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Thatchers introduces lighter weight cans
Thatchers Cider has introduced new, lighter weight cans for its cider, meaning the Somerset cidermaker is saving the equivalent of 5.9 million empty cans a year.
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Blossomtime in Herefordshire with The Big Apple
Deep in rural Herefordshire, Putley is waiting patiently for the blossom to appear as it prepares for the annual celebration of its orchards, which this year will take place on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th May
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Thatchers Tack Room at Badminton Horse Trials
Taking place between 1st and 5th May 2019 at the Badminton Estate in South Gloucestershire, Thatchers will have exclusive cider pouring rights throughout the event, which is expected to attract upwards of 160,000 people.
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Celebrating Cricket with Cider
Thatchers Cider will be the “Official Cider” of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019
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Introducing Healeys Cornish Cyder!
Introducing one of our newest members: Healeys Cornish Cyder!
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Windfall for cider orchard owners
HMRC gives tax boost to vineyard and cider orchard owners
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Healey’s Cyder Chilli Cheese and Corn Muffins
Savoury muffins with a Healey’s Cyder twist!
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THATCHERS UNVEILS A NEW TV COMMERCIAL FOR 2019
Entitled Race Car and featuring the Thatchers “spokesperson” first introduced in the Somerset cidermaker’s 2017 Hot Air Balloon ad, the commercial follows an unexpectedly slow race car driving through some iconic West Country landmarks.
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Cider makers bring cheer to Westminster
Gordon Johncox, the chair of the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) and the chief executive of Aston Manor Cider, addressed MPs, government officials and industry figures to outline a British success story in need of support.
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THATCHERS APPLE GROWER OF THE YEAR IS RICHARD MORGAN-JONES
Richard Morgan-Jones, who has followed in his father’s footsteps in growing and supplying apples to Thatchers, was presented with the Thatchers Apple Grower of the Year award at the cidermaker’s annual Wassail celebrations.
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Celebrating the History of Great British Cider
The NACM has been working with the Cider Museum in Hereford to look at some of their wonderful artefacts linked to the history of cider making in the UK. Cider has been enjoyed for hundreds of years and the Cider Museum holds a vast collection of items linked to the...
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Turning London’s fruit waste into community-made beverages
An innovative community cider press run by national charity, The Orchard Project, is on track to hit its target of rescuing 20 tonnes of waste fruit and turning it into scrumptious cider and juice by the end of the year. The neglected, surplus fruit is donated and...
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