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The minutes of September’s full council meeting were approved and are now available on the website, along with the draft minutes of October’s full council.

Just when we thought this autumn’s apple harvest was a write-off, up pops a crop in Kellaton demanding to be pressed. So your parish council, ever ready to lend a helping hand, has managed to wrangle a press and a mill at short notice and cordially invites all comers to attend – to watch, to help, or just to have a chat with the neighbours.

If you have apples to be pressed, so much the better – bring them along! And don’t forget to bring a container to take home some delicious freshly pressed juice in return for a small donation to charity. This is very much a homespun event, so will lack the usual refinements: there may or may not be a limited range of refreshments on the day, but why not bring a picnic, weather permitting, and make the most of it? Parking is limited on site so car-sharing is advisable. Pass the word!

Saturday 26 October, Lower Kellaton Farm, from 11am until the apples run out!

With regret we have had to cancel this Saturday’s event due a shortage of apples in the Community Orchard at Great Hill Wood. As luck would have it, the flowering period of many of the apple varieties grown in the orchard coincided with this spring’s poor weather. As a consequence, the insects that we rely on to visit the trees didn’t venture out of doors and few flowers got pollinated, resulting in very little fruit-set. Visitors to the orchard will notice that many of the trees are bare, with only a few having any quantity of fruit. Unfortunately this sort of thing does happen from time to time: we hope for a better harvest next year!

 

 

The minutes of July’s Full Council meeting were approved at yesterday’s Council and are now published on the website.