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The event was organised by the Colwall Orchards Project, which was set up to preserve and restore the village's orchards, many of which have fallen into neglect.

The Apple Day was held to celebrate Colwall's heritage of fruit, and residents turned up in large numbers to take part.

The event started with a procession of decorated wheelbarrows, laden with this autumn's apples, taking part in a procession from Colwall Green to the village cricket ground, led by the Outdoor Capering Crew morris dancers.

At the cricket ground, the attractions included apple juicing and apple expert John Edgeley was on hand to identify fruits brought along by villagers.

"That was very succesful," said Ruth Kiely of the project. "Some of the specimens that people brought along were varieties that John knew about, but had never actually seen before."

Organisers are looking forward to holding more events next year.

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Malvern Gazette (11:20am Thursday 8th October 2009)

Orchard project holds apple day

THE Colwall Orchard Project will be hosting Apple Day celebrations at the village cricket ground on Saturday, October 17.

The event starts at 11am on Colwall Green with a decorated wheelbarrow parade, when the Outside Capering Crew

Morris dancers will lead a procession in a colourful display of autumn produce.

“We’d like as many people as possible to walk to the event, and bring their spare fruit to have made into fresh juice, so we thought a wheelbarrow parade would be a fun way to do it,” said Ruth Kiely of the group.

Two juicing production lines will be converting apples into fresh juice using a token exchange system.

Later in the afternoon, apple expert John Edgley will be running an apple, pear and plum identification clinic.

There will also be lots of traditional apple games, a hog roast and cider bar, and parking will be available at the village hall, opposite the cricket ground.

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Project will bring new open space to Colwall

LEDBURY REPORTER 3:00pm Saturday 11th July 2009

COLWALL Orchard Group and the Colwall Allotment Association have joined forces to create a new public open space in the village.

The project, called the Colwall Village Garden, has already been invited by the Big Lottery Fund to apply for money to buy land.

The aim is to create somewhere for local events to take place, such as the wassailing, apple day and blossom picnic that the orchard group has already organised.

It will also be somewhere to grow food and share knowledge and skills, and also a focus for orchard volunteering.

Local support for the initiative is growing, and more than 200 people have already signed a petition in support of the idea.

“We need to find out who might be interested in being involved in the lottery bid, and what people would want on the site,” said Helen Stace, of the orchard group.

“Anyone can help in a small way by expressing support for the project.

“The more support we have, the more likely we are to be successful,” she said.

“We already have our own ideas about things to include, such as an area for children to be safe and free to explore and enjoy their environment, but I’m sure there will be things that we haven’t thought of yet.”

Colwall Orchard Group

promoting, celebrating and restoring traditional orchards

Media Coverage - Colwall Village Garden

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West of the Hills - October 2009