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Big Apple Cider and Perry Tastings
In the spacious surroundings of Dragon Orchard you can sample the entries in our Cider and Perry Trials. Many of the cider and perry makers will have stalls selling a range of bottled and draught ciders, perries and apple juice, plus a range of other orchard-based products such as honey, jam, chutney, etc.
Or just wander amongst the fruit trees in the orchard, soaking up the sounds and scents of nature.
Sales Tables
A number of local makers will be selling cider, perry, apple juice and other orchard-related products during Blossomtime.
Already confirmed are:
Artistraw Cider
Gregg’s Pit Cider & Perry
Palmers Upland Cyder
Redvers Cider & Perry
Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co. Ltd.
Skittery Apple Juice and Cider
Woodredding Cider and Perry
Toilets
There are Portaloos at Dragon Orchard.
Daytime happenings at Dragon Orchard
There will be music and entertainment throughout the weekend. There’s more to come when we can pin them down!
Sunday 4th May
10.30 to 12.00 Pruning demonstration (also at 2.30)
Would you like to learn more about pruning? David Pealing will be demonstrating pruning techniques to restore old orchard apple trees.
Gloves and eye protection available – please bring your own if preferred.
2.00 The Mushrooms
Local group singing old rock n’ roll favourites.
2.30 – 4.00 Pruning demonstration (as for 10.30)
3.30 The Remnants
Putley-based band – come and support your local musicians!
Monday 5th May
12.00 Vox Rox
A really funky choir, with a strong emphasis on singing for fun and pleasure. We sing everything from Abba to ZZ Top – pop, rock, gospel, soul and blues. Meets every Monday evening 7.30-9.30 at the United Reform Church Hall in Malvern Link. All welcome!
2.30 Leominster Morris and Pinsley Mill Morris
Do we need to explain?
3.30 Mice in a Matchbox
Mice in a Matchbox are something a little different. They take songs, some familiar, some original, some old and some new, and apply their own lively arrangements. They’ve been playing together for ten years and have two albums with a third in preparation. Often heard on local BBC and independent radio; stand by for a dynamic and exciting performance!
We are also hoping to have some wandering poets, declaiming to the trees in the orchard and maybe/probably encouraging visitors to have a go at the odd rhyming couplet or two!
