The Project
&
The Partners
The partners are developing tree shaded public spaces for public use. The emphasis is on fruit trees and in particular Apple Trees. Orchards are thus a particular interest of the partnership.
Arbours:
The word probably had its origins in the French: ‘erbier’: “Kitchen garden” & came to mean ‘a shady corner’. Other associated terms are, in English ‘bower’, ‘grove’, ‘gazebo’.
The partners will also
- collect & publish stories, images & pictures related to trees
- engage members of their local communities in the whole process & encourage community ownership of the process
- organise celebrations associated with the ‘Arbours’.
The partners are based across Europe in
Spilinga, Calabria, Italy (clicca qui)
The partner has already created informal trails through the ‘valley of the mills’.
The project provides an opportunity to develop this work with other community groups.
Kaunas County, Lithuania (paspauskite čia)
The oak tree (being planted here) is the symbol of the library service (the local partner). Creating arbors at libraries in the rural county is a natural extension of existing interests.
Iasi, NE Romania (Click aici)
An orchard sits in the school grounds which are in an industrial zone of the city. There is considerable potential for its development both as a teaching resource & as meeting places & powerful symbol of community renewal.
Sarn, Dyffryn Ceri, Mid Wales,UK (Cliciwch yma)
The planting of a tree in remembrance of the sacrifices made in World War One has created a considerable community interest in developing such work to include community glades & arbors
Kohoutov, North Czech Republic (klikněte zde)
Probably the most well established group in the partnership & with an excellent record of small scale but significant activities in a rural area where community cohesion has been almost non-existent.
It is in sharing the varied local experiences that the project can produce an increased dynamism and effectiveness amongst all the partners.
Through the encouragement of each other, partners will
- increase their assistance in reducing the isolation experienced in all partner localities
- further the development social cohesion & social capital within their communities
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