Transition Kensal to Kilburn2024-03-28T15:40:37ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFluckerhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/368020193?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/group/fruit/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=0knklr1whopux&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat Day at Fryent Country Parktag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2016-10-02:3499303:Topic:812042016-10-02T19:31:31.424ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>Today we picked an unexpected 418kg of apples from the wonderful orchards in Fryent Country Park. About 40 volunteers came to help and although we thought there was less fruit than in previous years they sought it out, picked into bags and boxes and celebrated with a picnic in the sunshine. The fruit was taken to the Sufra foodbank and will be juiced by Urban Cider who make a donation to the group and brought cider for the picnic. A joyous day and thanks to all who took part.</p>
<p>Today we picked an unexpected 418kg of apples from the wonderful orchards in Fryent Country Park. About 40 volunteers came to help and although we thought there was less fruit than in previous years they sought it out, picked into bags and boxes and celebrated with a picnic in the sunshine. The fruit was taken to the Sufra foodbank and will be juiced by Urban Cider who make a donation to the group and brought cider for the picnic. A joyous day and thanks to all who took part.</p> Jam availabletag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2016-09-19:3499303:Topic:806612016-09-19T20:36:17.279ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>Various flavours of jam (and chutney) made from local fruit is available...contact Sophia if you would like to purchase...</p>
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<p>Jams: apple & vanilla, apple & elderflower, apple</p>
<p>Jellies: crab apple, hedgerow, apple & sloe, apple & hawthorn</p>
<p>Chutney: apple & plum</p>
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<p>Priced from £3-4.</p>
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<p>sphflckr@gmail.com</p>
<p>Various flavours of jam (and chutney) made from local fruit is available...contact Sophia if you would like to purchase...</p>
<p></p>
<p>Jams: apple & vanilla, apple & elderflower, apple</p>
<p>Jellies: crab apple, hedgerow, apple & sloe, apple & hawthorn</p>
<p>Chutney: apple & plum</p>
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<p>Priced from £3-4.</p>
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<p>sphflckr@gmail.com</p> Brent's Fruit Harvesting Season Underwaytag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2016-09-16:3499303:Topic:807392016-09-16T15:09:44.777ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Our press release for the three harvesting groups below. We made p3 of the local paper <a href="http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/8/6/86e8d7a0-ed07-48c1-9650-f722f5cb360b/page.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Fruit picking groups in Brent have started harvesting local fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens.…</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Our press release for the three harvesting groups below. We made p3 of the local paper <a href="http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/8/6/86e8d7a0-ed07-48c1-9650-f722f5cb360b/page.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Fruit picking groups in Brent have started harvesting local fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens. Two Transition Town groups (Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters and Willesden Fruit Harvesters) along with Mapesbury Residents' Association (MapRA) pick fruit which they share with local schools and community groups.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Last year the three groups between them collected over three tonnes of apples, pears, elderflowers, plums, grapes, blackberries, mulberries and medlars. The fruit is given to local schools and charities including the MS Society, the Salvation Army, Mayhew Animal Home, St Mungo's, Brent Food Banks, and church homeless groups, and is made into delicious juice, chutney, jam, jelly, cider and wine.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Kensal to Kilburn Harvesters are gearing up for their showcase stall at Queens Park Day on Sunday 18<sup>th</sup> September, where they make and sell hundreds of glasses of fresh apple juice using a traditional fruit press.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Janey McAllester from “Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters” says, ““It's such a great feeling to lead a pick of fruit that would otherwise rot on a lawn and give them to our friends who cook for and run the local food bank - feeding those in need from local trees!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">“We'll be juicing local apples and selling chutney made from them at Queen's Park Day, and hope to meeting people who would like to join us picking or have us pick their trees - it's always such a great way of introducing what we do.”</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Viv Stein from “Willesden Fruit Harvesters” says, “Picking fruit is great fun for people of all ages, it helps out tree owners with too much fruit, and is much appreciated by local community groups. So far this season we've had a fun day out blackberrying, picked a hundred and fifty kilos of fruit from local gardens, and are making jam from our local bounty.<span style="background: transparent;">”</span></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Gerry Weston from MapRA says, “There seems to be plenty of fruit this year; we are looking for more people to get involved.”