Abundance Wimbledon Newsletter
Early Spring - 14 March 2022
Welcome to Abundance Wimbledon - Early Spring Newsletter 2022
The time has come for our first newsletter for 2022! Here is a quick update of the main points discussed at our recent Committee Meeting – as well as an opportunity for you to "Save the Date" for our 12th Annual Fruit Day which will take place on Saturday 17th, September, 2022.
SAVE THE DATE
Abundance Wimbledon 12th Annual Fruit Day
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 2022
11.00am - 2.30pm
St Mark's Church Hall & Grounds
(St Mark's Pl, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND)
DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS
The New Year brought with it a few changes within our community group. Sally who had been Abundance Wimbledon’s dedicated Media and Communications Manager for over 5 years made a return to her homeland. Sally’s positivity and enthusiasm will be missed and we thank her very much indeed for all her hard work and dedication in bringing Abundance Wimbledon into the digital age and further growing awareness and local following of our work and mission - we wish her all the best. Her successor, Cristina, (me!) joined in January and has some big shoes to fill!
We are also delighted to welcome Dulcie, who will be coordinating all the fruit picking within the Raynes Park/Wimbledon Chase area, we hope she has an abundant first year.
2022 TREE PLANTING NEWS
In early February Liz, Juliet, John, Jane and Bryony donned their gardening gear to get this year’s Tree Planting underway. Thanks to Jane’s expert knowledge and excellent tree acquisition skills, the Abundance Wimbledon team was able to spread the love by planting 3x different types of apple trees in as many locations: 1x Scrumptious variety at Singleton Close, 1x Sunset variety at Colliers Wood Recreation Ground and 1x Red Devil at Morden Park.
Each year, Abundance Wimbledon plants local variety apple trees in local parks or schools as part of our effort to encourage people to enjoy fresh home-grown fruits and vegetables. And to top it off, we not only plant trees but also keep a close watch on them as they grow and when they bear fruit, we pick the fruit for our jams, chutneys and cordials to be sold on Fruit Day.
A big ‘thank you’ to the team for adding these trees to the local area for all to enjoy watch grow, flourish and hopefully bear much delicious fruit in the years to come. Discussion is already underway as to what to plant in 2023, with a general consensus to broaden the range of fruit trees planted – you could soon be seeing more plums, pears or damsons in the area!
2022 CHARITABLE DONATIONS
We are delighted to confirm that Abundance Wimbledon will be distributing £1,800 from last year’s Fruit Day proceeds among the following local charities:
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Abundance Wimbledon is made up entirely of volunteers; friendly, enthusiastic people who have a keen interest in their local community, in sustainability and reducing food waste, and in promoting a healthy fruit-filled lifestyle. We are always looking for more volunteers to join our team, in varying capacities.
**THIS YEAR WE ARE IN PARTICULAR NEED OF FRUIT PICKERS**
The commitment can be as big or small to suit your own timetable. If you are interested in taking part, below are some of the ways in which you could help:
ABUNDANCE WIMBLEDON CANVAS SHOPPING BAGS ARE BACK!
For anyone who missed out on getting hold of our lovely canvas shopping bags last year, fear not, they will be available for sale again at the bargain price of £2 each on Fruit Day. These bags are not only very useful for taking home any delicious treats you get during Fruit Day itself, but they will last you many a shop for years to come!
As in 2021, all proceeds from these bags will go towards supporting Abundance Wimbledon initiatives, including our yearly donations to local charities and towards our annual tree planting program.
JAM-MAKING MASTERCLASS
Back due to popular demand will be Sue’s Jam-making Masterclass. Sue is one of our star jam-makers and has kindly offered to host two Masterclass sessions in May 2022:
Spaces fill fast so if you are interested in taking part and learning a fun and invaluable skill, please contact Sue at Lovellgreene@aol.com.
OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER
We will be back in touch in May 2022.
Feel free to send any news to our media editor Cristina at cristina.hv.aw@gmail.com.
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all!
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
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The time has come for our first newsletter for 2022! Here is a quick update of the main points discussed at our recent Committee Meeting – as well as an opportunity for you to "Save the Date" for our 12th Annual Fruit Day which will take place on Saturday 17th, September, 2022.
- SAVE THE DATE
- DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS
- 2022 TREE PLANTING NEWS
- 2022 CHARITABLE DONATIONS
- A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
- ABUNDANCE WIMBLEDON CANVAS SHOPPING BAGS ARE BACK!
