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FOOD & DRINK
A round-up of events from Thatchers Cider in Sandford
Netball inspiration!
KEEPING fit in later life and learning new sporting skills come together in Walking Netball, a sport that’s enjoying a growth in popularity. Kelli Coxhead, a Trustee of The Thatchers Foundation, donned her netball kit to present a cheque for £800 to The Trailblazers Ladies Walking Netball Club, based at Hutton Moor Leisure Centre in Weston-super-Mare. The grant from the foundation was in support of the great work the club does in helping women in their fifties and over rediscover sport and the health and social benefits that brings. The club used the donation to purchase new sweatshirts and mesh bibs for the players, as well as ongoing club running costs. “This is a really inspirational group, and The Thatchers Foundation is delighted to support them with the purchase of new kit,” says Kelli.
Somerset Day 2018 at The Railway Inn
WE didn’t let a little bit of rain put us off celebrating Somerset Day on Friday 11th May! The Mendip Morrismen braved the elements to put on a fine performance at The Railway Inn, whilst inside the pub there was a very tasty cheese and cider sampling. Lucy, the pub’s pastry chef, had been busy in the kitchen baking a selection of delicious cakes which were in hot demand – over £160 was raised from the cake sale going to the St Margaret’s Hospice Great Somerset Tea Party appeal.
Sue Millard (front) and Ryan Hedges (back centre) join in the cider and cheese tasting with the Mendip Morrismen and pub manager Dan Townsend.
Sidcot School down on the farm
Rain didn’t dampen our spirits!
CHRIS Muntz-Torres, our farm manager, recently showed a group of year eight pupils from Sidcot School around some of our new orchards, as part of a project to understand more about life on the farm. The pupils all had the opportunity to plant an apple tree, and will pay a return visit to Myrtle Farm in the autumn to see how the new trees are developing.
Cheers from us all at Myrtle Farm
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