</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Local Fruit Harvesters was set up in 2009 by Brent residents Michael Stuart and Viv Stein, and has become part of the borough's two Transition Town groups - Kensal to Kilburn and Willesden, and taken on by MapRA in Mapesbury. The Willesden group pick fruit in Willesden, Dollis Hill and Cricklewood. The award-winning project is part of the national <a href="http://abundancenetwork.org.uk/" target="_blank">Abundance Network</a>. The fruit gets shared out between garden owners, volunteer pickers and distributed to local schools, charities, restaurants and shops on a non-profit basis. The projects have also trained <span style="background: transparent;">over seventy people</span> to prune fruit trees. To get involved email <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:kensaltokilburnharvesters@gmail.com">kensaltokilburnharvesters@gmail.com</a></u></font>, <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:willesdenharvesters@gmail.comr">willesdenharvesters@gmail.com</a></u></font>, or <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:gerry@mapra.org.uk">gerry@mapra.org.uk</a></u></font>.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">More pictures <a href="http://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/photo/albums/fruit-harvesters-publicity-photos" target="_blank">here</a></p> Our jam in Urban Food Awardstag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2016-06-13:3499303:Topic:803342016-06-13T17:12:28.904ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p><span>Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters is one of five projects with a chance of an Urban Food Award in the Proper Preserves category – for our Apple and Madagascan Vanilla Jam made by Parlour using locally harvested apples. Please VOTE FOR US by 6th July at </span><a href="http://londonfoodlink.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">londonfoodlink.org</a><span>.</span></p>
<p><span>Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters is one of five projects with a chance of an Urban Food Award in the Proper Preserves category – for our Apple and Madagascan Vanilla Jam made by Parlour using locally harvested apples. Please VOTE FOR US by 6th July at </span><a href="http://londonfoodlink.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">londonfoodlink.org</a><span>.</span></p> Brent's Bumper Harvest Brings Tons of Local Fruit to Communitiestag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2016-01-07:3499303:Topic:786222016-01-07T14:17:11.145ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>Hi all</p>
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<p>Before this season gets going, here's a round up of last year's successes:</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Fruit picking groups in Brent have had a bumper harvest this year, saving over three tonnes of fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens. Two Transition groups (Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters and…</p>
<p>Hi all</p>
<p></p>
<p>Before this season gets going, here's a round up of last year's successes:</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Fruit picking groups in Brent have had a bumper harvest this year, saving over three tonnes of fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens. Two Transition groups (Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters and Willesden Fruit Harvesters) and Mapesbury Residents' Association (MapRA) have between them picked a record amount of fruit, which has been shared with local schools and community groups.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Around a hundred and fifty volunteers have helped pick this year's crop of apples, pears, elderflowers, plums, grapes, blackberries, mulberries and medlars. The fruit is given to local schools and charities including the MS Society, the Salvation Army, Mayhew Animal Home, St Mungo's, Sufra and Brent Food Banks, and church homeless groups, and has been made into delicious juice, chutney, cordial, jam and wine. The grand total includes a record 625kg from a joint groups' big pick at Fryent Country Park in Kingsbury.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Janey McAllester, who co-ordinates picks for “Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters” says, “We've had a bumper year: more fruit saved from going to waste, more pickers joining our community spirit and more organisations benefitting from the harvest.”</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Vendy Hudcova, who co-ordinates picks for “Willesden Fruit Harvesters” says, “It has been a really good year for apples. We picked from August to October and saved over 800kg of fruit - the most we've ever harvested. We had many new tree owners who were happy to share their fruit, and several new pickers join our group this year. We involved the 4<sup>th</sup> Brondesbury Girl Guides, and a two year old toddler also joined us on a couple of picks!<span style="background: transparent;">”</span></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">The project has made a big difference to local residents in need. Stephen Chamberlain, Co-ordinator at Saint Laurence’s Larder and Open Kitchen held at Christ Church in Willesden Lane, says, “At Christ Church we provide a three course vegetarian meal for Brent's most marginalised community - the homeless people who live in B&Bs or hostels."<br/><br/>"Thanks to the generous supply from local harvesting groups, we were able offer bagged organic fruit, and to produce and prepare many, many freshly baked apple and pear crumbles to eat at our Tuesday and Thursday drop-in and take-away evening meal services. The windfalls and picked fruit have indeed been a godsend for our guests."</span></span></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Gerry Weston, who co-ordinates picks for MapRA, says, “We had fewer people and picks this year, but still harvested 98kg of fruit which was donated to Ashford Place and Malorees school. We are looking for more people to get involved next year.”</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Local Fruit Harvesters was set up in 2009 by Brent residents Michael Stuart and Viv Stein, and has become part of the borough's two Transition Town groups - Kensal to Kilburn and Willesden, and taken on by MapRA in Mapesbury. The Willesden group pick fruit in Willesden, Dollis Hill and Cricklewood. The award-winning project is part of the national Abundance Network. The fruit gets shared out between garden owners, volunteer pickers and distributed to local schools, charities, restaurants and shops on a non-profit basis. The projects have also trained <span style="background: transparent;">over seventy people</span> to prune fruit trees.