- Apply
- Adult learning courses
- Housing or Council Tax Benefits
- Allotments
- Jobs at the Council
- Bus pass
- Library membership
- Carer's assessment
- Licences
- Council housing services
- Planning applications
- Council tax and business rates
- Register for My Account
- Disabled parking
- Rubbish and recycling services
- Free school meals
- School places
- HMO licence
- Social services assistance
- HomeChoice Bristol
- Pay
- Report
- Abandoned property
- Housing repairs
- Benefits fraud
- Litter and street sweeping
- Complaints, compliments and comments
- Missed bin collections
- Concerns about a child
- Planning and building control reports
- Domestic violence
- Problems in my area
- Flyposting and graffiti
- Problems with roads, pavements and drains
- Freedom of information
- Taxi complaints
- Harassment and hate crime
- My Account
Two new plantings of orchard trees in the city
Release date:
Wed, 01/02/2012
Brandon Hill Park and St John’s Burial Ground in Windmill Hill are set to have newly planted orchard trees in their grounds, thanks to a partnership of supportive community groups and TreeBristol - the city council’s initiative to plant and nurture more trees in the city.
At Brandon Hill Park, the tree planting starts at 1pm on Friday, February 3 and continues at 10am on Saturday, February 4, where tree experts will be on hand to show how to plant, care for and prune fruit trees. In all, 18 fruit trees will be planted, including: apple; pear; plum; quince; mulberry; medlar; cherry; chestnut and hazel. Council officers will work alongside children from St George Primary School and local volunteers from the Friends of Brandon Hill Park, who have been awarded funding from Quartet’s Grassroots Fund.
And on Sunday, February 5, the tree planting at the St John’s Burial Ground commences at 10am. Volunteers from the Windmill Hill Community Orchard Group will plant nine fruit trees, such as apple, pear, medlar, plum and quince. This is the second year of fruit tree planting on the site and will complete the planned orchard planting leaving space for meadow planting along the pathway.
“This orchard tree planting is an exciting community and city council joint initiative, which I fully support,” says Councillor Gary Hopkins, Bristol’s executive member with responsibility for parks. “The fruit trees will provide additional natural habitats for local wildlife and when in blossom, the trees will attract bees, butterflies and birds. And in the autumn we can all look forward to a variety of fruits and berries, which will support the work of local food networks and benefit people who enjoy picking their own fresh fruit for making jams and chutneys.
“To create two city centre spaces with orchard trees will add a new dimension to the natural environment of our city and further underpin TreeBristol’s ambition to see 10,000 trees planted in the city by 2015. Since its inception in 2005, TreeBristol has planted over 4,200 trees - thanks to the help and support of a host a local parks’ groups, community groups, schools, businesses and individuals.”
Fraser Bridgeford, chair of Friends of Brandon Hill, added: "We are very grateful to the Grassroots Fund through the Quartet Community Foundation for funding that has gone towards making this all possible."
To join in a tree planting session or to find out more information about TreeBristol or how to sponsor a tree, please contact treebristol@bristol.gov.uk
Anyone coming along to a tree planting session is advised to wear warm, waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. All the necessary tools and equipment will be provided on the day. Anyone wanting to help at the Brandon Hill planting should meet in the park near the old bowling green off Jacob Wells Road.
