There are 20 booked for autumn 2017
Otley Chevin Orchard Project juicing days
Sat 7 & Sun 8 October, 10:30-2:30pm. White House, top of Jonny Lane, LS21 3JL.
Bring along your apples and pears to take part in this juicing fun.
facebook.com/otleychevinorchardproject/
Skelton Grange Autumn Festival
Fri 13 October, 10am-3:30pm. Skelton Grange Road, Stourton LS10 1RS
An array of autumnal craft and harvest based activities and games – to make the most of what looks like a bumper harvest season! We’ll be celebrating all things apple – with activities including apple picking, apple pressing, apple tasting, and making (and eating) some delicious apple based snacks. There will also be a range of other autumnal activities, including the much anticipated return of the big Skelton Grange conker competition!
facebook.com/events/1419536771500162 0113 243 0815
Bedford Fields Community Forest Garden
Sat 14 October, 11am-4pm. Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2HF
Apple pressing and general forest gardening merriment. Bring along your surplus fruit and join the celebration of everything apple.
facebook.com/events/1399063063505105/
One Day Introduction to Permaculture
Saturday 14 October. Hollybush Conservation Centre, Kirkstall LS5 3BP
The day gives you an opportunity to learn about the different aspects of Permaculture, focussing on the general framework of ethics and principles,
as well as some design tools. There will be different exercises during the day, and lots of practical examples of how to apply permaculture to yourself, your house, garden and community. We will also be doing a short design exercise.
Cost: £20-60, depending on your income.
leedspermaculturenetwork.org/courses/
Leeds Urban Harvest, Community Juicing
Sun 15 October, 11-5pm
Bring along your apples and pears to take part in this juicing fun.
www.juiceit.eventbrite.co.uk 0748 7832951
Parkinson’s Park, Guiseley
Sun 15 October, 2-4pm
Apple pressing and apple lore
Bramley Lawn
Sun 15 October, 1-4pm. Bramley Lawn, Rossefield Approach, LS13 3TG
Join us in learning how to press your own apple juice, bake apple crumble cakes and make your own apple and cheese bread. This is a “pay as you feel” event. Please bring bottles along. Soup will be available on the day for lunch. There will be children’s craft workshops during the afternoon.
facebook.com/events/857751167713383/
Bowling Park Community Orchard Apple Day
Sun 15 October, 12-4 pm. Bowling Park Drive allotments, Bradford BD4 7ES
Apple Juice, cakes and hot food, horticultural advice, apple identification, apples and chutneys for sale, games and activities.
bees-ymca.org.uk 01274 371303
Leeds University Union Rooted: Apple harvesting walk
Wed 18 October, 2-4pm
A walk around the campus apple trees, harvesting as we go.
facebook.com/events/1741862632521343
Headingley Apple Day
Saturday 21st October, 1:30–4:30pm. Heart, Bennett Road LS6 3HN
Expect stalls, activities, art, music, talks, competitions, food, Morris Dancers, and most importantly, lots of apples!
headingleycommunityorchard.org.uk
Bracken Edge cider making
Sat 21 October
Community cider making in Harehills
facebook.com/events/111528666203739/
Thwaite Mills Orchard Explorers
Sat 21 October, 1-4pm. Thwaite Lane, LS10 1RP
Join us to celebrate apple day and explore the ancient orchard at Thwaite Mills Watermill and discover more about traditional types of apples. A fun filled day with fruit themed activities such as apple bobbing, making fruit juice from a press, longest peel competitions, craft activities, and even a demonstration of a fruit power station!
0113 378 2983
Cottingley Orchards
Sat 21 October, 12-3pm. Cottingley Community Centre, LS11 0HJ
Apple Juicing, toffee apples, apple chutneys, fruit jams, games and refreshments.
facebook.com/events/1723379717958220
Wigton Moor
Sun 22 October, 12-3pm. Apple juicing and games in our new orchard.
High Ash Dr, Leeds LS17 8RD
Middleton Park
Sun 22 October, 2-4pm. Middleton Park visitor centre LS10 3SH
Bring your own apples or have a go at juicing ours! Plus apple-themed games and activities.
Leeds University Union Rooted: Apple Juicing & Bake Off
Wed 25 October, 2-4pm
Bake off competition and pressing apples from campus into delicious juice.
facebook.com/events/871970809621557
St Luke Community Garden & Orchard
Thurs 26 October, 12-4pm. Stanks Lane North, Swarcliffe LS14 5AS
A free afternoon, celebrating our community orchard!! Come along and help pick and press apples to make fresh juice. Taste a selection of apple treats, sweet and savoury! Help make a tangy chutney in the kitchen and apple Bob outside! A community orchard, needs it’s community! Come and join us!
Children must be accompanied by an adult! All welcome! St Luke’s community centre, Stanks Lane North, Swarcliffe, LS14 5AS
donnac@space2.org.uk 0113 320 015
Apple Day at West Park Fields
Sat 28 October, 11am to 2pm. Corner Kepstorn Road/Northolme Crescent, LS16 5HJ
Come and celebrate the progress of our community orchard, planted last year. This event will be our first one here. The orchard will grow – and so will the community that supports it –that is the intention of Helping Blossoming Britain.
Taste fresh apple juice. Please bring along apples from your garden.
Peel the longest length of apple peel and make decorated apple “heads”.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Learn more about the health benefits of apples.
Read about the huge range of recipes using apples – salads, cakes, chutneys, desserts etc..
Look at the different shapes and colours of apples being grown in the orchard.
Killingbeck Big Apple Bonanza
Sat 28 & Sun 29 October, 10am-5pm
Two days of apple activities, games and tasty treats. Saturday will include harvesting apples in the wyke beck valley nature reserve including den building, wildlife spotting and games.
Sunday will be a big day of processing the apples into juice, cider and pies. Family activities and produce to take away.
facebook.com/events/115161015871911/
Farsley Community Orchard
Sun 29 October, 2-5pm. St. John’s Church Hall, Farsley LS28 5DJ
Come down for apple juicing, apple crafts – and sausage making!
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