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Producing, pasteurising & selling juice
Halbar tree guards
7pm in Kirkfieldbank Hall
Tea coffee and biscuits will be served
Meet us in the Crown Tavern, Lanark, at 7.30 on Friday, 9th December, to catch up with old friends and meet new ones
Come to Clyde Valley Orchard Group’s meeting on Thursday 10th November in Kirkfieldbank village hall, 7pm, where successful cider makers will reveal all…
Andrew Lear, Apple Man, will be giving practical, hands-on tuition in apple pruning to members of Clyde Valley Orchard Group, on Saturday 5th November. You must book your place with the Secretary. There is a morning and an afternoon session.
This Strategy Report was commissioned by Rural Development Trust, Clyde Valley Orchard Group, and Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership. It is the first stage of the CAVLP project, which should see the Clyde Valley landscape enhanced and kept safe for the future.
Reviving the Clyde Valley Orchards - full report (be patient!)
The Fruit Day will mark the launch of the Clyde and Avon Valleys Landscape partnership project. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded up to £2millon to the area to strengthen the connection between landowners, the local community and the landscape. The award comprises a £100,000 development award for the first year towards the costs of investigating and consulting on a range of projects that can make a real difference to the way the area looks and works. A further £1.9m award is then made after a successful second round submission, and is towards the costs of the following 5 years when delivery on the ground will take place.
Old and new fruit varieties for the Clyde Valley, by Jeremy Gilchrist (2008).
This short booklet draws on the current information and expertise available on top-fruit growing to recommend the best varieties for the Clyde Valley area – considering climate, topography and soil conditions. It highlights fruit varieties that have done well in the past, and introduces some new ones that should do well in the coming years.
Jeremy Gilchrist is a local horticulturalist with a large orchard and many years experience of growing fruit in the valley. The booklet also includes contributions and advice from John Butterworth who runs an organic fruit tree nursery in Ayrshire and is one of the country’s leading specialists in fruit tree growing.
ORDER Price £2.50 including postage (£2.00 of every purchase goes to the Clyde Valley Orchard Group ‘Fruit Tree Fund’.
Please send a cheque made payable to The Clyde Valley Orchard Group plus information on number of copies required and mailing address to: Rose Clarkson, 30 Hope Street, Lanark, ML11 7NE.
