Major apple and pear events 2025
Please note that we will update this events calendar throughout the year so please revisit it to get the latest news about events. For further details check out the ‘Full Event Listing with Details’ underneath the ‘Events Overview’. If you are interested in joining or helping at an event please email secretary@marcherapple.net
Events Overview
28th Feb Film: Welcome to the Orchard of England at Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells
8th March Course: Grafting Course at Nash Village Hall : Members only
March: Purchase of MAN heritage trees: Members only
4-5th April British Beekeepers Association Spring Convention, Harper Adams
26th April Paramor Picnic, MAN’s Paramor Orchard, Cwmdu
4-5th May Big Apple Blossomtime weekend, Marcle Ridge, Herefordshire
May | June Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
June | July Pruning Courses at Paramor Orchard. Dates to be confirmed: Members only
July Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
23-24 July Black Mountains Festival, Talgarth, Powys
Sept | Oct Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
4th Oct Tenbury AppleFest, Tenbury Wells. MAN stand
11-12th Oct The Big Apple, Much Marcle: MAN stand
18th Oct Leominster Apple Fair, Leominster: MAN stand
15th Nov AGM, Ludlow: Members only
December Frank P Matthews Christmas Fair: MAN stand
Full Event Listing with Details
28th Feb Film: Welcome to the Orchard of England at Regal Cinema, Tenbury Wells
Borderlines Festival:
Known historically as the Orchard of England, Herefordshire is apple country. This film brings together a wide-ranging and eccentric cast of local people – farmers, Travellers, former apple-pickers, clergymen, wassailers, cider makers, fruit sellers – to explore the deep relationship between the people of this area and its historic crop. Part portrait of a fading way of life, part celebration of how a living culture continues to manifest itself, the film raises deep questions about human nature. Expect games, pies, dancing, petty crime, and varieties of apple beyond your most delirious dreams. Prepare to honour the apple.
Note: This film will be shown at the Tenbury AppleFest and Leominster Apple Fair in October.
Look out for MAN members in the film!
8th March – Course: Grafting Course at Nash Village Hall : Members only
See course details https://www.marcherapple.net/whats-on/courses
March: Purchase of MAN heritage trees: Members only
A unique opportunity to own MAN heritage apple tree(s)
Trees in pots
As you know, Frank Matthews has made a copy of our Paramor orchard tree collection and they grafted and grew two grafts of each tree (for redundancy).
We now have many of the “spare” grafted trees for sale immediately to MAN members; so here’s an opportunity to obtain potted, grafted heritage apple trees.
Bare-root trees
We also have to take trees out at Paramor and Ty Glyn as part of progressive rationalising the holdings at each orchard.
If you are interested in any (bare root trees only) from these two orchards please let us know by the 20th April as they could be available now, otherwise they’ll come out when we have the time.
See full details of all available trees on the Surplus Trees page, including spreadsheet-lists of the trees. Please note – you will need to be a paid-up member to view this page.
4-5th April British Beekeepers Association Spring Convention, Harper Adams
Held at Harper Adams University, near Telford, MAN will have a stand at the two-day show.
Whilst not apple centric, MAN has been attending for several years and we always have a positive presence at this convention.
26th April Paramor Picnic, MAN’s Paramor Orchard, Cwmdu
Paramor Blossom Picnic Day 10am to 4pm
This is the second year of holding the picnic where we open up MAN’s Paramor orchard to both MAN members and members of the public to enjoy a perfect setting for a picnic.
Also on offer are orchard tours (Ainsleigh provides detailed insights into our heritage varieties, plus: folklore walks, storytelling sessions, meeting bee keepers, chatting to wildlife experts and browsing a range of stalls).
Food and drink available to buy.
See the event flyer for more details.
4-5th May Big Apple Blossomtime weekend, Marcle Ridge, Herefordshire
This is an annual special springtime opportunity to enjoy the lovely countryside and orchards of the Marcle Ridge in Herefordshire, where local orchards are famous both for their cider fruit and their dessert and culinary fruit. This is normally the peak of the blossom season so the trees can look spectacular.
This year Blossomtime has expanded again to four venues which will be open from 10am to 5pm on both days. Click this link for full details.
May | June Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
After last year’s successful visits to MAN members orchards, this year we have 3 more orchards to visit.
We are currently planning these – look out for details shortly.
June | July Pruning Courses at Paramor Orchard. Dates to be confirmed: Members only
Summer pruning days at Paramor Orchard, Cwmdu and at Ty Glyn, Cusop, for a few days likely from about 09:00 to 15:00 or so.
Days to be selected much nearer the time for being dry and pleasant.
Opportunities for you to learn, practice and embed pruning and tree management skills.
Paramor has nearly 300 apple trees on standard and half-standard rootstock that require pruning, for some it establishing the early tree form, others are general maintenance and a few require more restorative work.
The 500 cordons at Ty Glyn also variously need establishing early form, maintaining and rejuvenating spur structure. Both sites give super ways to learn and practice in small groups with expert guidance.
If interested please contact the secretary at secretary@marcherapple.net or Ainsleigh at ainsleigh_jennifer@btinternet.com; they’ll let you know much nearer the time preferred dates
July Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
After last year’s successful visits to MAN members orchards, this year we have 3 more orchards to visit.
We are currently planning these – look out for details shortly.
23-24 July Black Mountains Festival, Talgarth, Powys
Details to follow.
Sept | Oct Orchard visit – Date and location to be confirmed: Members only
After last year’s successful visits to MAN members orchards, this year we have 3 more orchards to visit.
We are currently planning these – look out for details shortly.
4th Oct Tenbury AppleFest, Tenbury Wells. MAN stand
Each year Tenbury Wells, The Town in the Orchard, celebrates the Mighty Apple with a one day event held on the Town’s Burgage Recreational Area on the first Saturday in October.
This is always a popular event, and MAN has a stand within the Frank P Matthew tent.
Further details: www.tenburyapplefest.co.uk
11-12th Oct The Big Apple, Much Marcle: MAN stand
The Big Apple Association Limited is a Community Benefit Society near Ledbury, Herefordshire. MAN has a stand at this event.
Further details: http://www.bigapple.org.uk/
18th Oct Leominster Apple Fair, Leominster: MAN stand
Visit the annual apple fair in Leominster where there will be apple displays, apple identification and the opportunity to try and/or buy plenty of different varieties of local apples. Also, as part of the event there will be stalls selling local crafts and cafe with local home-made food and cakes.
MAN has a stand at this event.
15th Nov AGM, Ludlow
Our AGM will be held at The Ludlow Mascall Centre, Ludlow, Shropshire, followed by a talk from an invited guest.
Details to follow.
December Frank P Matthews Christmas Fair: MAN stand
This is a new event for us
Details to follow.
