Over 100 bottles of juice produced at Melton Apple Day
Families flocked to Melton Country Park on Saturday to get their apples turned into delicious juice.
The occasion was the latest annual Melton Apple Day, which is organised by Melton Green Transition group to remind people to enjoy healthy local food.
It was a great day out for all who attended with local producers Defenders of the Dough and Samosa Wallah serving up delicious treats.
This was all accompanied by gentle folk music offered by a folk music group and Morris Dancing put on by New St George Morris Dancers.
Melton Green Transition Group commented: “The sun was shining and the children were learning and having fun.
“At one point there were five presses being manned by volunteers and members of the public churning out super tasty apple juice.
“Scores of families turned up with their own apples and helped to make their own juice.
“The kids absolutely loved it. Over a hundred bottles were produced in total, saving some of the many apples that go to waste annually.”
Alongside the juice making, visitors were able to learn about the history of the apple in an exhibition produced by a local historian and understand more about the Leicestershire Heritage Apple Project.
They discovered the fantastic work being undertaken by the Woodland Trust, the Beekeepers Association and Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
The event, which will go ahead again next year, was supported by Melton Town Estate, Melton BID, the Green Machine Creative and Melton Space.
WRAP, the Waste and Resources Action Programme, estimate that we throw away 4.4 million apples a day in the UK.