Membership of the Gloucestershire Orchard Group (registered charity Gloucestershire Orchard Trust) is open to all interested in Gloucestershire's orchard heritage. Members will receive:
- Newsletters, packed with information and fliers (four per annum)
- Advice (including grant information)
- Access to graft/bud material (apple, perry pear and plum)
- Training (including pruning, grafting, budding and fruit identification)
- Hire of equipment
- Orchard walks and talks
- Blossom Day, Communal Juicing events, Apple, Pear and, where possible, Plum Day
- A list of Apple Day events in the county
- A chance to network with others
We have a huge range of informal expertise in the group; our committee members have experience with juice, cider & perry making, biodiversity, environmental stewardship, running fruit tree nurseries and maintaining Gloucestershire variety collections and a museum orchard. Many of our members are also complete amateurs; we welcome you if you are fortunate enough to own acres of land or own a solitary tree in your small garden!
In addition, members will automatically be affiliated to the National Orchard Forum, an umbrella organization which brings together the many orchard groups throughout the UK, all passionate about conserving traditional, local varieties. National Orchard Forum newsletters, fliers and literature are also packed with information throughout the year.
More information on the Gloucestershire Orchard Group »
Mailings
All members can expect to receive a Welcome Pack on joining, plus the following each year:
1. Winter flier with training and AGM details (February)
2. Spring GOG newsletter (April)
3. Summer flier with training and events (early August)
4. Autumn GOG newsletter (late September) – also includes Apple Day events around Gloucestershire.
Costs & Application
Registered charity (2011); Gloucestershire Orchard Trust, No. 1137917
Gloucestershire Orchard Trust now has a bank account.
Account name: Gloucestershire Orchard Trust
Bank: Barclays (Newent branch)
Account number: 83480720
Sort code: 20-33-83
Subscriptions may be paid directly to this account - ideally by annual standing order to reduce admin costs.
Enquiries to Ann Smith (membership) info@gloucestershireorchardgroup.org.uk or to Jim Chapman (treasurer) jjrchapman@btinternet.com
Annual membership rates for GOG/GOT are £10.00 for individuals and £20.00 for corporate groups (with a chance to advertise your business or group). Please print the membership form and post with a cheque to:
Gloucestershire Orchard Trust109 Orchard Way
Churchdown
Gloucester
GL3 2AP
Alternatively, if you are paying electronically (preferred, please), you can email Ann the membership form to info@gloucestershireorchardgroup.org.uk She will still need to log your contact details.
Please note: renewal and new members’ cheques are banked in batches, so please expect some clearance delay on your bank statement. Thank you.
Gift Aid
Now that we are a registered charity, Gift Aiding will help our income enormously and will stave off an increase in membership fees for now! Please post to Ann Smith at the address on the form below.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ORCHARD TRUST
GIFT AID DECLARATION
I…………………………………………………………………………………………............................................................
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DECLARE that I want all donations I make to the GLOUCESTERSHIRE ORCHARD TRUST of 109 Orchard Way, Churchdown, Gloucester GL3 2AP
before on or after the date of this Declaration, to be treated as Gift Aid donations.
I UNDERSTAND that in any tax year, I must have paid or had deducted, an amount of income tax or capital gains tax equal to the tax reclaimed on my donations in that year.
Signed………………………………………………..
Date…………………………………………………..
