The orchard and other land around it is coming up for up for sale very soon and a group of us, all local people, have formed the Friends of Dean Lane Cherry Orchard. In a very short space of time (before the public sale takes place) we are raising awareness about this orchard and its heritage value and importance to our community. We are also raising money to buy the orchard to keep it as a community resource.
Cookham Dean used to be famous for its cherries and Londoners used to travel out here at harvest time to pick them. Sadly, this is one of very few local orchards left, in fact, one of very few cherry orchards left in the UK.
Please join us in saving this orchard for the villages. You can help in a number of ways:
1. Join this blog and show your support - post a comment and become a follower
2. Spread the word - tell everyone you know
3. Join the committee that we are formalising now
4. Pledge money towards buying this orchard for our community - buy a tree
Whatever you do please act quickly, we have limited time before the public sale takes place.
Thank you
Cindy, Lynne, Martin and Mark
Dean Lane Cherry Orchard
Can anyone answer these questions please?
ReplyDeleteCan the property be developed? I thought it was all greenbelt.
Are the cherries being harvested or just rotting on the trees?
It is in the conservation area so I assume it can't be built on without jumping through major hoops but a future owner could fence it off.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about previous years but this year the cherries weren't harvested and most just rotted.