As I write my autumnal report, the strong winds blow and squally rain beats upon the west-facing window. Tomorrow will be the vernal equinox, daylight will be equal to darkness.... read more →
Play Lane Millenium Green in Ryde has again achieved the prestigious Green Flag Award for another year. The volunteers were delighted to hear the announcement that the breathing space for... read more →
The Spring season has passed us by. It began after a dry February, with a very wet and cold March and April. These conditions delayed the early growth of the... read more →
The friends and users of the Play Lane Millennium Green have probably noticed that Spring is around the corner. The Blackthorn is in flower and the buds are starting to... read more →
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 Present: Ian Jefferies (Chairman), Rose Coram (Treasurer), Roy Parkinson, Pat Tomlinson, Steve Simmonds, Mandy Thomas (Secretary) A full... read more →
As we come to the end of September 2022, we look back at the long, hot, dry summer and how it has affected nature in general and the Millennium Green... read more →
The reopening was celebrated by having a small event at the Millennium Green attended by Trustees, Ryde Town Councillors and Guardians of the Green. It was a wonderful morning with... read more →
From the Volunteers at Play Lane Millennium Green in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, we wish all our visitors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We... read more →
You can help Play Lane Millennium Green get nominated as an Island charity for a festive financial boost! We would also like to remind everyone that using the Easyfundraising app... 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 and South East in Bloom Awards for 2019. PLMG is... read more →
Play Lane Millennium Green has been awarded the Green Flag Award for the 8th year in succession. The international awards are a sign to the public that space boasts the... read more →
The Green Gym made their third visit for 2018 on the last Wednesday in October. Once again their members worked long and hard cutting back the remains of the grass... read more →
The walkway that crosses the muddy areas leading down to the footbridge has served us well since its construction eleven years ago. However water and debris had collected beside some... read more →
We are delighted that, once again this year, we have received the Green Flag Community Award. This is a testament to all the hard work put in by so many... read more →
On August 22nd the Green Gym paid us their second visit of the year. Although numbers were slightly depleted because of the holiday season, as usual, much work was done.... read more →
On a summer day mist hangs low over the oak wood and a common spotted orchid and scarlet berries add interest to an early morning walk.
Thanks to the generosity of one of our supporters we now have a smart new sign on the five-barred gate, giving the history of the Green, as well as an upgraded... read more →
In May the Green Gym visited for one of their regular sessions on the Green and carried out an amazing amount of work, barrowing stone from our reserve supplies and... read more →
Welcome to the new Play Lane Millennium Green website for Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Thanks to the generosity of our web developer, we have been gifted with a... read more →
PHOTOS: We have now had two lots of snow since Christmas which made the Green look very attractive but caused some... read more →
A new spring seems to have appeared near the mother oak resulting in the adjacent paths becoming very waterlogged. More barrowloads of stone have been spread in this area but... read more →
The Play Lane sign carved onto the arched entrance had become partially covered in ivy and less clear to read. The ivy has now been removed and the letters have... read more →
Work was done on the Green recently to clear the New Zealand Pygmy Weed from the pond. In past years it has been found that when the roots have formed... read more →
Don't forget that Play Lane Millennium Green wouldn't be here today without the generosity of the public, find out how you can support us by reading on. As Play Lane... read more →
The Green Gym will be visiting Play Lane Millennium Green on the following dates: May 16th 2018 August 22nd 2018 November 28th 2018
The Annual General Meeting of Play Lane Millennium Green Trust will take place on Friday November 17th 2017 at 2 p.m. By kind permission of the Management Committee of Ryde... read more →
Green Gym visit November 1st, 2017 Each year, about this time, the IW Green Gym give the Green an end of summer makeover. Although several small (but still important!) tasks... read more →
After a number of very wet visits recently, Green Gym members were delighted to have a warm sunny day for this weeks' trip to the Green! The hazard this time... read more →
We are very pleased to announce that Play Lane Millennium Green has received the Green Flag Community Award for the sixth year in succession Our thanks go to all 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 anyone is free to come along.
