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Orcharding and Related Courses

Courses run by MAN

Saturday, 4th August 2012. Summer Pruning Course at MAN’s Tredomen orchard. Given by MAN member Tom Adams this summer pruning course is a follow up to the successful winter pruning course tutored by Paul Davies in February. Fee £20 (members), £25 (non-members). Please contact Marie Ward - 01497 847 847 to book a place on the course.

Thursday, 20th September 2012. Apple Identification: A Beginners’s Introduction to Apple Identification. Restricted to MAN members. Check Apples and Pears for details as places are limited.

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Other Courses

Tuesday, 10^th July 2012.
Saturday, 14^th July 2012.
Pruning Fruit Trees - two half day courses given by The Cart Shed.

Gloucestershire Orchard Group

GOG are holding pruning, budding and grafting training events throughout the year.

Cider Making

Peter Mitchell, formerly of Core Food and Drink, gives courses on cider making. Full course details are available on his website.

The Pershore Group of Colleges

Pershore College, now part of Warwickshire College, advertise a number of courses for 2012. These include Amateur Fruit Juice and Cider Making, Commercial Apple Juice Production, Commercial Cider Production, Fruit Tree Pruning and Traditional Orchard Management. Tel 01386 551143/ 551224.

The Royal Horticultural Society runs events at Pershore College. Some of these events are relevant to orcharding such as the workshop Fruit Tree Pruning in November 2012. Note that these courses are open to non-members of the RHS (although the fees are then higher). For more information contact Pershore College, RHS Regional Centre, Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3JP. Tel 01386 554609/ 552443.