Garden areas maintained by
Garden Friends (from the top of village)
Danny Palmer Nature
Reserve at Marchup Ghyll, Silsden Road
This area was a
Victorian landfill site which was mainly ash and broken glass. It
was sealed with a layer of soil, sown with wild flower seed and
planted with over 900 native trees and shrubs (planting by a
working party of villagers and children) and bird nesting boxes
(provided by the Wharfedale Naturalists Society and a villager)
have been erected. The maintenance work is being done by AGF
volunteers and BMDC, with finance from the Parish Council, the
Onyx Environmental Trust and trees provided by ‘Bradford
Forest’. The reserve was very much the work of the late
Cllr.Danny Palmer and has now been rre-named in his honour.
It was formally opened in
2004 and has information boards to help visitors.
See many
more photos HERE.
‘Lay-By’ Garden
opposite Townhead Trading Estate
(below)
This small garden was built by the Parish Council on
land sold to them for a nominal £1 on condition it was used as a
garden in perpetuity. It has been planted to give year round
interest with a mixture of annuals, perennials and shrubs. See
many more photos HERE.
‘Sailor Corner’
Garden above The The Sailor pub, below.
We
have made new beds in this shady area with woodland plants to add
a new area of interest in the village - most other gardens are in
full sun. Planting includes bamboos to add a background. See many
more photos HERE.
‘Cottages’ Garden
(below)
This garden is so named because it was created after
old cottages were demolished during ‘slum clearance’ in the
1960s. With the help of B.M.D.C. the garden has been
re-designed,with re-shaped beds, a new wall along the pavement
side (see below). Across the road you will see railing planters
which were initially planted by the 2nd Addingham Brownies for
their badgework but have recently been replaced with larger
containers. See many more photos HERE.
Fountain Garden
(below)
This garden was rebuilt by the AGF, with a large
‘pebble’ fountain as the centre piece. The small auxiliary
fountains were deliberately positioned close to the front to
allow children to play with them. The Civic Society sponsored
re-paving of the surrounding area (formally poor asphalt) and a
villager has donated a seat in memory of his wife to make this
(with the adjacent Hen Pen Garden) a very popular area with
villagers and visitors. See many more photos HERE.
Hen Pen Garden
(below)
This is the largest
of the village gardens and was completely re-designed and
re-planted by A.G.F. Over the past three years (main picture
below). This major project included new roses and an old village
gatepost (as a central feature).
The access ramp was
sponsored by Addingham Parish Council and stone edgings and
paving provided and built by B.M.D.C. Parks & Landscape Dept.
See many more photos HERE.
War Memorial area
(below)
This area adjacent to the Memorial Hall Car Park and
the sports ground behind are owned by the Parish Council. The
access drive to the Memorial was re-paved by AGF using a grant
from the Living Spaces organisation, and new beds have been made
along the drive. See many more photos HERE.
North Street Garden
(below)
This was previously
planted with roses but they suffered from rose sickness and,
perhaps, the shallowness of the soil. The AGF have edged the
central bed with boards, built up the soil level, and re-planted
it with ‘cottage garden’ perennials and shrubs. See many more
phots HERE.
Ilkley Road Welcome Bed
(below)
The welcome bed has been re-located and rebuilt by a
villager (f.o.c.). See more photos of this and other containers
HERE.
(b) Other
Garden areas
See photos HERE.
Medical
Centre
Our new Medical
Centre is proving a great asset to the village, and now
incorporates the village Pharmacy as well. The beds around the
Centre were originally planted by contract gardeners employed by
the Doctor but are now being re-planted by the Garden Friends to
add more colour and variety. See photos HERE.
Children’s
playground
This new
playground was officially opened by the 2009 Gala Queen in 2010.
The playground was built for the village by the Addingham Civic
Society, with donations from village individuals and groups as
well as grant money. The adjacent flower bed has been planted by
B.M.D.C. and the Garden Friends. See phots HERE.
The Fleece Pub
The
patio area and the frontage are always very colourfully decorated
with tubs and hayracks and the new owner has added lots of new
planters.
High House Mews
This development for retired people has beautifully
maintained gardens. The maintenance is mainly carried out by the
residents themselves. It won the Ben Bailey Homes Trophy 4 years
after construction.
Church Orchard
This
garden, opposite the Church, has been developed as a re-creation
of a traditional Rectory garden with numerous varieties of fruit
trees and a wild garden area. The tenant has also planted
thousands of snowdrops in the garden and in the adjacent field.
St. Peter’s Church
Our ancient and beautifully situated Parish Church. The
area is decorated with approximately 40,000 daffodils in the
spring, which have been progressively added to since the original
‘Golden necklace’ around the walls was planted. Maintenance
is by Church members. See Home page.
Addingham Primary School
The school Gardening Club, run by three enthusiastic
teachers, grow flowers, salad plants, herbs and vegetables, the
latter used by the school kitchens and bought by a local pub.
Children of all ages are keenly involved. The greenhouse is used
for raising seeds and some experiments.
Silsden Road Recreation
Ground
This was equipped with a new children’s play
area, using money (£45,000!) raised by an action group of
parents and other villagers. An area was planted with native
trees by volunteers led by the Parish Council to link with the
nature reserve across the road.
Silsden Road Allotments
These are two of the three allotment sites in the village -
the other is at Newtown at the top of Stockinger Lane. As well as
holding regular talks and running as shop, the Addingham
Allotment & Gardens Association holds well supported Spring
and Summer Flower Shows in the village. The field below the upper
allotments has be converted to new plots by the Parish Council
and the Allotments & Gardens Association to eliminate the
allotment waiting list in the village (below).
Street House Farm Estate
This estate (built during the 1990s) has many very well
planted and maintained private gardens, visually helped by the
open plan frontages.
Sugar Hill Green
(adjacent to Hen Pen)
This
grass area was created when the railway was demolished about
1969. AGF created a corner bed to replace an old dog rose, new
planting in front of the toilets to replace a scruffy grass bank,
a grasses bed beside the toilets and snowdrops to add to the
daffodils in the grass. The Parish Council has recently replaced
the central seat and planted a Korean Pine in memory of the late
Councillor Mick Aldridge. Bird boxes (made by a villager) have
been fixed to trees on the green. See photos HERE.
See
www.addingham.info, the
Addingham village information website for all the info about the
village.
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