Great news for all of those who wish to donate and help maintain the Green! Play Lane Millenium Green has gone one extra step in making it easier for you,... read more →
Once again in 2017, the Green Gym members will be lending us a hand to keep the Green in good shape. Their visits are scheduled for: Wednesday 17th May Wednesday 23rd... read more →
We are delighted to once again have been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for 2016, by the judges of the South & South East in Bloom competition. Our thanks go to... read more →
The Green Gym paid us two more visits in 2016. After their very wet May vist, by contrast in August, temperatures were reaching 30 degrees and volunteers were glad to... read more →
We are delighted to announce that once again Play Lane Millennium Green has achieved Green Flag status in 2016. Many thanks go to the groups of people that help to... read more →
Over the past couple of months the Ryde MPCT students have paid several visits to the Green to assess the dipping platform and decide what materials were needed to provide... read more →
Last autumn we planted yellow rattle seeds throughout the Green as it is a semi-parasitic plant that weakens grasses and allows more wild flowers to grow. We are pleased to... read more →
Some hardy Green Gym volunteers braved the weather and worked hard to lay new sections of path between the beach and the pond which had become very muddy and worn... read more →
The Green Gym will be working at the Green on the following dates in 2016: Wednesday 18th May Wednesday 31st August Wednesday 2nd November
Thanks to Roy and John who spent several hours yesterday widening the footbridge that leads down to the pond. It is now double its previous width and should make it... read more →
The paths have had a lot of water on them this winter resulting in mud, leaves and debris spreading across them. Using a leaf blower on them for a few... read more →
The self seeded oak trees which were growing near the five barred gate had developed into a small wood and as we want to keep that as an open area... read more →
Time and weather have taken their toll on paths and walkways. Several of the planks on the walkway had become worn at the edges and one was particularly bad, so... read more →
The AGM for Play Lane Millennium Green Trust will be held on Wednesday November 18th 2015 at 2 p.m. It will take place in the Pavilion of Ryde Lawn Tennis... read more →
Despite overcast skies and previous heavy rain a large number of Green Gym members came to the Green on Wednesday November 4th 2015 for their third and final visit this... read more →
In the winter months the walkway can become very slippery from mud and algae on the surface and so it was decided to try and treat it to produce anti-slip properties.... read more →
Thanks to the Green Gym " Bloggist" for their report below on the second GG visit to the Green on Wednesday August 26th 2015. "Well we had a wet start,... 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 parks and green spaces throughout the UK awarded the prestigious... read more →
On May 13th the Green Gym's workers spent a morning thinning some of the abundantly growing hawthorn trees from the understorey to allow the developing hazel, field maple and ash... read more →
As part of an Island wide enterprise, The Big Tree Plant, we have been given twelve trees for the Green. Yes we already have a lot of trees but these... read more →
Having had some success with planting a small number of Bluebell bulbs in 2013 it was decided to invest in more bulbs and our Duke of Edinburgh Award student, Sam,... read more →
A survey was carried out in July 2013 and repeated August 2014 to identify trees, plants, insects and birds on the Green. Eleven varieties of bird were seen and five... read more →
"It’s Your Neighbourhood" is South & South East in Blooms major community participation programme, and is run on behalf of the RHS "Britain in Bloom" Campaigns. This programme focuses on... read more →
On August 27th 2014 the Green Gym paid us another visit and as usual did some useful work. This time they concentrated on clearing the scrub and bramble from the... read more →
On Saturday August 9th 2014 a group of supporters assembled at the Green to celebrate our third Green Flag Community Award with biscuits and bubbly. The Trust Chairman, Ian Jefferies,... read more →
We are delighted to announce that Play Lane Millennium Green has won a Green Flag Community Award for the third year running. Our thanks go to the many people who... read more →
On Tuesday January 21st 2014 a rowan tree was planted by the friends and family of Ruth Hartwell, (nee Edgcumbe), who died in October 2013. The foggy, damp weather gave... read more →
Once again some very useful work was carried out by the Green Gym volunteers. The wet winter had caused a lot of mud and debris to collect under the walkway... read more →
It is exciting to report that two types of orchid are now growing on the Green. An Early Purple orchid was noticed about a month ago and currently (mid June)... read more →
