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Tuesday, 02 March 2010
stirling_greenmapping2.jpgPeople across Stirling who are interested in the future of Forth Valley’s orchards and fruit trees, are being invited to come along to an evening event that will report on the results of the Forth Valley Orchard Regeneration Initiative Mapping & Feasibility Study, and to help plot the next steps.   The event will take place on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 from 7.00 – 9.00 pm at the Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ, and is open to all in Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling areas. Forth Valley Food Links has carried out this research since May 2009, focusing on mapping heritage and school orchards, and a great response has been received from communities and individuals letting us know about the orchards and fruit trees in their gardens and public spaces.  

We want to share what we’ve found out, and also to ask people how we can help orchard and fruit tree owners to get the best out of their trees in the future.  There is also a growing interest in planting new community orchards, so we would like to hear from anyone who would like to start one. This will be a good forum for discussing lots of ideas.

 Dr Crispin Hayes will be presenting his report on the historic orchards of Forth Valley, and Margaret Miller will present her findings on school orchards across the area.  Results of the Green Mapping workshops will be presented by Action for Change’s Mike Trevett.  The event will be chaired by Kate Sankey, Chair of Forth Environment Link. 

This initiative is being part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community Forth Valley & Lomond LEADER 2007 - 2013 Programme; Falkirk Environment Trust, and Scottish Natural Heritage.  

For further information please contact Diane Alderdice on 01786 449215 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 April 2010 )
 
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