Jesmond Community Festival is going ahead in May and the Orchard will be playing its part with a range of interesting and enjoyable activities. We start on Saturday 8 May with our ever-popular Plant Stall on Acorn Road; our Orchard Open Day follows on Saturday 22 and...

Although our annual grafting course had to be cancelled in its usual format, using text and video information from our expert friend Alistair Robinson, some determined grafters have attempted DIY grafting at home! Hopefully, their grafts will be successful and if we...

  Have you spotted any ladybirds while visiting the orchard? If so, you could help our friends at the Natural History Society of Northumbria (NHSN). They are recording nine distinctive ladybirds over spring and summer. Information is on their website and there’s...

We're delighted that, in spite of the difficulties we've had in organising our grafting course this year, thanks to children from West Jesmond Primary Scool and their teacher, there has been some grafting activity in the Orchard. These Y4 pupils showed  a level of...

  Plans are in place for Jesmond Community Festival to go ahead in May 2021, although in a modified form according to the restrictions in place at the time. Jesmond Community Orchard is looking forward to taking part with a range of fun activities, online or in...