Apple Day in Staveley

It was a suitably autumnal day for the annual Apple Day in Staveley today. Blue skies with a bit of a nip in the air which was perfect for an outdoor event to celebrate the apple.


There was a lot going on at Wilf's in the Mill Yard including:

• the community apple press operated by the South Lakeland Orchard Group
• Staveley Kookaburra All Stars samba drumming band
• Story telling with Nick Hennessy (had my daughter and I hooked!): 

• The Westmorland Step and Garland Dancers for traditional dancing
• The ceilidh band Common Ground
• Staveley Street Dancers
• Sam Robinson the Banjo Man
• A produce stall for cakes featuring apples
• The "Big Draw" which is a national community draw event and today the theme was Keep your eyes peeled
• A longest apple peel competition - at 9 cm my daughter wasn't anywhere near the winning length!
• Apple bobbing which seemed to result in some very wet children...
• Apple rolling at which my daughter came close to reaching the best length.

• Apple tasting to introduce us to some more unusual apple varieties

All in all a great day out for all ages and I'm certainly looking forward to next year!