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Apples and Pears Events List

MAN try to include details of all relevant events within the Marcher Counties and the more significant national events. (Pictures from a number of events can be found in the Photograph Gallery). Courses, however, are listed separately. If you are organising or know of a forthcoming event which you think should be included here then please contact the Webmaster. If you spot an error would you also please let the Webmaster know so a correction can be made.

For other events you may find the following useful

• The Three Counties Cider and Perry Association's Events List is specific to cider and perry and mainly covers events in the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
• The Common Ground Apple Day List.
• The National Orchard Forum's list of events.
• The National Trust organises apple events at many of its properties (Telephone 0870 458 400 for details).

It is always advisable, especially if you intend to travel from some distance, to confirm the time and details from the organisers.

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Events in 2007

Events in 2008

Saturday, 19th April. British Beekeepers Convention at Stoneleigh. Details from Tom Froggatt.

Saturday/ Sunday, 26th/ 27th April. Mid Wales Mouthful Food Festival & Welsh Wonderwool at the Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd. TV chef, Antony Worral Thomson will be opening and cooking at the event. MAN will have a stand there. Details from Sally Shiels. Tel. 01982-552224.

4th/ 5th May - Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. Blossom time with the Big Apple. A seasonal celebration of English Apples and Cider in the Herefordshire Parishes of the Marcle Ridge. For further information send a SAE to 'Big Apple', Woodcroft, Putley, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2RD or phone 01531 670544.

Wednesday, 14th May. Annual International Cider and Perry competition. Open to local competitors. For further information contact The Cider Museum. Tel. 01432-354207.

Saturday/ Sunday, 17th/ 18th May. Smallholder and Garden Weekend at Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Powys. MAN will be sharing a stand with Paul Davies. For details Tel. 01982-554401/2.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 4th/5th/6th July. Wales International Craft Cider Festival at Abergavenny Castle. Ciders will be on sale from several European countries, together with regional food and live music. Details from Alan Golding. Tel. 01685-873866 or from website www.welshcider.co.uk

Saturday, 19th July. Cwmdu show, near Crickhowell.

Saturday/Sunday, 23rd/24th August. Black Mountains Festival, Talgarth, Powys. MAN will be in the Cattle Market on the Sunday. Display of early apples & identification of ripe early varieties. Tastings and fruit for sale. Details from Sheila Leitch.

Saturday/Sunday, 6th/7th September. National Vine Collection and Herefordshire apples on show and for tasting. At Ewyas Harold. Details from Brian Edwards. Tel. 01981-240256 or see their website vinenursery.netfirms.com.

Saturday, 13th September. Kington Show. Details from Claire Edwards. Tel. 01544-260602.

Sunday, 14th September. Entertainment under the Apples at Penlanole, near the Vulcan Arms, south of Rhayader, Powys. Please note that for safety reasons, the approach will be to the back of the farm and will be signposted from the A470. For details Tel. 01597-811487.

Saturday/ Sunday, 27th/ 28th September. Autumn Show at Three Counties Showground, Malvern.

Saturday/ Sunday, 27th/ 28th September. Apple Weekend at Berrington Hall, near Leominster. Details from Head Gardener, Nick Winney. Tel. 01568-610593.

Thursday, 2nd October. Trumpet Ploughing Match & West of England Fruit Show, at Burley Gate, where A465 Hereford - Bromyard Road crosses the A417, Leominster - Ledbury Road. Details from Mrs J Eversham. Tel 01531-890447.

Saturday, 11th October. Apple Day at The Greenwood Centre, Coalbrookdale. Apple display and tasting. Contact Michael Pooley. Tel. 01952-433632.

Saturday/ Sunday 11th/ 12th October. The Big Apple. A harvest-time celebration of English apples and cider in the Herefordshire parishes of the Marcle Ridge. There will be fruit displays (including cider fruits and perry pears), tastings, identifications and apples and apple juices. The full programme should be released in mid-August. For final details of talks, demonstrations and other events, phone Jackie Denman, Secretary of the ‘Big Apple Association’, on 01531-670544.

Saturday, 18th October. Leominster Apple Fair. At Lion Ballroom, Broad Street. Details from Felicity Norman, Tel. 01568-780886.

Saturday, 18th October. Tenbury Agricultural Society Fruit Show & Apple Fest. Details from Tom Froggatt.

Saturday/ Sunday, 18th/ 19th October. Cidermaking Festival at the Cider Museum, Ryelands Street, Hereford. For more details, contact the Cider Museum. Tel. 01432-354207.

Sunday, 19th October. Church Stretton Apple Fair at Sylvester Horne Institute, High Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, from 11.00am - 4.00pm. There will be a display of local apples. Details from John Lloyd, Tel. 01694-723143.

Tuesday, 21st October. Apple Day. Events countrywide. For programme send SAE to Common Ground, Gold Hill House, 21, High Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8JE. Tel. 01747-850820. Web Site: www.commonground.org.uk

Saturday, 25th October. Birmingham Botanical Gardens Apple Day, Pumpkin Show & Conservation Day. Contact Linda Keene, Tel. 01214- 541860.

Saturday/ Sunday 25th/ 26th October. (Date to be confirmed.) Flavours of Herefordshire Food Festival. At Hereford race course. For further details Tel. 01432-260621.