Marcher Apple Network

Marcher Apple Network

RHWYDWAITH AFALAU’R GORORAU

Reviving the Old Apple and Pear Varieties in the Welsh Marches

Orcharding and Related Courses

Courses run by MAN

Marcher Apple Network Grafting Session

Great news! The March 2025 MAN Grafting Course is confirmed.

We are pleased to announce that we will be running a grafting course on Saturday 8th March at Nash Village Hall (SY8 3AL) led by our own Wade Muggleton and Isabelle Harris.

The course will start at 10am and last 2 hours and will focus on apple grafting.

For those who are interested we will have lunch at a local pub.

Further details will be provided closer to the date.

We still have some places available so if you would like to attend, please email Gareth Kennard-Holden, the MAN Secretary, at secretary@marcherapple.net and give an estimate of number of root stocks you would want to graft.

Please note numbers attending is limited so please book asap.
 
Grafting Session Details
The session will be for MAN members only
The session will be held at 10am-12am Saturday morning 8th March at Nash Village Hall SY8 3AL, just north of Tenbury Wells. What3Words ///hindered.fellow.musically
You will need to bring your own scion wood.
MAN will provide the root stock which will be a cost to attendees of £1.35 + VAT per root stock.
MAN will provide equipment to graft and will instruct with MAN experts and experienced volunteers.
The only costs will be for the root stocks you use and pots (unless you bring your own).

 

 

Below are some links to other organisations who run training courses.

Tentatively we are planning a pruning session at Paramor Ty Glyn at the end of June to early July. Exact dates are weather dependent. We welcome volunteers and offer training. If interested please contact the secretary at secretary@marcherapple.net

Other Courses

Gloucestershire Orchard Trust

GOT 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. 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.