## **COGS        Community Orchard Group Sedbergh** 

## **Annual Report 2022** 

Unfortunately due to the pandemic we were unable to raise any funds from Apple Day but did manage one coffee morning last September after the final lockdown.. A huge thank you must go to all those who kindly donated to help the orchard continue, without these donations it would have been very difficult to keep going. 

We have held two working parties, one in June and another in September. Winter pruning was taken on by Jacqueline and Steve so a big thank you to them. General maintenance and tidying took place at our first working party in 2022 today. 

Again due to the pandemic Sedbergh School pupils have not been able to help at the Orchard,  however we have been promised replacement wood stumps for the education circle, and will endeavour to get them transported from the School shortly. 

The apple and damson trees are looking healthy and we hope that this spring we will have a good show of blossom, with an abundant crop of apples to be enjoyed in autumn. Unfortunately a late hard frost took much of the apple blossom last year, but the herbs were again exceptionally good. 

A cherry tree was planted during the pandemic, donated by Zerece in Slovenia who are twinned with Sedbergh.   Later this year, the Slovenian Ambassador is visiting Sedbergh, and the orchard.  Alan Steadman has made a beautiful wooden plaque which hopefully will be installed shortly. 

It's been great to see so many people enjoying the peace and quiet of the orchard while taking in the views. There have been a few family picnics too,  and some fun to be had in and around the stump circle. 

Unfortunately the primary school children were unable to have their September afternoon in the orchard with us due to the restrictions. Hopefully we will be able to resume normal service this September. 

We plan to hold our fifth annual Apple Day at the People’s Hall on 22nd October. We will start pressing at 9:30am and by 10am, when the doors open, we will hopefully have many litres of fresh apple juice ready to taste, and all at no cost. 

In addition to Apple Day we hope to have a few working parties, and more coffee mornings 

Thank you to all those who have and are supporting the Community Orchard - we couldn't do it without you, and in particular to our 41 members. 

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Ann Parratt Chair, COGS March 2022 

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**COGS Community Orchard Group Sedbergh  Income & Expenditure Accounts  1 Mar 2021 - 2** Registered Charity 1173754 

|Income|Carried forward<br>Memberships<br>146.00<br>Grants<br>0.00<br>Apple Day takings<br>0.00<br>Cofee Morning<br>202.40<br>Donatons<br>152.00<br>Interest<br>0.34<br>Total income<br>Jacqueline Smith<br>Treasurer, COGS<br>03/22|146.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>202.40<br>152.00<br>0.34|647.75<br>500.74<br>1148.49|Expenditure<br>Orchard<br>Improvements<br>Mowing<br>Other<br>Insurance<br>Apple Day expenses<br>SLOG membership<br>Room hire<br>Total expenditure<br>Balance|
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**28 Feb 2022** 

168.62 100.00 268.62 168.00 0.00 30.00 0.00 198.00 466.62 

681.87