At our last Sunday morning gardening session, we had a welcome visit from a group of volunteers from Good Gym (check them out at: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/areas/newcastle) who helped us to prepare the Orchard for our 2026 Open Day, which will be held on 9 May. Our...

The rootstocks have arrived! The delivery of rootstocks for the course was delayed because of the wet weather, but we're delighted to announce that our ever-popular annual grafting course will now go ahead on Saturday 7 March,10.00 - 12.30, at Holy Name Parish Hall,...

We regret to announce that we've had to postpone the Grafting Course at Holy Name church Hall this Saturday, 21 February. Unfortunately there's been a delay in the delivery of the rootstocks: this situation has arisen because of events beyond our control, but  we're...

Spring is on the way and it's getting busy in the Orchard. We were lucky to have such a glorious sunny day for our Valentine's day pruning course and our grafting course is coming shortly; fortunately, that takes place indoors so we'll be warm and dry if our luck with...

Come and learn how to graft your own apple trees! Our ever-popular annual grafting course will take place on Saturday 21 February,10.00 - 12.30, at Holy Name Parish Hall, Towers Avenue, NE2 3JX. The cost of £30 includes two trees; extra trees are available for a small...

For a novel way to celebrate Valentine's Day, join us on Saturday 14 February, 10.30 - 12.00, at Jesmond Community Orchard in the north-west corner of  St. Andrew's Cemetery and learn how to prune your apple and pear trees to encourage fruiting and maintain health,...