Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Winter 2023

APPLES GALORE
You may have noticed some bags of apples in the
Wellmeadow in recent months. You may even have
accepted the offer to take some. But have you
wondered how they got there? A group of people
calling themselves Apples Galore has a lot of contacts
with people in and around the town who have more
apples in their garden than they can use and want
to give away what they don’t need. Apples Galore
volunteers have picked lots, put them in bags (180
bags at the time of writing) and leave them out in the
Wellmeadow.
This all began with Kristin Barrett seeing how many
apples were going to waste and doing something
about it. Since then, the work has steadily grown.
For example, the group has also been involved in the apple pressing events in September and
October which are mentioned in the article about the Climate Café.
The group has dwindled in recent years and would love to hear from anyone who would like to
help with this very rewarding work. If you would like to help next year from August onwards,
please get in touch with:
Kristin on 07505506892, or Len on 07530197213
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