Dartmouth Community Orchard
conservation, protection and enhancement of one of Dartmouth's hidden gems
Friends of
Dartmouth Community Orchard
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Our Aims
The Friends have 3 main aims:
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To keep alive the rich orchard heritage that is traditional in Devon.
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To enhance the orchard as a community asset and place for quiet recreation.
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To ensure the orchard is managed sympathetically for wildlife.
By working with other like-minded groups across South Devon, we will help keep the rich West Country apple heritage alive and well; by promoting local community use, we will ensure the orchard is valued as a unique asset in the town and is kept free from development; and by working closely with Dartmouth Town Council, we will ensure the orchard is well managed to achieve all three aims.
Join the Friends
Any Friends’ group stands or falls on the support it receives from people who are sympathetic to its aims. If you think Devon’s apple heritage is worth preserving and that it is worth keeping some places special for people and wildlife in Dartmouth, then please join us.
We will:
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Keep you informed about what is happening in the orchard.
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Provide opportunities for you to help according to your interests.
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Keep your data safe in line with General Data Protection Regulations.
To join download the pdf from below and fill it out and send it to the secretary by email (julie.downing@fdgroup.com).
The Committee
Peter Aylward
Julie Downing (Secretary)
Jemma Pyne
Pamela Nicholson (Treasurer)
Lee Thorneywork
Sally Walley
Matt Horan (ex-officio)
Juliet Mason-Jones (co-opted)