£2.5M INVESTMENT FOR SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES
Stronger and safer together “I'd love people to get the same benefits I do by helping this orchard flourish.” Donnington Community Orchard volunteer Darran Dorsett.
Community safety initiatives are about more than reducing offences or crime prevention. Money is also going to support a broad range of projects that help bring people together and make this borough an even better place to live. One of these is the Donnington Community Orchard & Gardening Group. The orchard was established after World War Two by Yugoslavian workers, recruited to aid with Britain’s post-war labour shortage. Maintained by locals since the 1960s, in 2020 it was renamed the Liz Clare Community Orchard in memory of a long-serving Donnington councillor. One of the group’s volunteers, Darran Dorsett, said: “Community orchards are wonderful spaces for bringing people together around a common, positive purpose. Orchards are cherished natural places that give sustenance to people as being a haven for wildlife. The Donnington orchard has over 50 fruit trees and bird and bee feeders that support pollination as well as places to find peace and just sit and take in the scenery.
on borough wide community safety projects. £2.5m
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