East of England Apples and Orchards Project – a training day at Little Downham
The East of England Apples and Orchards Project is a local charity that works to preserve and promote orchard fruits. It grows stock of about 250 varieties of fruit trees that come from Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Parish Council approval for orchard on Manor Park site
So, just six months after the start of the Community Orchard project, HICOP have been given approval by Histon Parish Council (as/when lease is finally signed with the County Council) for a one acre Orchard on the Manor Park site adjacent to the Guided Busway. The project is now well on schedule for planting the […]
While plans for the Orchard take shape, we are also developing an exciting initiative to map all fruit trees in our two villages. You will shortly be able to record all the fruit trees in your garden on our website.
Farmers’ Market
HICOP was pleased to be invited to have a stall at the Farmers’ Market at Impington Village College on Saturday 15th October and again on Saturday 17th December.
Juicing weekend
Apples have ripened quite early this year and HICOP has just organised a very successful juicing weekend. An apple press and macerator were kindly loaned by Hilary Duncan and all the kit was set up on picnic tables in one of the group’s back garden. With lots of people power, young and not so young, […]
Juicing day
We will be holding some apple juicing sessions this coming weekend at 15 Mill Lane [directions] and would be delighted if you came along to join us. If you have some apples of your own that you would like juiced, bring them along or just drop by to see what’s happening and join in. We […]
We will be holding a meeting at 8pm on 5th September 2011 at The Stables in Histon. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss HICOP’s Constitution. However, we would be delighted if people who want to become more actively involved in the project also come along – we promise you don’t have to […]
