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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...
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...
CIDER DUTY FROZEN IN THE BUDGET
We are very grateful that the Chancellor has announced that cider duty will again be frozen in today’s Budget. UK cider makers are under tremendous pressure and whilst we had asked for a reduction in duty, we are pleased that he has listened to our concerns and...
THATCHERS SCOOPS NATIONAL AWARD FOR ITS YOUNG TALENT PROGRAMME
Thatchers Cider has won a national award, the prestigious “IGD Award for Employability”, for its Young Talent Programme. The Thatchers Young Talent Programme is in its first full year and has just seen 17 apprentices and graduates start work with the Somerset-based...
FAIRER TREATMENT FOR CIDER CALL AHEAD OF THE AUTUMN BUDGET
With the Autumn Budget just over a week away, the NACM has been talking to MPs to gain support for better treatment for cider. The new duty band for mid-strength cider will come into effect from 1st February 2019 and the new duty rate for ciders between 6.9% and 7.5%...
NACM opens membership to any UK cider maker
We are pleased to announce that from September 2018, membership of the association is open to any UK cider maker. Members agree to the following: - That they meet the criteria laid out in the associations Members’ Agreement - That they will abide by the NACM Code of...
NACM Welcomes New Chairman, Gordon Johncox from Aston Manor
Gordon Johncox, the chief executive of Aston Manor Cider, has been named as the new chair of the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM). Addressing members of the NACM and attendees at the All Party Parliamentary Cider Group (APPCG) on Tuesday 11 September,...
MAGNERS UNVEILED AS EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR OF CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP
Magners Irish Cider has today, 18 July 2018, been unveiled as the exclusive sponsor of the most prestigious Jump race in Europe, the Cheltenham Gold Cup and as Presenting Partner of The FestivalTM, staged annually in March at Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park,...
Stonegate scoops Corporate Charity Fundraiser award
Stonegate Pub Company has been named the Corporate Charity Fundraiser of the Year by PubAid and the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG). The Award was presented to Stonegate CEO, Simon Longbottom, at the annual APPBG Dinner in Westminster, in recognition of the...
The Heritage of Orchards and Cider Making in Wales
The Heritage of Orchards and Cider Making in Wales was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and run by the Welsh Perry & Cider Society in partnership with the University of South Wales-based (USW) George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling. This two-year project...
Sandford Orchards unveil unique cider production technique
Sandford Orchards and the University of Exeter unveil first truly unique cider production technique in 100 years. Release to coincide with launch of a novel new Cider using Pioneering On-Leaf Fermentation Method. Devon cider makers Sandford Orchards unveiled their...
Welcome to Sandford Orchards
We're delighted to welcome a new member to the NACM - Sandford Orchards. Here's a little introduction to them: https://youtu.be/vr0LtI9k0uU And more about how they are reviving a Devonian cider tradition: https://youtu.be/-7JB9vtZAtE In another first for them,...