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">To get involved email <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:kensaltokilburnharvesters@gmail.com">kensaltokilburnharvesters@gmail.com</a></u></font>, <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:willesdenharvesters@gmail.comr">willesdenharvesters@gmail.com</a></u></font>, or email <font color="#0000FF"><u><a href="mailto:gerry@mapra.org.uk">gerry@mapra.org.uk</a></u></font>.</p> Wine makingtag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2015-10-05:3499303:Topic:771032015-10-05T09:22:59.921ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>At a recent general meeting, one of the participants talked about making the NW6 wine - sorry, can't remember your name. I have an old copy of the Penguin book of Home Brewing and Wine Making, by WHT Tayleur. A bit scruffy now, but if anyone would like it, please get in touch.</p>
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<p>At a recent general meeting, one of the participants talked about making the NW6 wine - sorry, can't remember your name. I have an old copy of the Penguin book of Home Brewing and Wine Making, by WHT Tayleur. A bit scruffy now, but if anyone would like it, please get in touch.</p>
<p></p> Another Record Harvest at Fryent Country Park in the Newstag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2015-09-28:3499303:Topic:763532015-09-28T15:32:03.960ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<div dir="ltr" id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3576"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Hi all</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Our recent <strong>Press</strong> <b>Release</b> just made the local paper! See short item at…</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3576" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Hi all</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Our recent <strong>Press</strong> <b>Release</b> just made the local paper! See short item at <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091374918?profile=original">KBT%20Fryent%20pick%2024%20Sept%2015.pdf</a>.<b><br/></b></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">The release in full:</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3598" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><b>Brent Fruit Groups' Record Harvest at Fryent Country Park</b></font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3606" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Fruit harvesting groups in Brent joined forces for their largest pick yet on Sunday 6th September - a 900 tree orchard at Fryent Country Park in Kingsbury. The big pick was organised by Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters, together with the Barn Hill Conservation Group, Headstart Scheme, Willesden Fruit Harvesters and Mapesbury Residents' Association (MapRA) Pickers to gather fruit that would otherwise go to waste.</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3612" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Thirty people of all ages took part and picked a record 625 kg of apples. Much of the fruit will be going to make juice at Queen's Park day on September 13th and some was given to the Salvation Army. Hawkes Cider will be turning some of the apples into local cider.</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3618" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Janey McAllester, who co-ordinates picks for Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters and who organised the big pick, says, “Huge thanks to Iceland in Cricklewood for supplying the big plastic boxes we used to transport the fruit around - without them it would have been logistically very difficult - and to their driver Paul who delivered them to the park out of his working hours.”</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3624" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Viv Stein of Willesden Fruit Harvesters says, “It was great to involve people of all ages and abilities from across Brent to come together and pick. We had some of the 4th Brondesbury Girl Guides group with us. One girl told us that before the pick she didn't like eating apples, but after tasting ones picked straight from the tree she loves them now, and didn't realise how much fun it would be to harvest fruit!</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">“<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">We also had a young woman living with dementia who found the event very therapeutic.”</font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_3642" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">The Barn Hill Conservation Group, who maintain Fryent Country Park on a voluntary basis, also picked a further 200kg of apples for their Open Day at Roe Green Walled Garden on Saturday 12th September from 11 am to 4pm.<br/></font></font></p>
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<div id="yiv8992787722yui_3_16_0_1_1441982699729_4889" dir="ltr"><p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Fryent Country Park has over a thousand fruit trees in all in linear orchards, largely planted and maintained by the Barn Hill Conservation Group over the past thirty years, with some support from Brent Council. The orchard is registered organic and has 28 varieties of heritage apples including the Pinner Seedling, discovered in Harrow in 1834 and grafted onto root stock by the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale.</font></font></p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">This is the second year that the three harvesting groups have picked fruit at Fryent Country Park. Last year they harvested 591 kg of apples and plums. The groups pick local apples, pears and plums which are given to local schools and charities, and made into delicious juice, chutney, jam and wine. This reduces waste by harvesting fruit that would otherwise fall to the ground and rot in local gardens.