Sprout

‘Fruit and Notts’ is a project run by May Bate from Forest Fields.  The aim of the project was to purchase fruit and nut trees to plant in public spaces around area 4 of the city to provide free fruit for local people.  Last Winter, apple trees were planted in the Garden of the Lion Pub in Forest Fields, Forest Fields Primary School and Hartley Road.  Last week, four more fruit trees were planted in the Forest Recreation Ground, three in Radford Recreation Ground and three at Meller’s Primary School in Radford.

School Children from Sandfield Nursery School, helped May plant the trees in Radford Recreation Ground.  Here’s a picture of two of the children helping out:

Here’s a picture of May with one of the plum trees:

Next week, May is planting more fruit trees in Forster Street Park with the assistance of school children from Radford Primary School and three more in Gawthorne Street Park with school children from Northgate Street Primary School.

When we met with some people from parks department of Nottingham City Council to talk about the project last year, they matched the funding that Sprout were able to offer and will be planting a large Mulberry tree in the arboretum as a result which is great.

Keep an eye on the fruit trees for free fruit later this year and in many years to come!