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Bag of Remin RockdustWhen we ran the Association and had some stores sheds, one item we had that certainly seemed to be good for the soil and plants, was RockDust. Mined from Scottish quarries, this remarkable volcanic rock dust contains two thirds of all non-synthetic minerals known to man, and is a natural method of adding essential trace elements to your soil.

Whilst we no longer run the sheds, or the Association, we do get the occasional request asking if we know where to get it locally to Ilkley. Unfortunately we were the local suppliers for this area.

Now, all An Ilkley Gardener can suggest is have a look on Google for mail order firms that stock and delivery at a reasonable price.  We used to stock Seer brand, but Remin is basically the same stuff and

A Community Orchard is to be established in Ilkley to provide free fruit and help the environment.

Climate Action Ilkley is hoping to start planting trees next month - although this depends on getting permission from Bradford Council in time.

The group intends to plant 25 trees across two sites initially, with more planned for the future.

A team of 16 people has been working for the past ten months on getting a community orchard started. They will plant apples, pears, and plums in the

The Committee have taken the sad decision to suspend the 2020/2021 programme with the hope that we can re-start meetings from September.

 

This will mean cancelling this year's Burley Show. If you were a 2019 trophy winner, please note that we have decided that all cups, shields etc will remain uncollected for the time being. A decision will be made later whether to leave them with the current winners for another year or to collect them in September.