"The best time to plant an apple tree is twenty years ago...                            ...the next best time is today"  MARTIN LUTHER KING #scog #stamford #community

Tomorrow 9am – 1pm Setting up and using a community orchard workshop Brewery House, High Street, Ketton PE9 3TA For more info check out scog.org.uk #scog #community #stamford

Artists to showcase talent at #Grantham museum. Grantham Museum granthamjournal.co.uk/news/artists-t…

Tomorrow sees the opening of Stamford Arts Centre's Stamford in the First World War exhibition. It's on until 12th Nov, with newspaper reports from the era, artefacts and details about how the war affected local families. How will you be marking the sacrifices made 100 years ago?

The Bourne Christmas Market and Light Switch-on is happening on December 1st this year. Make sure you show your support for this fantastic community event that is always full of festive joy.

5th Januaury - Stamford Wassail Sing to the trees and bang your old saucepans to bring a good harvest of apples. With seasonal songs, cider, apple juice, brazier and morris men. Check out scog.org.uk

Tuesday 20th November 9am – 1pm Setting up and using a school orchard workshop Brewery House, High Street, Ketton PE9 3TA

Pressing apple juice. #scog #stamford #community @ Stamford, Lincolnshire instagram.com/p/BqGBPsnhHHR/…

Let the magic begin! First batch of #medlar jelly using Ashridge Nurseries excellent recipe (posted in 2012) this year.

It wasn't all work at our Community Apple Pressing Day. #scog #community #stamford

The manual way... #scog #stamford #community

The mechanised way... #scog #community #stamford

Have you been on an autumn walk this weekend? Remember to share your pictures with #AutumnLeafWatch to enter our photography competition. We'll be annoucing the top ten pictures at the end of the week so get your entries in before it's too late! forestryengland.uk/autumn/photo-c…

School Orchard Project (1of4) Tomorrow - Tuesday 20th November 9am – 1pm Setting up and using a school orchard workshop Brewery House, High Street, Ketton PE9 3TA Thanks @BigLotteryFund #scog #stamford #community

School Orchard Project(2of4) @BigLotteryFund awarded funding to SCOG to help local schools set up their own orchards. We provided fruit trees and planting equipment and the knowledge to ensure each school's new orchards will be there for generations of local Stamford children.

School Orchard Project (3of4) The schools involved are: Malcolm Sargent Primary School Baston CE Primary School Copthill School Ryhall CE Academy Cottesmore Primary School Bythams Primary School #stamford #community #scog

School Orchard Project (4of4) Our Goal - To bring children and parents together in a practical and productive way. Use the orchard and apples in the curriculum. Introduce children and parents to new life skills. Create more opportunities for making local healthy food and drink.

Tonight is our Monthly Meeting 7.30pm The Crown Stamford Including a talk on commercial apples by Mark Everett The Crown Hotel, Stamford PE9 2AG Come along and say hello...

Thanks to @BigLotteryFund for helping make this week.

Thanks to @BigLotteryFund, our work with local schools and community groups are full steam ahead.