Saturday 15 October: 10.00am – 2.00pm
St. Laurence Orchard, Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6RH
Andrew Tann’s apple display from Crapes Fruit Farm, Aldham, near Colchester, see http://www.england-in-particular.info/goods/g-case1-22.html
Apple pressing, apple tasting and buying, apple tours, BBQ
Apples for tasting are-
Pearl – Essex -ripens Oct/Nov maybe Dec – medium yellow, heavily streaked bright scarlet, flesh yellow sweet, chewy crisp, slightly aromatic, flavour excellent
Tun apple – Essex – med large, conical, red russet patches, flesh sweet, flavour rich, good ripening Oct-Dec
Suntan – Kent -ripening Dec-Feb – medium, flatroundedgold, flushed orange red, striped red, some russet -fles deep cream, sweet juicy,firm, aromatic, flavour rich, vg
Apples for sale include:
Arther Turner, quick use, bake, puree
Blenheim Orange – Sept-Oct, eat, juice, cook
Cox – for now, eat, juice, cider
Kidds Orange Red
Lobo – Sept-Nov, eater
Michaelmas Red, for apple bobbing/toffee apples
Orleans Reinette
Ribston Pippin – ripens 0ct-Jan, eat, cook, juice, cider
Suntan – for now, eat, juice, cider
Pruning demonstration, apple stories, wildlife trail and scavenger hunt
(Parking at new car park for St. Laurence Park on new road going west from Eastwoodbury
Lane, left at roundabout)
Saturday 15 October: 5.00pm – 9.00pm
St. Mark’s Centre, Princes Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1QA
Educational films, locally grown vegetable soup, apple quiz
Engagement and discussion, bring and share apple deserts and recipes
Tickets need to be bought in advance.
Sunday 16 October: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Manchester Drive Allotments, Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3EZ (opposite
Cricketfield Grove)
Essex orchard and WEN allotment
Sunday 16 October: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Growing Together Community Gardens, 47 Fairfax Drive, Southend-on-Sea SS0 9AG (corner
of Fairfax Drive and Prittlewell Chase)
Andrew Tann’s apple display from Crapes Fruit Farm, apple pressing, apple related food, apple bobbing, toffee apples
Cider making, apple tasting and buying, crafts and cards, apple stories
Tea and coffee, , scavenger hunt, face painting
Apple Weekend is sponsored by NFU Mutual Chelmsford and
organised by SE Essex Organic Gardeners, Milton Community Partnership, Southend
in Transition, community mental health charity Trust Links and South East Essex Women’s Environmental Network.
For more information, please call 01702 213134 or visit www.seeog.org.uk or www.trustlinks.org
