Inside the £50k plan to transform parts of Oldham into fruit orchards
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn unassuming field at the end of Granby Street in Chadderton will soon be unrecognisable as it is transformed into a lavish fruit orchard this Saturday.
After winning a £50k government grant, a team of community groups, local councillors and Oldham Council’s environment workers have hatched a plan for four new community gardens in the borough, with Granby Street to become the first.
Local nonprofit Northern Lily CIC is hosting an event to plant trees on the plot this Saturday (March 16) at 10am. The orchard will be home to apple, pear and plum trees, as well as greengage, quince and nut bushes.
Councillir Holly Harrison, who helped launch the project, said: “I think it’s really important to have these community spaces that bring people together for different activities - and get some free fruit along the way! “It’s also about teaching children where fruit comes from.
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