We are meeting at the Anchor Inn, Epney from 10.00am to 1.00pm and afterwards (you can buy lunch at the pub) we will be going on to our nearby Longney Orchards for a walkabout to see the new Gloucestershire Collection Plantings, at about 2.00pm.
At the AGM we are selling orchard books, including Jim Chapman’s new Shadow Orchard booklet (IF back from the printers – we hope so!) and we are taking orders for Charles Martell’s Plum Pomona – a very rare book, all about Gloucestershire plums & damsons! We will have the proof for you to look at. Many other orchard books for sale.
While we celebrate the achievements at our Longney orchards we also need to look forward. So during the AGM we are asking people to join discussions to talk together about:
- how we can make use of and contribute to our new website
- how can GOT gain income – we already sell our fruit from Longney
- what can GOT do for and with orchard owners in Gloucestershire
- what would you like to see GOT doing in the FUTURE? In say 5, and then 10 years hence
Please note that after the AGM in the morning we be driving the short distance to Longney Orchards. Please don’t park at the orchard entrance (ie not at the white railings) but a few hundred yards at YEW TREE FARM as the verges are getting so muddy and need to recover. Roger Godwin has kindly offered us parking in his yard at Yew Tree Farm – there will be signage.
You will need wellies as it is a muddy walk down the public footpath to the orchards. We look forward to seeing you!
AGM Agenda and other details are at https://glosorchards.org/home/event/got-agm/