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Your starter for 7 at the big quiz
It's not too late to join in with the fun of the first ever Dunsden Community Orchard quiz night. The event takes place tomorrow (Saturday) evening at 7.30 in the village hall. Prepare to pit your wits against the sabre-sharp intellectual elite of Dunsden and Binfield Heath (or should they ... Read more ...
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Tickets on sale for quiz night
Tickets are now on sale for our Grand Quiz Night to be held in Dunsden Village Hall on Saturday 11 October. They cost just £7, which includes a ploughman's supper and apple pudding. Questions will be test your general knowledge rather than being all about apples. Why not ask friends to join y... Read more ...
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Join us!
Thanks to the generosity of Richard Butler, Branch Manager at Travis Perkins, Playhatch we were able to re-instate access from Tagg Lane to the orchard last weekend. Travis Perkins donated two drainage pipes and have promised some fencing, so now we will be able to get a bowser into the orchar... Read more ...
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Trees in bloom at the orchard!
After several working parties in chilly conditions it is very encouraging to be able to report that almost every tree has survived and is now in leaf - and some have even been flowering. The grass has also been growing rapidly in the recent warm weather. At last night's planning group ( minu... Read more ...
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Ready, set, plant!
We're hoping for a good turn-out this weekend at the Dunsden Community Orchard. 50 trees have been delivered and volunteers for the big planting are very welcome, starting f rom 10am on Saturday 15 March (tomorrow), continuing on Sunday. Holes were dug last weekend, but 'soil improvers' nee... Read more ...
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Auguring well at the orchard
Sometime champion ploughman Phil Dyer made light work of digging out 50 holes for tree planting at our first working party this weekend. Using a 24" tractor-powered augur he saved hours of toil, cutting through the heavy soil in no time. A group of enthusiastic volunteers backed him up by barro... Read more ...
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Will you join us tomorrow?
Putting down roots Tomorrow, Saturday 8 March is the first of several planned working parties and you are most welcome to join us. Help bring this exciting new project into being! We have 45 trees on order and expected for the following Saturday so we must prepare the ground for them. ... Read more ...
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Planning meeting on Feb 4
Big progress is expected at our next meeting on Monday February 4th at 8pm in the village hall. Topics so far suggested include: schedule for development of the orchard funding and grant applications responsibilities planting plan access equipment storage But please come alon... Read more ...
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Success at orchard launch
Pictured are just some of those that enjoyed the official launch of Dunsden community orchard on Sunday 25 November. With assistance from young and old, Lord Phillimore officially planted our first tree, a Blenheim Orange, kindly donated by Dr Barrie Juniper. The Blenheim Orange is just ... Read more ...
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Tree planting on Sunday
A reminder of our event at 11.30 this Sunday . A Blenheim Orange will be planted on the village green to mark the start of the orchard. There will be mulled cider and mince pies in the hall afterwards, with a progress update and news of a chance to join the planning group. Please pass on ... Read more ...