Come and help us plant 23 fruit trees in the park. All welcome. 11- 12 session in the community centre with Paul Richens, community orchard consultant, learning about fruit tree care, then planting together in the park from 12-2pm. Slots still available for groups of friends/families to “adopt” a pair of trees for the new two years. Get in touch! Come along!
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The forecast is for 23 degrees, bring food to share and a sunhat!
On 18 April we made a start on our new Willow Garden, with tasters of what can be created using live willow. And we planted a new Willow tree, the first in a series of remembering Betty Pearce. All welcome to our next planting event which will now be on Sun 7 June from midday. (Please note planting session on 16 May is postponed). 
On 29 March about 20 of us took our first steps towards the creation of a new willow garden and orchard. The windy wet weather was ideal for the live willow planting and under the guidance of artist Angie Baker and garden designer Dan Shea a wavy willow screen was planted, and large bed cleared of old and overgrown shrubs ready for the garden redesign and orchard planting. Next sessions are Sat 18 April 2pm and Sun 7 March midday. On 18 April the session will be followed by our AGM 5.30pm – 6.30pm in Chestnuts Community Centre. All welcome to join us. Drinks and refreshments provided. Watch this space for AGM agenda and papers.
Friends of Chestnuts Park looking at the site for the new outdoor gym. Work starts in the next few weeks on installing 9 items of equipment in a triangle at the north east corner of the former pavilion site. (The rest of the site is being sown with grass this week, and the heras fencing will come down in a few months as soon as it’s grown and is sturdy enough to walk on). Come to our events on Sun 29 March midday, Sat 18 April at 2pm and Sun 7 June at midday (Big Lunch event) and help celebrate these improvements and make the new Friends Willow Garden.
Meet at 11am under the larger Willow Tree by the tennis courts for walk round to discuss proposed locations for Willow Garden, willow sculptures, memorial fruit trees and bench for Betty, possible orchard, and training/climbing structure. Also thinking about facilities that will attract girls and young women, as much of the current sports activities in the park mostly only attract young men.