Events

[Editor's Note - June 2003: This list of events needs to be reviewed and updated. If you can supply any information or updates, please contact ]

This document was compiled by Gillian Grafton and is for information only. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents are as accurate as possible, but no liability is accepted. Please ring the relevant organisation before setting out for any event.

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Coming Soon!: a list of courses available at the Worcester College of Agriculture.

May

5th and 6th May.
Blossomtime in Putley. Cider tasting, orchard walks, meet cider and perry makers, learn how to graft apple trees, enjoy a flower festival, and learn from a leading authority on cider fruit varieties including a pollen tasting!
Contact: The Secretary, Woodcroft, Putley, Lebdury, Herefordshire HR8 2RD. Tel. 01531 670544.

8th May
Cider and perry competition to be held at The Cider Museum, Hereford. Awards to be made at 3 pm. Cider exhibits will remain on display until 15th May.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

11th and 12th May
Design and make your own labels. A workshop to be held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

11th May to 21st July
Selling cider, trends in advertising and packaging. An exhibition to be held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

June

1st to 30th June
Selling cider, trends in advertising and packaging. An exhibition to be held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

27th June
Selling Cider. A case study by Westons of Much Marcle. 7:30 pm at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

July

1st to 21st July
Selling cider, trends in advertising and packaging. An exhibition to be held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

August

3rd August to 6th October
Causing a revolution: plastics in the cider industry. An exhibition to be held at the Cider Museum, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

September

1st September to 30th September
Causing a revolution: plastics in the cider industry. An exhibition to be held at the Cider Museum, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

19th September
History of plastics in the cider industry. A talk to be held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

October

1st October to 6th October
Causing a revolution: plastics in the cider industry. An exhibition to be held at the Cider Museum, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

19th October to 2nd November
Seasonal festival of apples. To be held at the Cider Museum, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

27th October
Big Apple Enthusiasts Day. A practical introduction to perrymaking. 10:30 am to 4pm at Much Marcle near Ledbury in Herefordshire. Cost £15 to include a cold lunch. Spend a day meeting the trees, collecting the pears and making the perry. If no perry pears are available, then cider will be made instead.
Contact: The Secretary, Woodcroft, Putley, Lebdury, Herefordshire HR8 2RD. Tel. 01531 670544. Book early, places are limited.

November

1st and 2nd November
Seasonal festival of apples. To be held at the Cider Museum, Hereford.
Contact: The Secretary, Friends of the Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. Tel. 01432 354207.

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Original text copyright © Gillian Grafton 1990-1996; revisions copyright © Paul Gunningham 2003.
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