Junior School plant wild flowers
Over the winter months children from the Junior School had been growing wild flowers from seeds planted in trays. This was the morning that their work came to fruition as those seedlings were planted out in the orchard.
Infant School’s wild flower planting
Children from the Infant School had been growing wild flowers from seeds in trays over the winter. 30 children with their teacher Marisa Ray and helpers brought the plants they had grown and planted them in a plot on the east side of the Community Orchard.
Busway Hedging – Thanks to GE Energy Volunteers & Woodland Trust
Great work by volunteers from GE Energy, who planted a native hedge along the orchard boundary nearest the guided busway. The hedge plants were provided by the Woodland Trust and include hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, silver birch, rowan, common oak and elm. This will create a really rich, deep native hedge that will attract wildlife and […]
Planting Ceremony
The first apple trees in the orchard were planted at a formal ceremony on Saturday 23rd February. HICOP would like to thank all those who turned out for the event in spite of the rather inclement weather.
Planting Ceremony
Hello, please consider yourself invited to the: Formal Ceremony for planting the first apple trees Saturday 23 February 2013 Programme 10.30am Arrival and introductions 10.40am Formal welcome from Paul Christie, Chair of HICOP 10.45am Planting of First Apple Tree Ceremony with Paul Christie, Councillor Ray Manning (Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council) and Max Parish […]
Pruning Workshop
Time: Sunday, 10 February, 10am – 2pm Location: Ideal Unit, Impington Village College, only £10 Would you like to learn from an expert how to prune your fruit tree?
Histon Feast 2012
Well, here we are again. HICOP is pleased to say that we will have a stall at the 2012 Histon Feast – come along and say hello on Sunday 1st July, we’ll be out in front of the Barley Mow by the drive to the back of Station Cycles. The feast stall marks an anniversary […]
