South Kesteven’s rich military heritage is to be explored as part of Apple Week celebrations at Grantham’s Wyndham Park.
A talk at the Wyndham Park Visitor Centre at 11am on Friday 20 November offers the chance to learn about the role that Grantham’s Heroes Commemorative Orchard plays in marking a key period in WW2.
Attendees will learn about the contribution made during 1944 of the United States Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command, whose airfields encircled Grantham, and the heroism of allied airborne troops.
Set across 3.75 acres in Wyndham Park, the orchard boasts 75 heritage-variety apple, plum and cherry trees marking the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, as well as South Kesteven’s role in D-Day and The Battle of Arnhem.
The talk kicks off Apple Week at the park and the build up to the annual International Apple Day on Saturday 21 October.
Speakers include Elizabeth Bowskill, Chair of Wyndham Park Forum which co-ordinated orchard funding and maintained the orchard during and after planting, and Debbie Nicholls, the Council’s Armed Forces Office who originated the project.
The Wyndham Park talk will be followed by a Q&A session and a guided walk around the orchard.
Apple Week will include an Apple Trail across Wyndham Park with a display in the Visitor Centre.
The talk is free to attend with tickets available through www.guildhallartscentre.com (Local Events).