</font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-top: 0.49cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">See more pics <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091374154?profile=original">carrying boxes</a>, <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091374837?profile=original">girl guides in tree</a>, <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091373686?profile=original">iceland boxes full of fruit</a>, <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091373851?profile=original">fruit picking</a><br/></font></font></p> Two fun and serendipitous picks in July 2015tag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2015-08-31:3499303:Topic:762192015-08-31T11:15:59.915ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p class="p1">Great pick today with children and passers by! 42kg from tree at the Freud Museum in Hampstead. Smoothies and jam will be made - perhaps jam for QP day. An American couple had turned up early for the museum and having been initially disappointed at having to wait an hour they soon joined us on the pick. The wife Helen took loads of photos and it turns out she's actually a photographer, and said she'd send me them. Also a Japanese girl turned up early for the museum and joined in…</p>
<p class="p1">Great pick today with children and passers by! 42kg from tree at the Freud Museum in Hampstead. Smoothies and jam will be made - perhaps jam for QP day. An American couple had turned up early for the museum and having been initially disappointed at having to wait an hour they soon joined us on the pick. The wife Helen took loads of photos and it turns out she's actually a photographer, and said she'd send me them. Also a Japanese girl turned up early for the museum and joined in too - she lives in Hampstead and is going to email us and join the group - it was funny to have the Japanese girl join us as we were suddenly a half-Japanese group and I temporarily learnt the word for 'more!' when they enthusiastically called for more shaking :-)</p>
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<p class="p1">I had such a lovely time harvesting the plums. I helped harvest the plum tree outside Kilburn Police Station last week and had a great time. Made jam from most of my plums which I hope will be sold on Queens Park Day. Maybe Tania told you that several passers by joined in - including two police officers!! Can't believe that the tree is outside our old house. We lived at 1 Dudley Rd. for l6 years. I remember it well. It was quite small when we lived there. Then Leo Johnson, passing, also gave a hand. Rebecca mentioned an apricot in Ledbury Road. Passers by who helped took plums as did a woman who lived opposite. Leo took a load to make plum brandy, possibly, Rebecca and Jean are jam making."</p> Fryent Park Big Pick in the Newstag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2014-09-13:3499303:Topic:726592014-09-13T11:23:20.487ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>Hello all</p>
<p>Our joint groups' pick last week at Fryent Country park was a great success with over 50 people and a harvest of over 500 kg of apples and plums. We attracted coverage in the local papers. For the full story see Kilburn and Brent Times online <a href="http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brent_harvesting_groups_complete_biggest_ever_fruit_picking_mission_1_3762634" target="_blank">here</a> and in print…</p>
<p>Hello all</p>
<p>Our joint groups' pick last week at Fryent Country park was a great success with over 50 people and a harvest of over 500 kg of apples and plums. We attracted coverage in the local papers. For the full story see Kilburn and Brent Times online <a href="http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brent_harvesting_groups_complete_biggest_ever_fruit_picking_mission_1_3762634" target="_blank">here</a> and in print <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091368036?profile=original">here</a> and Willesden and Wembley Observer <a href="http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/fruit-harvesters-pick-over-500kg-7748169" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>Thanks to all who organised, picked, and took pictures.</p>
<p>Hope everyone will enjoy the fruits of our labours making juice at <a href="http://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/events/queen-s-park-day-volunteers-please-sign-up-here" target="_blank">Queens Park day</a> tomorrow - more volunteers are welcome, or just come buy and say hello.</p>
<p>See you soon,</p>
<p>Viv</p> A bumper harvest - spreading the wordtag:ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com,2013-12-19:3499303:Topic:684372013-12-19T16:09:46.489ZSophia Fluckerhttps://ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com/profile/SophiaFlucker
<p>Hi all</p>
<p>Along with Willesden Harvesters and Mapesbury Residents' group we've had a record harvest of nearly 3 tonnes!!! We've also done our best to spread the good news. See the full story at <a href="http://http://www.transitionnetwork.org/news/2013-11-18/brents-bumper-harvest-brings-tons-local-fruit-communities-0" target="_blank">Transition News blog</a></p>
<p>We also made it into the…</p>
<p>Hi all</p>
<p>Along with Willesden Harvesters and Mapesbury Residents' group we've had a record harvest of nearly 3 tonnes!!! We've also done our best to spread the good news. See the full story at <a href="http://http://www.transitionnetwork.org/news/2013-11-18/brents-bumper-harvest-brings-tons-local-fruit-communities-0" target="_blank">Transition News blog</a></p>
<p>We also made it into the <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091368045?profile=original" target="_blank">local papers</a> and the <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1091367640?profile=original" target="_blank">Brent Magazine</a>.</p>
<p>It was good to meet people at the recent social. Sheila, one of the distributors, who makes jam in aid of the MS society in Brent said she received so much fruit this year she raised £300 for the charity.</p>
<p>Why not get involved next year and help us pick even more? It will be the group's 5th year, so plenty to celebrate!</p>
<p>Season's greetings,</p>
<p>Viv</p>