Another visit by the Green Gym resulted in many of the brambles from the Butterfly meadow being dug up, some of the overhanging growth cleared from the paths and preliminary... read more →
On Wednesday May 7th 2014, twenty six students and two instructors from the The Military Preparation College at Haylands visited the Green en masse and worked extremely hard moving about... read more →
If you would like to help with maintaining the area please watch this space! Apart from visits by the Green Gym, usually with around three dozen volunteers, we also hold... read more →
January 2014 has been exceptionally wet and some of the paths are showing signs of wear, becoming very muddy in a few places. We hope to buy more stone in... read more →
Another summer has passed and work continues on the Green. The area around the entrance arch has been frequently strimmed to encourage grass growth and it is planned to... read more →
After a cold, wet, prolonged winter we have at last been able to undertake some work on the Green. Tree thinning had been planned in March but due to the... read more →
We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised for a Green Flag Community Award. These awards are given to high quality green spaces in England & Wales, which... read more →
The recent strong winds fortunately caused very little damage to the trees on the Green apart from on either side of the stream near the wooden bridge. Two trees which... read more →
We are sad to report the recent death of Lesley Skoludek, one of the founding Trustees of the Green. It was due to Lesley's vision and foresight that the possibility... read more →
The AGM will be held on Wednesday November 23rd at 2 p.m. The venue will be the Clubhouse of Ryde Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Playstreet Lane, Ryde. We are... read more →
A work-in was held on Saturday November 5th, the main priority being to cut back the grass in the Butterfly Meadow and to remove the resultant debris so that the... read more →
A small work-in was held on the Green on May 11th to finish laying a footpath on the beach area by the pond using the remaining stone chippings on a... read more →
We have had a very successful two days working on the Green and have laid nearly 25 tons of limestonechippings on a geotextile base and now almost all the footpaths... read more →
Ian and Steve have now cut down the majority of the trees that needed thinning and most of the resulting debris has now been piled or burnt Work on the... read more →
A ditch has been dug alongside the previously very wet path in the Butterfly meadow and this has been very successful in draining the water. Marking the oak trees which... read more →
We are starting a new drive to raise money for the necessary insurance and maintenance costs of the Green. We would like to ask regular users of the Green to give... read more →
The Co-operative Community Fund has awarded us a small grant for which are very grateful. This money will be used to complete, as far as possible, the upgrading of the... read more →
The Green was at its most wintery earlier this year after heavy snowfalls. This was followed by what seemed like weeks of rain and the stream could be heard from... read more →
We have recently heard that a Tree Preservation Order has been confirmed and applied to the whole of the Green. This means that anyone who damages trees on the site... read more →
It is good to report that the work on the footpaths in the Green is now complete. After looking at a number of options it was decided that the most... read more →
We were delighted to hear in December that we have been awarded a grant from Grassroots so that we can improve the footpaths throughout the Green, many of which become... read more →
We had another very useful visit from the Green Gym last week. The pond was once again cleared of the very invasive "Parrot Weed" and some tidying up was done... read more →
Why not help us raise money for the Green in a very simple way? Just use Everyclick as your Internet Search Engine and nominate "Play Lane Millennium Green Trust" as... read more →
We have been saddened by a spate of strange episodes of vandalism on the Green and neighbouring land. A chainsaw has been used to sever the trunks of nearly two... read more →
The Green Gym spent their first of (hopefully many) very productive mornings at the Green in June. They cleared a lot of brambles from the Butterfly Meadow and built two footbridges... read more →
Due to the wet winter, planned clearance of the brambles on the butterfly meadow has had to be put on hold. This will enable the Whitethroats to nest and raise their... read more →
Ryde Town Management Committee kindly donated £300 towards erecting fencing and repositioning the gate at the south east entrance. This will help to prevent unauthorised use by horses and motor bikes.
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 was also damaged. Plans for repairs are underway.
Play Lane Millennium Green website finally launched – expect more updates soon.