Join us on Thursday 19 January at 4.30 for a showing of a short film showing the delights of a year in Jesmond Community Orchard through the eyes of the volunteers who cultivate this stunning space. Holy Name Parish Hall, Towers Avenue, NE2 3JX Families welcome;...

Celebrate the New Year in the Orchard! Sing, raise a toast to the fruit trees, follow our Green Man, help the Orchard to flourish and grow. Light refreshments available. A free community event, Saturday, 7 January, 2.00 p.m.  

It's been a busy few weeks in the orchard, in spite of the cold and wet and there's more to come in the New Year! Work to incorporate our new plot into the existing orchard has begun with the removal of a substantial part of the old cypress hedge which divided the two...

Come and learn how to graft your own apple trees! Our ever-popular annual grafting courses will take place on Saturday 25 February and Saturday 11 March, 9.30 - 13.00, at Holy Name Parish Hall, Towers Avenue, NE2 3XJ. The cost of £30 includes two trees; extra trees...

We're looking forward to our annual Apple Day on Saturday, 15 October, but in case that's not enough apple-based excitement, we'd like to share some news from our friends at other Community Orchards in the area. Clara Vale Community Orchard have had a bumper crop this...

This year's Apple Day celebration is due to take place on Saturday 15 October, 1.00 - 3.30 p.m. at the West Jesmond allotment site. Access is from the junction of Highbury and Fairfield Road. As usual, there'll be music, cakes and ice cream, and apple identification...