Why join a gym when you can spend Saturday climbing trees? West Ealing locals get their wellies on…
Walmer Gardens Orchard – Update January 11, 2012
We have our first volunteering event of 2012 and wow what a lot of volunteers! A great start to the year; I hope this continues. We have taken on this small rather run down Orchard that needs a good tidy up before we start pruning. A team of us will be there this Saturday 14th January to do this job, ably helped by The London Orchard Project who will be providing expert help and advice on the day. One of the Ealing Park Rangers will also be there to help out and support us too. We will then be holding a pruning workshop there on the 4th February to learn basic pruning techniques and then prune the 8 trees.
I’ll post some pictures up of the day so you can have a look at the Orchard and the lovely team of volunteers too!
The London Orchard Project – Volunteers sought 11th January 2012 January 4, 2012
Putting together tree packs
The London Orchard Project are looking for a couple of people to help put together tree packs following their Apple Day tree planting workshops. They will be assembling the packs at the beautiful Camley Street Natural Park near Kings Cross, and you can grill Lewis and David on any fruit-tree related questions while you work. The resulting packs will be collected for planting by over 50 people who attended the workshops back in October, resulting in a greener, more fruitful London.
Where: Camley Street Natural Park, 12 Camley St, London N1C 4PW
When: Wed 11th Jan, 10.30am-4pm
To help out or for further details contact david@thelondonorchardproject.org
The end of a very busy year… November 30, 2011
It’s that time of year where Abundance goes into hibernation for the winter after a season that started in August and stretched all the way to October! This year we picked around 1.5 tonnes of fruit – apples and pears were by far the most popular, however we saw a bumper crop of quinces too. We mainly picked in West Ealing, Ealing and Hanwell but also took a trip down to Kent and managed to pick around 400kilos over a weekend.
Our apple juice has been sold by Cheddar Deli as well as The Little Art Room and they have taken the last of our apple and pear juice to sell at Xmas fairs. We have also developed 3 new chutneys this year so look out for them hopefully at Cehddar Deli and other local independent retailers in the area.
We covered more fairs this year, with the addition of Pitshanger Party in the Park and managed to pick at every location we were requested at.
We have also now taken over Walmer Gardens Orchard with Ealing Council’s permission and had a very positive response to the consultation of the local area for the renovation of this small Orchard starting in January 2012.
So all in all a very successful year for us and we have more plans in 2012 to expand – more of which I will post on here after a well deserved rest in the run up and over Xmas.
I’m making my last batch of Cottage Chutney now so best get off and bottle it up now!
Signing off for a few weeks, a very shattered WEN Abundance Team! Have a great Xmas and New Year.
But we’ll be back…..
St James Craft Fair – Saturday 26th November 10am – 4pm November 14, 2011
It will be your last chance to buy our produce this year, so come along to our Abundance stall within this popular, busy craft fair and buy some home made, local jams and chutneys for your friends Xmas presents! We will also be selling the last of our delicious apple and pear juice too.
See you there!
Diane and the WEN Abundance team
Apple Day Festival, Camley Street N1 – 22-23 October 2011 October 19, 2011
Apple Day Festival Camley Street N1
Celebrate Apple Day at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening 16th October 2011 October 11, 2011
The London Orchard Project celebrate Apple Day!
5 years of West Ealing Neighbours – Let’s celebrate! October 3, 2011
No we can’t believe we are that old either!
To celebrate this milestone you are invited to a gathering on October 13th from 7.30pm onwards at OPEN Ealing 113 Uxbridge Road, West Ealing (opposite the fire station) W5 5TL with a glass of wine and some of our yummy Abundance produce.
This is an important time for WEN as many of our committee members now have to step down after their 5 years in office – includng the chair (David Highton) and Vice-Chair (Eric Leach) Don’t worry though they aren’t leaving WEN, just taking on different roles – we are therefore keen to talk to you about how you can get involved.
We are a small group that think we have achieved quite a lot in the 5 years we have been together. We’d like to tell you some of what we have done and what we plan to do, but just as important are your ideas about what the next 5 years might look like.
And to top it all Cheddar Deli 108 Northfields Avenue are also donating a fantastic cheese board for you to win in a raffle.
West Ealing Family Day – Saturday 24th September 2011 10am – 4pm September 22, 2011
Come along on the 24th September 2011 from 10am - 4pm
A fantastic day for all the family this Saturday, our second West Ealing Family Day. This year is bigger and better than last year, some highlights:
St Johns Church – Mattock Lane – The Church has their open day, climb up the tower and see Ealing at its best
Farmers Market – Leeland Road – Celebrating its 10th year and extended to 2pm. There will be a kids cookery school.
Melbourne Avenue (outside Sainsbury’s) Live music, food, stalls including Ealing Transition, WEN, Dr Bike, kids activities and treasure hunt.
St James Church & Avenue – Craft Fair, Abundance stall, classic British motorcycle display, Opera Viscera children’s workshop at 1pm, full performance at 3.15pm. Oddfellows folk band, Cafe and children’s activities.
The weather looks like it’s going to be great too – a perfect day out so please come along and support your local community.
Come along to Abundance London Fruit Day October 1st 2011 September 20, 2011
Abundance London Fruit Day October 1st 2011
My Abundance friends in Chiswick are having their second fabulous fruit day this year on October 1st 2011 from 11am – 3pm at St Michaels & All Angels. Lots of fun for all the family.
