Join us for the 16th edition of our family friendly Fruit Day on Saturday 12th September 2026!
You will find us at St Mark's Church Hall, St Mark's Place, Wimbledon, London SW19 7ND. We'll be there between 11am and 2.30pm.
We'll have delicious jams, chutneys, cakes and pies on sale. We will also have a plant stall and local honey for sale. There will be fun for all the family with plenty activities for all ages including apple pressing, apple pie-making for children and competitions and some prize draws.
Musical entertainment will again be provided the NEW Mugs, a ukulele band from New Malden.
FRUIT & CHARITABLE DONATIONS
Fruit Day is the culmination of hard work picking fruit from July onwards. 2025 was a particularly busy year as the hot summer had produced so much fruit. We picked over 3000 kilos!
Fruit donations were made to various oragnisations including the Dons Foodbank, Sustainable Merton Community Fridge, Faith in Action, Wimbledon Guild, Merton & Morden Guild, as well as care homes and churches. An estimated 240kg of apples were used for juicing on Fruit Day! 2025 Fruit Day raised almost £4,000 through sales and donations, a record - much of which will be distributed amongst various local charities and good causes. Donations in 2024 were made to the following:
We are delighted to support these wonderful organisations. May our contributions allow them to continue their hugely important work within our community! FANCY VOLUNTEERING IN 2026?
Abundance wouldn't exist without our wonderful volunteers. We have a variety of roles where we welcome volunteers:
* Fruit Picking - we pick fruit in gardens and allotments across the borough. Equipment is provided and each pick is typically a couple of hours. * Jam, chutney, cordial and jelly makers * Baking - cakes and crumbles are always popular, we welcome bakers who are happy to make cakes and freeze them for Fruit Day, bring them fresh on the day. We welcome items which are suitable for vegans, vegetarians; or are gluten or lactose free. * Volunteers on Fruit Day - helping on stalls or preparing apples for the apple press. If you are interested in volunteering we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at [email protected] stating which role you are interested in. |
LAST YEAR´S FRUIT DAY SUCCESS!
We held our 15th Annual Fruit Day on Saturday 13th September 2025. Despite the forecast of rain (it held off till 2pm), it was a great success with plenty of visitors, including the Mayor of Merton.
We had stalls brimming with fresh apple juice, cakes, jams, jellies, marmalades, and chutneys, all made by volunteers using the surplus fruit picked locally by our fruit pickers. We had honey and plant stalls, pie making, games and storytelling for children, competitions and a raffle, and entertainment from the NEW Mugs. Check out our photos from this year's event to relive the happy day, or for those who are new to Abundance Wimbledon, for a flavour of what Fruit Day is! Credit: Paul Gapper Photography MARMALADE & JAM MASTERCLASSES
Jam-making masterclasses
This very popular class ran again on June 2nd, led by Sue and assisted by Di. The 5 participants learnt how to make 3 different jams, demonstrating how to use fruit that Abundance typical picks - blackberry & apple; Somerset (apples & pears cooked in cider); rhubarb & ginger - and took home a jar of each. We hope they had an enjoyable time and are inspired to go on making more jam. Relaxed and friendly, the class gives participants the skills needed to impress family and friends with delicious homemade preserves. The cost is £30 and includes all ingredients. The classes are led by Sue Lovell-Greene and last approximately 3 hours. Everyone attending makes 3 different kinds of jam and takes home a jar of each. Participants need to bring their own jars and containers and places are limited to 6 per course. To register your interest for 2027 classes contact Sue Lovell-Greene on [email protected]. Marmalade workshops The January and February workshops welcomed 8 participants, including quite a few new faces. Together they made over 60 jars of marmalade which will definitely be popular at Fruit Day. As well as marmalade, everybody made a delicious marmalade cake to take home. Thank you to everyone for making the workshops such a success and in particular thanks to Liz for planning and running the sessions. If you missed out this year and would like to register your interest in attending a future workshop or masterclass, click here. WATCH THIS VIDEO
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