Apple day at the London Wildlife Trust Garden in Camley Street

Lovely Autumn day on Sat 22nd,  lots of activities , apple related. plus bread ovens going and music. Did a talk on Cider and Cider Making to about 30 people of all ages. Gave out tasters of Burrow Hill Medium , New Forest Dry , Castle Cider Medium and Gwatkin Perry. Rounded off with a french Cider. It was videoed and some of it will appear on the the London Orchard Project website in due course.
Good feedback from attendees on  how interesting they found it.

Cider Tasting London N1 on Sat 22 OCT

I am doing a talk on Cider and cidermaking to 30 people on Sat 22nd (3-4pm)  Camley Street Natural Park, King's Cross N1.
See http://thelondonorchardproject.org/news/apple-days-weekend

They are  expecting 300 to 400 over the two days  to attend this event !

Red Lion Isleworth Report

Six Ciders on inc Millwhites Apples and Pears . Tut clumps and others. Good selection all at £2.50. Lovely evening in a proper community pub,  Good pub to visit less than 5 mins from Isleworth Station.

www.red-lion.info/

CAMRA cider social at Red Lion

Apple day at the London Wildlife Trust Garden in Peckham (Marsden Road Se15)

Arranged by LWT (www.wildlondon.org.uk/) and London Orchard Project (thelondonorchardproject.org/). The day had apple pressing demonstrations lots of people enjoying the fresh apple juice and taking part in mashing a pressing. First trial of the pedal powered scratter, good milling, but chain adjustment required, not bad for £16 outlay and using reclaimed materials.

Met up with east Dulwich Orchard collective, who are making their own cider I have a bottle to sample, will let you know what it is like in due course. Great to find a cider maker (apart from me) in London.

I ran a cider taste and talk to 25 people, had a selection of Ross On Wye, Castle And Wiscombe Cider, with an overview of cider producing regions, apple varieties, cider ingredients and the process of cider making.

Various other activities of nature trails, poetry, bee talks, longest apple core, all added up to a very pleasant afternoon.

Sunday 16th September Peckham Wildlife Garden cider tasting

As part of London orchard project, an apple pressing day is on Sun 16th , 11-4pm , I will be there at 3pm to do a cider tasting session of 4 different ciders and one perry.

more info  www.thelondonorchardproject.org