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Cider-Making

Cider-making in the Char Valley: photos from Sylvia Creed-Castle

Sylvia took these in the early 1980s when she was researching her book. It shows the whole process of making cider in the old-fashioned way with straw rather than hessian sheets. 

The man in the white hat is Bob Knight. The taller man in the green cardigan is Jack Rendall. The man in the brown cap is Alan Pitfield who used to live in Prime Copse and look after it.
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  • How do I?
  • Parish Council
    • PC Meetings >
      • Dorset Council Cultural Strategy 2021-2026 >
        • UK Government's Future of Transport: rural strategy
    • Parish Councillors >
      • Parish Council Committees
    • Parish Council Elections 2019
    • CVPC Policies
    • Parish Meetings Archive
    • Finance
    • Council Election Information
    • Residents' Survey & Parish Plan
  • Environment
    • Climate Action Plan
    • Lifelines
    • Dorset National Park: Chris LOder
    • Hedgehogs
    • Environment: Local action and resources
    • River Char >
      • What You Can Do - River Char
      • River Char Q&A
    • Climate & Environment Reports
    • Our Planet in Crisis
    • CVPC Documents and Resources
    • Environment: DC's plans
    • Septic tanks
  • News
    • Wessex Water consultation
  • Planning
    • The Parish Council's role in planning applications
  • Char Chat
  • History
    • Cider-Making
    • Charles Knight - memories
  • Contact
  • Maps
  • Transport
  • What to See
    • Gallery
  • Archive
  • Updates
  • River Char