Orchard Day 3rd October
Cambridge Past, Present & Future offers truly tasty day out
Local charity set for spectacular Orchard Day
Wandlebury Country Park, Saturday 3rd October 2009 from 10am to 3:30pm
Families looking to enjoy the best of Cambridgeshire’s countryside and the autumn sunshine should head to Wandlebury this weekend where local charity, Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF), is celebrating everything that is amazing about orchards.
On Saturday 3rd October from 10am to 3:30pm the team responsible for maintaining Wandlebury and protecting other green spaces in and around the city is holding its very own Orchard Day – an event dedicated to woodland wonders including apples, pears, nuts and other forest fruits.
This fun, educational day held in the tranquil surroundings of the Gog Magog Hills promises something for everyone. Budding fruit growers can watch demonstrations that will improve their pruning techniques. They can also bring apples along from their garden for experts to identify and provide detailed information on the species, origin and heritage.
Children can take part in den building and other craft activities. And food enthusiasts will be able to meet a local cook and food historian while delighting in the vast array of culinary treats on offer including apple juice, cider, muffins and honey produced locally and learn about orchards and beehives. There will also be a community apple press for people to see in use and a human fruit machine!
Commenting Carolin Gohler, CEO of CambridgePPF said: “Apples have been grown in this country since the Roman occupation and are considered a quintessential part of the English landscape. In the East of England alone there are numerous varieties of local fruit but unfortunately, like many other green spaces, orchards are now in serious decline and being lost to new housing and infrastructure developments.”
“The East of England Apples and Orchards Project estimate that the area of orchards in Cambridgeshire is now just 20 per cent of what it was in the 1950s – a devastating statistic when you consider these are invaluable habitats for many different wildlife species. Our Orchard Day celebrates everything that is important about this vital part of the English countryside. It is intended to be a fun, educational day out that drives home the value of conserving orchards and protecting traditional apple varieties for future generations to enjoy.”
Apple aficionados and lovers of fruit interested in attending the Orchard Day should head to Wandlebury Country Park at 10am to get in on the action. No booking is required. Entry costs £2.00 per adult or just £1.00 for CambridgePPF members. Children can attend free of charge. For more information call the CambridgePPF team on 01223 243830 or 07902915241and go to: www.cambridgeppf.org for further details and directions to Wandlebury.
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Background information
Originally founded as Cambridge Preservation Society in 1928, CambridgePPF was originally a campaigning body to protect the character, setting and amenity of Cambridge. Its diverse property portfolio includes Wandlebury Countryside Park and its Iron Age Ring; Coton Countryside Reserve – a new public green space just west of Cambridge; Barnwell Leper Chapel; Bourn Windmill plus a variety of other wildlife sites and historic buildings. Notable achievements include protecting sites such as Grantchester Meadows, the Gog Magog Hills and Wandlebury Estate from development and helping to establish the Cambridge Green Belt in the 1960s.
CambridgePPF currently has over 1000 members, a number that it is aiming to grow significantly. Headquartered at Wandlebury, the Society has six full-time and five part-time staff. Chief Executive is Carolin Göhler and Nigel Brown OBE is President. It is run by a Board of Trustees, with Robin Pellew OBE as Chair plus Advisory Committees staffed by dedicated volunteers.
Contact for more information, expert comment or photography
CambridgePPF welcomes any opportunity to provide informed and topical comment related to development in and around Cambridge and can forward a range of expert speakers.
Local charity set for spectacular Orchard Day
Wandlebury Country Park, Saturday 3rd October 2009 from 10am to 3:30pm
Families looking to enjoy the best of Cambridgeshire’s countryside and the autumn sunshine should head to Wandlebury this weekend where local charity, Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CambridgePPF), is celebrating everything that is amazing about orchards.
On Saturday 3rd October from 10am to 3:30pm the team responsible for maintaining Wandlebury and protecting other green spaces in and around the city is holding its very own Orchard Day – an event dedicated to woodland wonders including apples, pears, nuts and other forest fruits.
This fun, educational day held in the tranquil surroundings of the Gog Magog Hills promises something for everyone. Budding fruit growers can watch demonstrations that will improve their pruning techniques. They can also bring apples along from their garden for experts to identify and provide detailed information on the species, origin and heritage.
Children can take part in den building and other craft activities. And food enthusiasts will be able to meet a local cook and food historian while delighting in the vast array of culinary treats on offer including apple juice, cider, muffins and honey produced locally and learn about orchards and beehives. There will also be a community apple press for people to see in use and a human fruit machine!
Commenting Carolin Gohler, CEO of CambridgePPF said: “Apples have been grown in this country since the Roman occupation and are considered a quintessential part of the English landscape. In the East of England alone there are numerous varieties of local fruit but unfortunately, like many other green spaces, orchards are now in serious decline and being lost to new housing and infrastructure developments.”
“The East of England Apples and Orchards Project estimate that the area of orchards in Cambridgeshire is now just 20 per cent of what it was in the 1950s – a devastating statistic when you consider these are invaluable habitats for many different wildlife species. Our Orchard Day celebrates everything that is important about this vital part of the English countryside. It is intended to be a fun, educational day out that drives home the value of conserving orchards and protecting traditional apple varieties for future generations to enjoy.”
Apple aficionados and lovers of fruit interested in attending the Orchard Day should head to Wandlebury Country Park at 10am to get in on the action. No booking is required. Entry costs £2.00 per adult or just £1.00 for CambridgePPF members. Children can attend free of charge. For more information call the CambridgePPF team on 01223 243830 or 07902915241and go to: www.cambridgeppf.org for further details and directions to Wandlebury.
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Background information
Originally founded as Cambridge Preservation Society in 1928, CambridgePPF was originally a campaigning body to protect the character, setting and amenity of Cambridge. Its diverse property portfolio includes Wandlebury Countryside Park and its Iron Age Ring; Coton Countryside Reserve – a new public green space just west of Cambridge; Barnwell Leper Chapel; Bourn Windmill plus a variety of other wildlife sites and historic buildings. Notable achievements include protecting sites such as Grantchester Meadows, the Gog Magog Hills and Wandlebury Estate from development and helping to establish the Cambridge Green Belt in the 1960s.
CambridgePPF currently has over 1000 members, a number that it is aiming to grow significantly. Headquartered at Wandlebury, the Society has six full-time and five part-time staff. Chief Executive is Carolin Göhler and Nigel Brown OBE is President. It is run by a Board of Trustees, with Robin Pellew OBE as Chair plus Advisory Committees staffed by dedicated volunteers.
Contact for more information, expert comment or photography
CambridgePPF welcomes any opportunity to provide informed and topical comment related to development in and around Cambridge and can forward a range of expert speakers.
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