Get your growing year off to a great start with our bumper early Spring event…
Seed Swap and Potato Day
Saturday 2nd March 2019
10am to 1pm
Newsome Scout Hall
Newsome Road South
Huddersfield HD4 6JJ
Huddersfield Potato Day
Choose from 30 different types of seed potato, including popular easy-to-grow varieties and some more unusual types. All seed potatoes are £2 per dozen (pick and mix) or 20p each. Our 2019 varieties are:
1st Earlies:
Casablanca (organic), Colleen (organic), Maris Bard (organic), Pentland Javelin, Red Duke of York, Rocket, Sharpe’s Express.
2nd Earlies:
Apache, British Queen, Charlotte (organic), Divaa, Jazzy, Kestrel, Maris Peer (organic), Sarpo Una.
Mains:
Ambo (organic), Belle de Fontenay (organic), Belmonda (organic), Cara (organic), Carolous (organic), Desiree (organic), Highland Burgundy Red (organic), Mary’s Rose (organic), Orla (organic), Pink Gypsy (organic), Pink Fir Apple, Red Emmalie, Salad Blue (organic), Sarpo Kifli, Sarpo Mira (organic), Vales Sovereign.
Potato picker 2019 – full details of all our varieties (PDF)
Seed Swap
Seeds galore – We’ll also have vegetable and salad seeds, sprouted garlic, onion sets and shallots on offer. You can either swap, or pick up some seeds in exchange for a small donation. Try our seed starter packs – ideal for growing in small spaces.
Activities – Seed planting and crafts for kids.
Local food – Jam, pickles etc. made from fruit and veg grown in Newsome.
Beekeeping – advice and demonstration hive from the Huddersfield and District Bee Keeping Association.
Books – Reading Circle book stall with all sorts of books.
Refreshments – Tea, coffee and home made cakes available all day.
Help with growing – Please ask for advice.
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight, when thousands of individuals and groups across the UK come together to celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. We’ll have a selection of fairtrade teas and coffees on sale, plus some cakes made with fairtrade ingredients.
Join us for lunch
served 12 noon to 1pm
Enjoy a warming cooked lunch, featuring some local ingredients.
Free admission. All welcome. And please tell all your friends!
Huddersfield Potato Day leaflet (pdf)
Roadworks ahead!
Part of Newsome Road South is closed on our event day for resurfacing, from the junction with Church Lane (Newsome crossroads) to Plantation Drive.
Updated 1st March at 1pm: We’ve been advised that the tarmacing will be from Newsome crossroads to just above the church hall and scout hall. This means that you should be able to drive up Newsome Road South from Berry Brow or the valley, and get to us ok. However, we don’t know exactly where the tarmac lorries will be parked. The road engineers are aware of our event and will do their best to help. There is also some extra signage up now.
All the other roads are open, so you can still approach the village from Newsome Road, Lockwood Scar or Jackroyd Lane and turn onto any of the side streets. The nearest drop off point to the hall is from St. John’s Avenue, just opposite. Bear in mind that you won’t be able to use Newsome crossroads by car or park on Newsome Road South.
If you’re coming by bus, the 306 has a diversion route that will drop you off on Towngate (please double check with the driver).
If you’re on foot, you can walk through Newsome church grounds or down the footpath from Hall Bower, or you will be able to cross the main road at safe places. We’ll do our best to make sure that everyone can participate – let us know if you need any help.
Kirklees roadworks search
type in Newsome Road South
Organised by Growing Newsome
Our special thanks to the
West Yorkshire Organic Group
for supporting our Potato Day.
Want to help?
We’re looking for volunteers to help out with our events and activities. Contact us at growingnewsome@gmail.com to find out more, or ask on the day.
Filed under: Activities | Tagged: grow your own, Growing Newsome, Huddersfield Potato Day, Newsome, Potato, Potato Day, potatoes, seed potatoes, seed swap, seeds |
Growing Newsome 
Leave a comment