With apologies for the extremely short notice, we have decided, very reluctantly, to cancel today's Orchard Open Day. Even if the rain stops, which seems unlikely, it would be impossible even just to sit and enjoy the orchard in it's spring colour. We hope tp...

  As part of Jesmond Community Festival, our annual Open Day takes place on Saturday, 9 May from 1.00 until 4.00 p.m. There'll be crafts and games for all, including, story-telling, the famous snail races, music from the fabulous Storytellers Band, the...

As part of Jesmond Community Festival, the Orchard's celebrated and ever-popular plant sale will take place on Acorn Road (corner of Sanderson Road beside Boilerhouse hairdresser) on Saturday, 2 May, 10.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. Come along and choose from a wide selection...

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...