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Loss of Traditional Orchards Threatens Species
Matt Helliwell on the ukcider email discussion group pointed us to an interesting article on the BBC website about the National Trust campaign to retain what’s left of the country’s traditional orchards. Orchard losses ‘threaten species’ Traditional fruit orchards are … Continue reading
Posted in campaign, orchards
Tagged apples, BBC, bbc news, bbc website, campaign, chafer, chafer beetle, England, fruit orchards, lesser spotted woodpecker, Matt Helliwell, National, national trust, NEWS, orchard, Trust, varieties of apples
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Cider is Apple Wine
Two unrelated provocations cause me to blog about the nature of cider and where it belongs related to other beverages. The first is a resurfacing of the old strategic conflict as to whether it’s worth putting an effort into attempting … Continue reading
Posted in campaign, craft cider, wine
Tagged craft, craft cider, food and drink, fruit juice, real cider
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UK cider stickers and posters
Ukcider is running a campaign to celebrate pubs up and down the country where they are proud to serve real cider. It’s taken a bit of a while to decide on the design for the real cider stickers and posters … Continue reading
Who are the Responsible Drinkers Alliance ?
“Lucy Mcs” dropped by the Cider Facebook Page to leave a message about The Responsible Drinkers Allowance which I’ll publish here without any endorsement, as a means of perhaps gathering further opinion on the subject. In particular I’d welcome any … Continue reading
Cider duty increases expected in budget
All three main UK political parties are falling over each to be seen as coming down hard on binge drinkers after the failure of 24hour pub opening to introduce a new continental cafe style drinking culture. Coinciding with a slowdown … Continue reading
Posted in campaign, duty
Tagged alcohol, budget, campaign, Cider, cider producers, ciders, craft cider, drinking, nacm, perry, pub, real cider, uk political parties
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Small cider producers on You and Yours BBC Radio 4
Last Thursday the You and Yours programme on Radio 4 had a discussion on the small producer’s exemption. Listen to Rod Marsh from the National Cider Collection in Sussex, Barry at Borough market and Simon Russell of the NACM. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/items/04/2007_46_thu.shtml
No ice in my cider please!
“No ice in my cider please” the T-shirt design. I just wondered if this might strike a chord with some people. There’s a Facebook group
Posted in campaign, Magners Irish Cider
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