Free fresh fruit from Browning Road Park orchard
13/04/2021
Flourishing orchard being extended with new apple and pear trees
A project that provides fresh fruit for local residents and helps tackle climate change is underway at Browning Road Park in Easington.
Banbury Town Council and the Banbury Community Action Group (CAG) are working together to extend an already flourishing orchard at the park by planting 15 new trees.
The council is supplying the trees, bark chippings and trunk guards while CAG members and local volunteers, including members of Wild Banbury, are doing the hard work with spades and shovels.
The orchard was started in 2014 by Banbury CAG and pupils from Queensway Primary School and 70 trees – mostly apple and pear – were planted in the first phase.
CAG member Colin Smith said: “The community orchard is a fantastic local resource and it is great to be able to add more diversity with the inclusion of damson, plum and hazelnut trees.
“The original orchard is well established and residents can’t wait for the new trees to bear fruit.”
The project ties in with Banbury Town Council’s pledge to tackle climate change. Planting more trees is an ongoing initiative.
Paul Almond, the council’s operations manager, said: “Banbury Town Council always knew that tackling climate change would be a team effort and this is a perfect example of working with others to increase the town’s tree count.
“It’s wonderful to be able to contribute to this much-loved facility by providing the young trees.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
