21/05/2026 - Watch the latest video update from Anne Waring on the Community Orchard
Community Orchard 21-05-2026
Stanley St Peter's Primary School children in the Community Orchard
​Thank you to our wonderful young helpers from Stanley St Peter's School who visited the Community Orchard on 23rd April 2026. They planted sunflower seeds between the raspberries, gladioli bulbs between the tyre towers. They cleared weeds from all the raised beds and then sowed lettuce, spring onions and radish. They cleared all spring bulbs which had finished flowering and planted strawberry plants in them. They learned about the previous railway history of the orchard and took away with them some individual sunflower grow packs and some sticks of rhubarb.
About the Community Orchard
In 2021 we started developing a Community Orchard off Mount Road. So far we have several fruit trees which have been kindly adopted by individuals from Stanley, and a fruit and veg area by the Mount Road bridge.
A group of volunteers get together every few weeks to maintain and add to the plantings. If you would like to join in you will be more than welcome! Email us for the next meet up at stanleyresidentsgroup@gmail.com
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Community Orchard Official Opening
​We are very pleased to say that the work at the orchard is now mostly completed and is officially up and running following the official opening event!
Whilst there will always be more to do and maintain, we believe that we have established a framework which will support growing fruit and vegetables and make them FREELY available to all local families. The fruit trees will continue to mature into the future and hopefully reduce the need for replacement.
Following the Official Opening...
We thank Councillor Jack Hemingway for performing this task and for his opening speech.
We also thank Roger Parkinson from Tree Wardens Wakefield for his illuminating speech on how we are tackling climate change issues locally. Over 50 people attended the event and the children had a fun time completing a Nature Bingo Card, dancing among the trees with bells and streamers, seeing how trees breathe and picnicking on the grass.
Last but by no means least we especially want to thank our local Mural Artist, Lyndsey Tomlinson for her magnificent achievement depicting the history of the site and colourful mural on the original bridge wall. It truly is an asset to the Orchard and to the village, many, many thanks Lyndsey.
All Fruit and Veg is available to pick and take home if it is ready to be eaten and anyone who would like to get involved with the orchard and growing up there will be more than welcome, just send us a message.
Thank you.