100s of apple
varieties on display for you to discover and taste, apple juice making,
pumpkins carving, conker fights and hot soup available ...
Thank you Dot Wilson from Quarry Bank Mill's apprentice house orchard for all your wonderful apples for us to taste. These were:
Calville Rouge d’Hiver (1628), Histon Favourite (1883), Small’s
Admirable (1850), Stayman’s Winesap (1866), Lord Clyde (1866), King of
the Pippins (1800), Hanwell (1820), Byford Wonder (1993), Charles Eyre
(1911), Peasgood’s, Nonsuch (1858), Dredge’s Fame (1802), Queen
Caroline (1820), Sure Crop (1905), Upton Pine (1910), Royal Snow
(1935), Paroquet (1897), Smart’s Prince, Arthur (1883), Wyken Pippin
(1720), Lancashire Pippin (1950), Lady’s Finger of Lancaster (1824),
George Carpenter (1902), Court Pendu Plat (1613), King David (1893),
Herring’s Pippin(1908), Suntan (1955), Red Miller’s Seedling (1848),
Api (1628), Bee Bench , Gooseberry Pippin, Winter Banana, Pixie (1947),
Autumn, Pearmain (1629), Lord Stradbroke (1900), Grange’s Pearmain
(1829), Peacemaker (1913), Wealthy (1860), Wareham Russet, Millicent
Barnes (1903), Joybells (1900), Rome Beauty (1817), Spartan (1926),
Ribston Pippin (1707), Crispin/Mutsu (1930), Grimes Golden (1832),
Welford Park Nonsuch, Monarch (1888), Beef Apple (?), Cockpit (1831),
Grenadier (1862), Howgate wonder (1915-16), Rakemaker French Crab
(1700s), Burr Knot (1818), Keswick Codlin (1793), Withington Welter
(1883), S T Wright, Lemon Pippin (1744), Bountiful (1964), Ponsford
(1950), Catshead (1629), Arthur W Barnes (1902), Schoolmaster (1855),
Bismarck (1870), Lord Suffield (1836), Bardsey Apple (pre 1870
popularised in 1998), Royal Jubilee (1893)
POTATO DAY!
Sunday 20th February
11am until 4pm
Potato expert Bill Whitehead will be on hand for advice and information
plus an extensive display of heritage and rare seed potatoes !
Winter Festival ...
Sunday 5th December
Noon till 4pm
Wreath making workshop
Fire
Soup
Mulled Wine
Craft stalls
Cakes
Do come and wrap up warm!
Make a difference DAY!
30th October 2010
2 till 5
A day when you can help make a difference by tidying all
around the centre and make leaf mould. Hot choc, biscuits and laughter
provided.
See you there ...
Apple & Pumpkin Day
Sunday 24th October
11.00 - 4.00
A day for all the family,
make and taste apple juice
with the lovely Abundance,
apple press construction experiment,
herbal remedies from the Green Man,
pumpkin carving,
new colourful crafts on sale,
face painting,
live accoustic music and
delicious potato and leek soup,
Alice’s apple and pumpkin pies
and refreshments available.
Do come ...
Summer Party
Saturday 31st July
11am till 5ish
Live music from ...
Spencer Cloud & The Range Brothers (album launch party)
The Bigsby Brothers
Bailey Sisters
Micky Van Gelder
Pepper Street
Jacob H James
Jamie Dodger & Our Kid
(aka the HCGC String Ensemble)
Plus the Dubland Woodland DJs
+ special guests
Local veg! Local food!
Local strawbs & cream!
.
Do come ....
Community
Compost
Companion Planting
Saturday 30th May
11am till 3pm
We will be looking at compost making, companion planting and lots of
stalls from local initiatives such as Edible Street, Fairfield Compost,
Abundance etc. A day for all the family to learn about plant
companionship, strawberries adore growing with leeks and chives planted
by your apple tree or roses could prevent green flies. Come and see!!
Also a guided tour planned at 2pm.
Do come ....
GARY Scarecrow, entered as part of the Big Green Festival in Chorlton 2011 scarecrow competition ...
Spring Thing ....
Sunday 18th April
11 am till 4 pm
A day for all the family when we celebrate spring and look at all the
wonderful things we can grow (and eat!). So, it might be something
beautiful to look at or something wonderful to eat or both at the same
time! We’ll have everything you need for spring sowing – from
artichokes to rainbow chard, runner beans to sweet peas. There’ll be
the usual warm HCGC welcome, experts on hand to answer all your
questions, activities for children, beautiful arts and crafts and lots
more.
Refreshments, cakes and sowing workshop for the lil' ones.
A Celebration of All Things Spring! Join the festivities and put a Spring in your step with HCGC.
Do come ...
photo Colin Rowan 2010
Our first event is POTATO DAY
on Sunday 21st February from 11am till 4.30. Potato expert Bill
Whitehead will be on hand for advice and information plus an extensive
display of heritage and rare seed potatoes !
On sale on the day (subject to availabilty)
will be ...
FIRST EARLIES
Accord, Colleen, Maris Bard, Orla, Pentland Javelin, Red Duke of York, Swift and Winston.
SECOND EARLIES
Anya, British Queen, Kestrel, Hunter, Maris Peer,
Nadine.
MAIN
Ambo, Arran Victory, Cara, Desiree, Golden
Wonder, Isle Of Jura, Nicola, Lady Balfour, Record, Remarka, Robinta, Rooster, Sante, Setanta, Valor, Sarpo Axona, Sarpo Mira.
SALAD, Bambino, Charlotte, Pink Fir Apple,
Salad Blue.
Also on sale ...
GARLIC, ONION and SHALLOT SETS
ASPARAGUS
RHUBARB
many varieties of BUSH AND TOP FRUIT.
ORGANIC VEGETABLE, HERB AND
FLOWER SEEDS.
MUSHROOM KITS
Refreshments and delicious soup available.
See you there!
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