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June 2025 Our 80th anniversary Talks: Peter Coles “Mulberries” Mike Buckingham on SWD Talks: Martin Hayes “Itinerant Orchardist” Visit to The Grange Fruit DNA Analysis Download

February 2025 Chair’s report Midlands report AGM notice Talks: Jane Stewart on “medlars” Talks: Lindsay Engers “Chiltern Heritage Orchards” Visits and waiting lists Download

October 2024 Festival of flavours at Wisley Membership information Nuts dismay Visit to the national citrus collection Visit to the Brogdale national fruit collection  Fruit and veg competitions Visit to

June 2024 RHS Fruit Group members help achieve a silver gilt at Chelsea 12th AGM report Talks: Martin Sadler “History of the Sussex Apple” Talks: Sarah Foss “Earthworms” Fruit growing

February 2024 Chair’s report AGM announcement Committee “who’s who” Group visits for 2024 Talks at Wisley: Helen Barlow  Talks at Wisley: Pam Hunter Zam baring: Grange Estate  Figs in Syrup

November 2023 Welcome by the chair Midlands report Mis-labelled fruit ‘The Orchard Year’ by Adrian Baggaley’s  ‘Fruit Observations of the Year 2023′ by J. Arbury Visit to The Newt in