Cider from Much Marcle

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Cider from Much Marcle

Media Archive for Central England
Much Marcle
1982-11-18
Sound

Time for a pint of Herefordshire's most famous alcoholic export.

At Much Marcle in Herefordshire Peter Green looks at the success story of Weston's Cider. With sales up 50 per cent since the early 1970s, particularly amongst younger drinkers, the company had much to celebrate. Smaller than county rivals Bulmer's, the family run firm of H. Weston was producing over a million gallons of cider a year, with even the company boss rolling up his sleeves during the busy harvest season.

Peter Green visits the cider manufacturer Weston's at Much Marcle in Herefordshire, who are enjoying a sales boom.

The Great Midlands Pub Crawl

An opportunity to explore the pub culture of of the Midlands without being tempted to damage your liver.

The Midlands - famed for its hostelries and home to many a brewing giant. The beer industry has been part of life here for hundreds of years: at its height, in the 19th Century, Burton-on-Trent alone boasted over 30 breweries and the town supplied a quarter of all the beer drunk in England. This collection takes us a little closer to the present day with a peek at the pub culture of the 1980s – how might it have felt to sit in a Midlands' pub 40 years ago? Though the physical structure of a public house is important, its atmosphere relies on the characters who drink there – in these films you will meet some of the individuals who make a pub special - a woman who has been drinking in the same bar for 76 years; a landlord who sings to his beer; a duck… The history is rich in these parts - from the masters of malt in Burton and Birmingham, to the top taverns of Nottingham and Mansfield, it’ll be a long time till last orders are called. Anyone fancy a pint?

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