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Platinum Orchard
Information about the Platinum Orchard
Welcome to The Platinum Orchard. The orchard is a community facility maintained by The Parish Council, created in 2022 to celebrate the Platinum jubilee of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Feel free to visit the orchard, enjoy the pleasant surroundings and sample the produce! Whilst all of the produce is free to all to enjoy we do ask everyone to be respectful of others and the trees and plants.
A brief history can be found below:
February 2022
6 Plum trees donated to PC by an anonymous Rollestonian.
PC decide to designate part of Tafflands, at the top of Meadow View, as ‘The Platinum
(Jubilee) Orchard’ to be part of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum (70 years) celebration of her
reign.
January 2023
A further 4 Plum trees donated to PC by an anonymous Rollestonian.
PC decided to remove the old Cherry tree and tidy up shrub areas adjacent to the orchard to
facilitate future expansion.
Spring 2025
An application was submitted by the Civic Trust for a grant from ESBC, for the purchase of
some Apple and Pear Trees. This was supported by our ESBC councillors.
March 2025
The application was successful.
A group of volunteers planted twenty Apple and Pear trees.
Some of these were used to replace some earlier trees that were not developing well.
Summer 2025
A further donation of fruit trees was made by Verity and Lionel Conner (2 trees)
and Doveside WI (1 tree).
Two more trees were donated by two anonymous Rollestonians (1 tree each).
December 2025.
New maps and a key to identify the trees were created and added to PC website.
