Dorking Community Orchard

Monday, 22 February 2010

Where we are


A resource by and for the community


Supported by local experts

• Surrey Wildlife Trust

• RHS Wisley

• Independent reptile and amphibian expert

• Mole Valley Nature Conservation Group

• Mole Valley District Council


Open to the public

• Planting Day

• Pruning Workshop

Sunday 7th March11 – dusk

Sunday 14th March11 – dusk


- Trees

- Support structures

- Mulch

- Benches and bins

- A Shelter

The orchard needs funding support

• Four year plan comes in at just under £20,000

• This includes:

- Signs

- Mowing

- Insurance

- Website

- General repairs


Two main streams of support

• Grant funding - Application pending to Community Foundation for Surrey

- Applications prepared for Awards for All and Community Spaces, Community Places

• Membership scheme- Grant donors favour applications with strong evidence of community support


Become a ‘Friend of the Orchard’

Just Good Friends

Any one-off donation for any amount welcome

Firm Friends

Annual donation; minimum £10

LifelongFriends

10 year donation;£100 paid upfront

Business Friends

12 sponsors needed for the ‘News Board’


Being a ‘Friend of the Orchard’ involves

• Receiving the quarterly newsletter

• Having your say in the orchard’s development, future phases, management and expenditure

• Invitations to the ‘living classroom’

• Planting, Pruning, Beekeeping, other projects

• Invitations to work parties, site development, maintenance and harvesting

• Supporting sustainability


Transition Dorkingcreating a sustainable Dorking

http://transitiondorking.org.uk

For more information on the Dorking Community Orchard

contact us at [email protected]




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