- JAM-MAKING MASTERCLASS
- OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER
SAVE THE DATE
Abundance Wimbledon 12th Annual Fruit Day
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 2022
11.00am - 2.30pm
St Mark's Church Hall & Grounds
(St Mark's Pl, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND)
DEPARTURES & ARRIVALS
The New Year brought with it a few changes within our community group. Sally who had been Abundance Wimbledon’s dedicated Media and Communications Manager for over 5 years made a return to her homeland. Sally’s positivity and enthusiasm will be missed and we thank her very much indeed for all her hard work and dedication in bringing Abundance Wimbledon into the digital age and further growing awareness and local following of our work and mission - we wish her all the best. Her successor, Cristina, (me!) joined in January and has some big shoes to fill!
We are also delighted to welcome Dulcie, who will be coordinating all the fruit picking within the Raynes Park/Wimbledon Chase area, we hope she has an abundant first year.
2022 TREE PLANTING NEWS
In early February Liz, Juliet, John, Jane and Bryony donned their gardening gear to get this year’s Tree Planting underway. Thanks to Jane’s expert knowledge and excellent tree acquisition skills, the Abundance Wimbledon team was able to spread the love by planting 3x different types of apple trees in as many locations: 1x Scrumptious variety at Singleton Close, 1x Sunset variety at Colliers Wood Recreation Ground and 1x Red Devil at Morden Park.
Each year, Abundance Wimbledon plants local variety apple trees in local parks or schools as part of our effort to encourage people to enjoy fresh home-grown fruits and vegetables. And to top it off, we not only plant trees but also keep a close watch on them as they grow and when they bear fruit, we pick the fruit for our jams, chutneys and cordials to be sold on Fruit Day.
A big ‘thank you’ to the team for adding these trees to the local area for all to enjoy watch grow, flourish and hopefully bear much delicious fruit in the years to come. Discussion is already underway as to what to plant in 2023, with a general consensus to broaden the range of fruit trees planted – you could soon be seeing more plums, pears or damsons in the area!
2022 CHARITABLE DONATIONS
We are delighted to confirm that Abundance Wimbledon will be distributing £1,800 from last year’s Fruit Day proceeds among the following local charities:
- St Barnabas Church, Southfields
- Wimbledon Food Bank
- Deen City Farm
- Merton & Morden Guild
- Faith in Action
- Commonside Trust, Mitcham
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Abundance Wimbledon is made up entirely of volunteers; friendly, enthusiastic people who have a keen interest in their local community, in sustainability and reducing food waste, and in promoting a healthy fruit-filled lifestyle. We are always looking for more volunteers to join our team, in varying capacities.
**THIS YEAR WE ARE IN PARTICULAR NEED OF FRUIT PICKERS**
The commitment can be as big or small to suit your own timetable. If you are interested in taking part, below are some of the ways in which you could help:
- Fruit Pickers (typically from July to September, often at fairly short notice)
- Jam, chutney, cordial and jelly makers
- Cake and pie makers
- Drivers
- Volunteers on Fruit Day (including stall holders, marshals, apple cutters and juicers, etc)
ABUNDANCE WIMBLEDON CANVAS SHOPPING BAGS ARE BACK!
For anyone who missed out on getting hold of our lovely canvas shopping bags last year, fear not, they will be available for sale again at the bargain price of £2 each on Fruit Day. These bags are not only very useful for taking home any delicious treats you get during Fruit Day itself, but they will last you many a shop for years to come!
As in 2021, all proceeds from these bags will go towards supporting Abundance Wimbledon initiatives, including our yearly donations to local charities and towards our annual tree planting program.
JAM-MAKING MASTERCLASS
Back due to popular demand will be Sue’s Jam-making Masterclass. Sue is one of our star jam-makers and has kindly offered to host two Masterclass sessions in May 2022:
- Monday 23rd May at 09:30
- Tuesday 24th May at 17:00
Spaces fill fast so if you are interested in taking part and learning a fun and invaluable skill, please contact Sue at Lovellgreene@aol.com.
OUR NEXT NEWSLETTER
We will be back in touch in May 2022.
Feel free to send any news to our media editor Cristina at cristina.hv.aw@gmail.com.
** To get in touch about any of the above, please just reply to this email **
Best wishes and sincere thanks from us all!
Juliet and the team at Abundance Wimbledon
Copyright © 2022 Abundance Wimbledon, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this newsletter as you have made contact with us at Abundance Wimbledon (either as a jam, chutney, liqueur or cordial maker, a fruit or vegetable picker or supplier or via various other contact options including subscribing via our website).
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