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• • Common Ground add Common Ground to del.icio.us
  • Common Ground is internationally recognised for playing a unique role in the arts and environmental fields, distinguished by the linking of nature with culture, focussing upon the positive investment people can make in their own localities, championing popular democratic involvement, and by inspiring celebration as a starting point for action to improve the quality of our everyday places. We offer ideas, information and inspiration through publications and projects such as Field Days, Parish Maps, Flora Britannica, Apple Day, Community Orchards, Tree Dressing Day, Confluence and the campaign for LOCAL DISTINCTIVENESS. Contact details Common Ground Gold Hill House 21 High Street Shaftesbury Dorset SP7 8JE UK Tel. +44(0)1747 850820 e-mail info [at] commonground.org.uk
• • National Orchard Forum add National Orchard Forum to del.icio.us
  • The National Orchard Forum was established in Autumn 2002 being seen as: a desirable way of enhancing the effectiveness of local orchard groups by pooling information and expertise from around the country and by providing a channel for addressing issues of national interest, for example the implications of genetically modified cultivars or alterations in planning or conservation laws. encourage the formation of local groups.
• • People's Trust for Endangered Species add People's Trust for Endangered Species to del.icio.us
  • We are a conservation charity created in 1977 to ensure a future for endangered species throughout the world. After a successful two-year pilot phase, People’s Trust for Endangered Species have secured funding to extend the scope of the traditional orchard survey to produce an inventory of traditional orchards throughout England. Read more about the survey by visiting the web site.
• • The Agroforestry Rearch Trust add The Agroforestry Rearch Trust to del.icio.us
  • The Agroforestry Research Trust is a non-profit making charity, registered in England, which researches into temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops. They produce several publications and a quarterly journal, sell various other relevant books, and also sell plants (particularly fruit and nut trees and bushes), seeds, and Parafilm grafting tape. The online plant list has accurate stock levels so please look there to check the plants you want are in stock. They have available various West Country varieties of apple and a number of very good publications. They also do guided tours and courses.
• • Whimple Heritage Centre add Whimple Heritage Centre to del.icio.us
  • Whimple was home of Whiteways Cyder. Sadly, production ceased a few years back now. However, many of the old orchards are still there and apples from them still go to make cyder; alas not in Devon though. In 2003 Whimple History Society opened its Heritage Centre. They have thousands of photos and artefacts connected with the village over the past 150 years. Much of them to do with cyder making and the orchards; Whimple was Whiteways. It is well worth a visit. Go to their web site to find out where they are and the opening times.
• • Yarde Orchard add Yarde Orchard to del.icio.us
  • Yarde Orchard is a site on the Tarka Trail near Great Torrington with a small orchard (including some replanting with Devon varieties), cafe and bunkhouse, catering mainly for cyclists on the trail. We normally do an annual wassail and are incorporating an outdoor performance area into the landscaping.

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• • Cider with Roadies from The Common Players add Cider with Roadies from The Common Players to del.icio.us
  • ‘Cider with Roadies’ is an innovative project set up by Common Players, a theatrical group who have been creating new performances in and with rural communities since 1989. It’s a three year project which started in 2006 and is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council South West, Devon County Council and Teignbridge and Blackhill Downs Leader+. For more information on the project and to find out more about the Common Players, please visit their web site or call 01392 881400.
• • Orchard Link add Orchard Link to del.icio.us
  • Orchard Link aims to support orchard owners and enthusiasts, to ensure that orchards are a sustainable element of our landscape. For advice, information about courses and other events, to hire the mill and press or to join the group, please get in touch. email: info@orchardlink.org.uk phone: 07792664710 post: PO Box 109, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5XR, UK
• • Orchards Live add Orchards Live to del.icio.us
  • Devon has lost the majority of its orchards since the Second World War. Traditional standard orchards are valuable because of their beauty, history, wildlife and rich variety of local apples. Since 1991 orchard enthusiasts in the northern half of Devon, (Save our Orchards which has become Orchards Live), have been arresting this decline with real achievements: *Running approximately one hundred training events on orchard restoration, orchard establishment, orchard management, pruning, grafting, cider and juice making etc. *Establishing annual Apple Day with Royal Horticultural Society at Rosemoor. *Organising informal orchard walks, social events and networking opportunities. *Production of first recent list of Devon Apples, complemented by photographs. *Location of old apple varieties for propagation. *Working with people of Landkey to establish first new mazzard green for a century. *Working with a private landowner to establish a Demonstration Orchard. *Assisting Devon’s lieutenancy in arrangements for Golden Jubilee present to HM the Queen of a Devon orchard, accompanied by children’s pictures. *Acquiring cider and juice making kit for members to use. Orchards Live is part of the charitable activities of the Dartington North Devon Trust. We have a voluntary committee which meets bi-monthly. Our two hundred members pay a modest annual subscription.