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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Next steps for the Datchet Community Orchard

Hello volunteers

You may have recently seen the twelve new Orchard trees planted on the Sabatini Land adjacent to the Datchet Parish Council office which were a result of WAD and DPC working together to gain funding from the RBWM.

These trees were planted by contractors to meet the RBWM planting specifications for our Orchard, and to give the best chance of a prolonged life, also to meet a level of warranty cover.

Now it’s our turn to begin the second round of planting!

Our task will be to follow an approved layout plan, and plant 22 small trees and whips.

The date for your diary is Sunday 24th November, and we’ll begin at 11am, possibly working for a couple of hours, or as long as you feel comfortable.

You’ll need to wear sturdy footwear and suitable clothing for the weather, and bring gloves, hand trowels and if you have a spade handy, that would be helpful too.

We’ll also request the DPC erects their gazebos for shelter if needed, and you’ll be given a Hi-Viz to wear too. You’ll also need to register your name, so we’re all covered by DPC insurance.

Also, and to help with the development of the Orchard Project, we’re now looking for local company sponsors (or individuals), to help with purchase of seating, signage and bins. If your organisation would like to be more involved, please make contact and we’ll get together for a chat.

So, if you’d like to be part of the planting crew on the 24th, please let me know and I can begin the registration list. (Next planting - of the Orchard wildflower plugs - will be mid-February 2025)

Kindest regards

Allen

Wild About Datchet 

 

Background

In March of this year the Datchet Parish Council was successful in bidding for RBWM funds to create a small wild meadow and community fruit tree orchard on the Sabatini land (the triangle of mowed grass between Horton Road and the recreation ground ditch near the Village hall).

This application was made with Wild About Datchet and is part of the Parish Council's commitment to plant trees and create more biodiverse spaces for the community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Events in the Village

Remembering Datchet’s soldiers


In Ditton Road Cemetery, there are graves of servicemen who served in WWI and WWII. Over Remembrance Weekend, 9-11 November 2024, Datchet Village Society will be placing discreet information signs next to their graves so that residents can learn more about each of the servicemen and honour their memory. You can find more detailed information about each of the soldiers here on this website.

Proposal to clean the gravestones of WWI and WWII servicemen

Datchet Village Society would like to honour these men by cleaning those gravestones which are not maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or by their families. We have listed these graves below. Our intention is to do this simply with soap and water, cloths and soft brushes, between January-June 2025. If there are any reasons why you would not like these gravestones to be cleaned, please let us know before 31 December 2024. Contact Datchet Village Society, info@datchetvillagesociety.org.uk, or the Parish Council Clerk, clerk@datchetparishcouncil.gov.uk, tel 01753 773499.

Graves to be cleaned

WWI

BUTT John Gillis
KINROSS John
LLEWELYN Robert Harman
LOVE William Powis and Joseph Powis
MCGRIGOR James Neil Grant
STANLEY Ronald Bruce
SUTTON William
WARD Artemus and Richard (We are currently trying to contact the Ward family)

WWII

CROSS, Cyril Duncan
KNIGHT, William James
RICKCORD, John Scott


Datchet in pictures