Monthly Archives: June 2007

Glastonbury Cider bus

Glastonbury Cider bus Originally uploaded by i y e r s Somerset Cider Bus at Glastonbury on the Wednesday night before the festival. The bus is operated by Burrow Hill cider, with dry and medium ciders dipensed stright from the … Continue reading

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The Cider House at Quatt

The Cider House at Quatt Originally uploaded by Andyrob Thanks to User:Tygon4 who uploaded the original large size photo of this special cider house to the ukcider wiki last night. There were some problems with the image page which I … Continue reading

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Cider farms in France

Thanks to Phil Andrews, the information about French cider producers has been extended on the ukcider wiki. We now have over 350 cider farm addresses listed, many with links to their own websites and all of the French ‘departements’ named … Continue reading

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Free wifi at Wetherspoons

Notified by cubicgarden.com… Press release Wetherspoon’s free wifi with your pint Thanks to a partnership with ItBox, all customers with a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop will be able to connect to hi-speed Internet – free –for 30 minutes. It really couldn’t be … Continue reading

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Google Earth seeking old orchards

I was stunned in some ways, to hear of this use of a web service to search for small scale land characteristics. Apparently Google Earth is accuarate enough to spot specific land usages from the armchair, which may not be … Continue reading

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Welland Valley festival

This weekend (22nd – 24th June) brings a festival in the lovely Welland Valley, Northants/Rutland/Leics area. The following ciders and perrys will be available scattered throughout the nine pubs which take part. Vintage buses will run from Market Harborough Station … Continue reading

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Three Counties Competition 2007 Results

Congratulations to all entrants and winners in the Three Counties 2007 cider and perry competion. Thanks to Geoff Morris of Orchard Hive and Vine for the results as follows: Dry cider 1 Hogan’s Warwickshire 2 Blaengawney Cider Wales 3= Orchard’s … Continue reading

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