Our Apple Day was thoroughly enjoyed by those who came, and despite the weather forecast we had very little rain during the event – even if it was very wet underfoot! We borrowed the apple press from Stamford Community Orchard Group and made our own apple juice. Great fun was had by all crushing the apples and then pressing them into a delicious healthy juice – which people could take home.
There were plenty of delicious cakes from the homemade cake stall, with teas and coffees to wash them down.
Children had craft activities to try, and a quiz around the orchard, answering apple related questions. Children and adults could make applejacks out of apples to hang in the trees to ward off evil spirits, and we finally had a winner for our guess the name of the scarecrow – who was called Buck. There was also a craft stall, a second hand book-stall, and a plant stall. The Bourne Wood booklet was also available.
We had the results of our photographic competition with the entries and winners on display. The first and second prizes were handed out to Steve Goddard and Martin Barnatt (received on his behalf by his wife), and the third prize winner, Jason Richardson was not there.
The Friends had picked some fruit from the orchard, both to show people the different types of apples and pears, but also so people could take some away with them for a small donation. There will be more punnets available for the next few weeks during opening hours in the orchard, on a Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 6pm.
A huge ‘Thank You’ goes to all our volunteers who helped set up and look after the stalls on the day.
Photographs by Jayne Blackbourn