The Orchard’s birthday

St Ann’s Community Orchard will be 21 years old at the start of September, yet, despite this coming of age, its main focus will always be the world of the child.    It was originally conceived way back in 2001 as a way of demonstrating a use for what were then overgrown plots at risk of…

This is a photo of our volunteers sat around a fire pit drinking tea.

February newsletter 2022

Dear reader, Next week is Children’s Mental Health Week, and we thought we’d celebrate all of our upcoming events for children and families. Research shows that children gain educational, personal and social benefits from connecting with nature. Rachel from the Orchard was recently interviewed for Notts TV about the benefits of our weekly toddler sessions, New Shoots.…