The Big Lunch - Highfields Community Orchard - 7 June, 12 till 4pm

Another June, another Big Lunch.

The Big Lunch is a national event (www.thebiglunch.com) which aims to get neighbours to have lunch together.  Every year, we've had a Big Lunch event on the lovely community orchard - some years it has rained so much that it has been abandonded and others over forty people of all ages in the sunshine.

This year, we're publicising it on Streetlife, Facebook, by email, Community Conversations, this blog and on Groupspaces and door to door leaflets locally.  It would be great to make it our biggest ever.

Bring your family, friends and food to share.  If you want to help with a little weeding and tidying, then bring gloves and tools.  Tables and chairs might be handy, or just a blanket to sit on.

Of course, it's free.

Tom

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Inspiration for 'gangster gardeners' everywhere.

Tom

Highfields community orchard is three years old

On Sunday march 24th, it is three years since local people created a community orchard on a piece of  unloved land at the corner of mountjoy road and Wentworth street.

Come and celebrate with local residents from babies to pensioners, of all backgrounds. If you're able to do some weeding and tidying that's great. Dogs only on leads, please.

We'll bring some cake and sing happy birthday and chat and play.  All welcome.

Learning about planning permission processes

If a community wants to influence land use to keep green space or to prevent inappropriate developments, we need to be informed and work together.

Here's some useful links for those of us who want to ensure their community has a voice and uses it.

http://www.planninghelp.org.uk/

http://www2.kirklees.gov.uk/business/planning/application_search/default.aspx

http://www.cpre.org.uk/resources/housing-and-planning/planning/item/2689-how-to-shape-where-you-live-a-guide-to-neighbourhood-planning

Do you know some good resources?

How do we research the history of a piece of land?

What makes a good argument against a proposal to build houses in a residential area.

Join the Friends of Highfields Community Orchard

Join the Friends of Highfields Community Orchard

To join, complete some or all of this information and send it to communityorchard@flow.org.uk

Members local to HD1 5?? most welcome

Your name:

Other names in your household:

Your address:

Your postcode:

Your email:

Your phone number:

Your mobile:

Your age (if under 18)

What could YOU do to help?  How do you want to be involved?

I want to join the Friends of Highfields Community Orchard and support the aims.  The information I’ve given is correct and can be stored and used to support Highfields Community Orchard.  You can use my comments, but don’t pass on my personal information without my permission.

Signed:_______________________________ Date: __________

Community Planning Meeting

Mon 11th Feb 2013, 7pm, Apostolic Church, Mountjoy Road, Huddersfield, HD1.

All welcome.

This meeting aims to plan activities for 2013.

As we've been told that Kirklees Council (who own the land) are preparing an outline planning application for the site, we need to decide how to respond.

All welcome.

Spread the word...

Happy 2nd Birthday

On Sunday the orchard is two years old!

Once you've spoiled your mother and gave her a nice lunch, come along from 2pm for some fresh air and to celebrate two years of community orchard making.

There will be cake and singing!