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OrchardShare is a community group, run by volunteers who work to conserve and maintain orchards to supply locally grown apples around Bath, UK.

Volunteer Workdays

Come along and help us look after our beautiful orchards. At this time of year we have a lot of apples to pick. We will be working at different orchards as required.

Sunday 16th September: Wellow, 11am - 3pm
Saturday 22nd September: Northend, 1pm - 4.30pm
Sunday 14th October: Wellow, 11am-1pm. Followed by Appleday event behind church, 1pm-4pm
Saturday 20th October: Northend, 1pm-4.30pm
Saturday 27th October: Wellow, 1pm-4.30pm

Every Friday: Bathampton, 10am - 1pm

Times to be determined. Check our posts on twitter or facebook for further details, or contact Tim: timjbaines@yahoo.co.uk or 07886 248147.

Locations

For Wellow, meet in Old Station car park (see map), at the specified start time. The orchard is a few minutes walk from there. If you're coming for the first time and think you may be late, please phone Tim and let him know.

For Northend, meet at Batheaston car park (see map), at the specified start time, and we will car-share from there (the orchard is a few minutes drive away, and has very limited parking). If you're coming and think you may be late, please phone Tim and let him know.

For Dry Arch (Bathampton), we are at Holcombe Lane, Bathampton - see map.

What to Bring

Bring strong footwear, and working gloves if you have them. We'll have a break in the middle of the work period, so bring something for a picnic lunch. We usually have tea/coffee (and sometimes cake!) available. We may be able to reimburse your travel expenses.

Sessions may be cancelled if the weather is bad. Contact Tim if in doubt.

Wellow Apple Blossom Picnic

Saturday May 5th 1.30 - 4pm

Come along to enjoy the peace and quiet by the brook and the buzz of pollinators at work. Bring your own picnic hamper and groundsheet. Apple juice, from fruit grown in the orchard, available at £2 a bottle.
Follow directions from the Old Station car park at Wellow.

FFI Tim Baines 0788624814

News October 2017

This year we've been successful in gaining funds to help our work. Wessex Water's Conservation Foundation has just given us funds to buy some new tools. As we get more volunteers we need things like long-handled apple pickers in the autumn and loppers for pruning in the winter. The money will also contribute to volunteer expenses and help us to buy some new trees - many of the trees in our orchards are starting to age, so it's good to regularly plant young ones. This builds on the money that the Naturesave Trust gave us in last spring - we have some shiny new pruning saws and secateurs thanks to them.

Apple Juice for Sale

We have lots of our delicious local apple juice for sale, in 75cl bottles.

Single bottle: £2.75
Box of 6 bottles: £15
Crate of 11 bottles: £25

For details of how and where to buy our juice, contact Tim: timjbaines@yahoo.co.uk or 07886 248147.

Happy customers buying our apple juice at Bear Flat Christmas market.

Further information

For general enquiries, contact info@orchardshare.org.uk

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