A SMALL TEAM of volunteers planted 105 wild harvest whips on Saturday (24th April) at the Crosstown Community Orchard. The whips will fill out the borders of the orchard with productive wild plants which provide a source of […]
SPADES were in the ground on Thursday 18th February as the Crosstown Community Orchard was created by a team of volunteers. Knutsford’s first community orchard is located on Mobberley Road behind Mallard Close and is now home to […]
Leading housebuilder David Wilson Homes North West has provided a £1,000 donation towards the establishment the orchard in as part of its Our Space Your Place scheme. David Wilson Homes are currently working on the Galloway Grange development […]
On Sunday (22nd November) we launched ourselves to the community as we installed our ‘coming soon’ banner at the site. Over the last month we’ve been doing a great deal of work shaping up our initial plans for […]
Community Orchards are being introduced in communities across the UK and provide a local community with an open resource and access to fresh fruit. Community Orchards are now commonly included in new housing development proposals (both the Parkgate […]