If you’ve got an excess of apples this year don’t forget about the NHTT Apple Press which is available to hire as usual. Check out the booking calendar for availability. This year the cost will be £5 per day for those in area and members and £10 per day for all others. Bookings have already started coming in so get in touch soon to avoid disappointment.

Enquiries have already started to come in for hiring the community apple press. The press has proved popular over the passed couple of years for both community  events and home use.

This year there will be some changes as we are now no longer funded we need to make sure that we are in a position to sustain this and other projects established during the CCF funded period. In previous years apple press hire has been free for members but this year it will be £5 for members and those within the NHTT area. The cost for those outwith the area will remain unchanged at £10 for the day. We hope our members will understand that this is crucial and will allow for the upkeep of the press and will be buying new mesh bags to kick off the apple pressing season. Any comments please let us know.

Continued support from the community is as essential as funding for our projects. Louise is currently stepping back from a number of the tasks she has carried out since becoming support worker over 2 years ago. We were wondering if anyone would like to help out with projects such as the apple press. It doesn’t take a lot of time and is mostly monitoring and confirming bookings from the comfort of your own home. Without help the apple press will no longer be available for hire so if you have half an hour to spare a week during the 2 months the apple press is busy then get in touch with Louise.