Our Orchard Park orchard has expanded further this year with the additional 10 new fruit trees been planted. Few of these trees have been requested by residents; being Discovery, an early eating sweet apple, Betty, a late season cooking apple, and someone requested a unusual tasting variety of apple, so we planted Pitmason Pineapple, a apple that tastes like a pineapple; & a Rajka apple which tastes like a strawberry. So in a few years, you’ll be able to have a fruit salad consisting of just Apples!
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Afternoon Tea and Scones
Thank you all for making the afternoon tea on the field a lovely memorable day. With the homemade cakes and scones, the wine flowing, the warm summer sun, it was enjoyed by all. The winner of the tallest sunflower was announced with the height being a whopping 2.28mtrs tall or 7 ½ feet. Well done.
Meadow in full bloom
This summer we have participated in the David Bellamy Blooming Marvellous Pledge. The meadow looks stunning this year. A photo kindly taken by a resident.
Defibrillator
A defibrillator was kindly donated and has now been installed at the park. A training and awareness course was held in a marquee on the field led by a LIVES trainer and attended by residents
King’s Coronation
A lovely afternoon tea was held in honour of our new King, and was enjoyed by all those who attended. Thank you to all the helpers which make these events a success.
£1200 Donated to LIVES
During 2022 £1,200 was raised and donated to LIVES (Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service). This brings the donations made by the park to LIVES to over £18,000 since 2000.
Meadow Mowed
The meadow was mowed yesterday by a local farmer and was bailed today to make hay. 17 big bales of quality meadow hay. By removing the grass, it encourages more spring meadow flowers next year.
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The residents celebrated the Queens Platinum Jubilee in style by throwing a Garden Party in her honour. A beautifully decorated Victoria sponge cake made by a resident together with other homemade sweets went down a treat with the bubbly. The DJ’s festive music got many of us dancing.
New Woodland Planted
A new area adjacent to the current woodland has been planted in hazels and silver birch. A chair has been located so people can sit and rest a while. In total, 50 more native trees have been planted this year. We have also sown wildflower seeds and planted daffodil bulbs around each hazel.
Donation to LIVES
Through 2020 the residents took part in lotteries and gave donation for LIVES and generously raised £600 which The Orchards Park has matched and made a donation of £1200. LIVES have over 700 Community First Responders and over 70 Medic Responders across Lincolnshire, all of them volunteers.