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SCOTTISH ORCHARDS

Scottish Orchards is a new organisation for anyone interested in promoting and developing orchards in Scotland. We want to encourage people to join who share our vision of a more fruitful Scotland. Our aims are

To promote planting and maintaining new and established orchards in Scotland

To maintain and develop knowledge and skills and provide learning opportunities

To help preserve the heritage of Scotland’s orchards by establishing a national mapping database of orchards and fruit varieties

To encourage sustainability and biodiversity and improve the local environment

To create markets for locally grown fruit

To promote healthy eating and access to local fruit at affordable prices

To promote planting of fruit trees into design of rural and urban environments

The benefits of joining this group include:

·  A regular newsletter, with members’ news, funding opportunities, and articles on sustainable fruit issues

·  Membership of our e-mail groups

·  Regular funding round-ups; information on potential sources of funding at a national, regional and local level

·  Contact with and support from other members, with a wide range of expertise, through our seminars and issue-specific and local meetings, and opportunities to participate in project visits

·  Advice on a range of issues around sustainable fruit growing

Joining Scottish Orchards will also help us to make Scotland more sustainable! Membership of Scottish Orchards is free – however we would be grateful for a donation – and would suggest £20 as a suitable annual donation for individuals. In kind contributions – in terms of voluntary work and ideas, would also be very welcome.

Scottish Orchards

Membership Application Form

PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS

Please return form by email to:

If you wish to make a voluntary donation post with any cheques (payable to Scottish Orchards) to:

John Hancox – Chair, Scottish Orchards, 75 Clouston St, Glasgow G20 8QW

0778 606 3918

(please feel free to join regardless of donation)

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Organisation

Please write one or two sentences summarising who you are and what you do: and please add information about local orchards and related events. Also add any ideas about how you’d like to be involved in Scottish Orchards.

Any suggestions or comments which may be of interest…

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