We welcomed the new year with a Wassail in the orchard. As dusk fell at four o’clock on Saturday, our community gathered for food, drink and traditional entertainments. The festivities culminated in toasting the orchard trees to encourage […]
We gathered with anticipation as the light dimmed on the Moor on Friday evening. Our guide for the night was Adam Linnet from the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, who would take us on an adventure through the fascinating world […]
We held a winter pruning workshop at the orchard on Sunday morning, 26th February, led by Dan Hasler, a local orchard expert. Dan explained how to shape a tree during its formative years to establish a robust and […]
We are delighted to receive an Outstanding award from North West in Bloom. We gave the judges a guided tour when they visited the orchard in August. They were impressed and later scored us 86 out of 100 […]
Crosstown Community Orchard held its second annual Wassail on January 14th. Wassail is an ancient mid-winter tradition. The word comes from the Old Norse salutation, ves heill, meaning ‘be in good health’. When performed in orchards, it is to […]
On the first Friday of September, the community met its creatures of the night. Starting after eight in the evening, we found bats over the Moor, then walked to the community orchard, where we discovered its moths. Adam […]