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Latest News1st February 2017 THE 15th BERE APPLE FEST Saturday 7th October 2017 1-5pm Bere Ferrers Church Hall and environs More details will be posted nearer the date, so keep checking!
6th August 2016 THE 14th BERE APPLE FEST SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 1-5PM BERE FERRERS CHURCH HALL Your Committee have again been busy planning this year’s event and we are delighted to welcome James Crowden as our major guest. James is an author, poet, explorer (F.R.G.S.), shepherd, sheep shearer, forester and cider maker! His books include ‘Cider – the Forgotten Miracle’ and ‘Ciderland’. He will meet you and have copies of his books with him. Further details are on his web site: james-crowden.co.uk. This year we are featuring “Meeting the Experts”, who will be there to help and advise those attending. We haven’t forgotten the old favourites: the “World Famous Apple Pie Competition”, again sponsored by Seth Robertson and his Robertson’s Restaurant in Tavistock; children’s games; rural crafts; tree purchases, pruning and grafting; Dartmoor Border Morris, etc. etc. To many, the most important feature of Apple Fest is the opportunity to have their apples pressed (clean ones, please!) – and don’t forget to bring containers to take the juice home. No apples to press? Simple, there will be adequate supplies of juice to purchase. We still need a few more members to help run the event, with vacancies in all departments. If you would like to join the team please contact Brian Lamb ([email protected]) tel: 01822 841309 TRAINING DAYS FOR MEMBERS At the beginning of each season we give members the opportunity of learning how our presses, pasteurisers and other equipment works so that we are satisfied that you can safely hire them (details of hiring are on our web site.). It is also an opportunity for you to press any early apples that you have. This year it will again be at Greystone Cottage, Bere Ferrers (PL20 7JX) on Sunday 4th September from 10am until 2pm. It will again feature a DIY barbecue, so bring along your lunch ingredients and we will supply the heat to cook it - and some juice! WINTER PRUNING COURSE Details to be announced, but it is likely to be in January 2017. SUBSCRIPTIONS It is regrettable that some of you h a v e n o t y e t p a i d y o u r subscriptions!! You forgot? Your partner was dealing? It is still on the mantelpiece!! We are now allowing you to renew this month at no additional charge! Please help the work load on our new Membership Secretary by putting a cheque in the post or doing a bank transfer today! Details of how to do this are on our website. If you have decided not to continue, an email by return to me would be helpful. Thank You. FAREWELL TO WILL AND PETER William and Carol and Peter and Rose have moved to Portsmouth and Worcester respectively. They were some of the Founder members who started TTAG and have been heavily involved for the last 14 years in developing the Group and, in particular, their leadership and entrepreneurial skills at the “pressing factory” at our Apple Fests. We thank them for this and give them our best wishes for the future (rumour has it that there may be a guest appearance at this year’s Apple Fest).
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