3/2/26 First meeting

In our first meeting we introduced ourselves to the group and began learning about our site, Worthington Park, and client, The Friends of Worthington Park. As the orchard is not yet shown on park maps, we decided to plan an in-person visit.

Throughout the day we researched precedents, learnt about the current recreational areas and community events, and developed themes for our group name and poster, outlining four keywords: Orchard, Volunteer, Reuse, and Community. These inspired our name concepts (“Apples and Pears” and “Seeds to Seats”), our poster design sketches (pictured above), and our initial Proposal: a layered, staircase-style seating design that integrates reuse, composting, gardening, and community food growth. The
seating and planting systems would be built through volunteer-led DIY processes.

3/2/26 Client Meeting

Katie & Hilary from The Friends of Worthington Park introduced the proposal:

Site - A quiet orchard between the playground and park edge wall visited by dog walkers, children, and volunteer gardening groups
Funding & Organisation - Finances managed by park treasurer but Friends of the Park fundraise via markets, picnics, quiz nights, scouts events, carols and grants/ material donations
Proposal - Edible plant life, bug hotels and stumperies, visually integrated composting