lesley Skoludek, one of the founding Trustees of the Green. It... read more →
The AGM will be held on Wednesday November 23rd at 2 p.m. The venue will be the Clubhouse of Ryde Lawn... read more →
A work-in was held on Saturday November 5th, the main priority being to cut back the grass in the Butterfly... read more →
A small work-in was held on the Green on May 11th to finish laying a footpath on the beach area... read more →
We have had a very successful two days working on the Green and have laid nearly 25 tons of limestonechippings... read more →
Ian and Steve have now cut down the majority of the trees that needed thinning and most of the resulting... read more →
A ditch has been dug alongside the previously very wet path in the Butterfly meadow and this has been very... read more →
We are starting a new drive to raise money for the necessary insurance and maintenance costs of the Green. We would... read more →
The Co-operative Community Fund has awarded us a small grant for which are very grateful. This money will be used... read more →
The Green was at its most wintery earlier this year after heavy snowfalls. This was followed by what seemed like... read more →
We have recently heard that a Tree Preservation Order has been confirmed and applied to the whole of the Green.... read more →
It is good to report that the work on the footpaths in the Green is now complete. After looking at... read more →
We were delighted to hear in December that we have been awarded a grant from Grassroots so that we can... read more →
We had another very useful visit from the Green Gym last week. The pond was once again cleared of the... read more →
Why not help us raise money for the Green in a very simple way? Just use Everyclick as your Internet... read more →
We have been saddened by a spate of strange episodes of vandalism on the Green and neighbouring land. A chainsaw... read more →
The Green Gym spent their first of (hopefully many) very productive mornings at the Green in June. They cleared a lot... read more →
Due to the wet winter, planned clearance of the brambles on the butterfly meadow has had to be put on... read more →
Ryde Town Management Committee kindly donated £300 towards erecting fencing and repositioning the gate at the south east entrance. This will... read more →
We were delighted that the MP Andrew Turner attended our “non-sponsored” dog walk whilst recovering from his stroke.
Unfortunately, the dipping platform has suffered some vandalism. The hand rail was ‘removed’ and some of the safety grip netting... read more →
Play Lane Millennium Green website finally launched – expect more updates soon.