4:30 Great old song. "Farmer's Boy". Regimental march of the Wessex Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's ROyal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire), both of which are sadly no more. Soldiers in those regiments were known as "Farmers Boys" and the veterans of the units still rfer to themselves as such today. I myself have the honour to be a "Farmer's Boy".
The Journo was Clive Gunnel, who was actually present when Ruth Ellis shot her lover becoming the last woman in the UK to be hanged. Albert Pierrepoint performing the execution.. He made numerous country stories in the South and South West and Westcountry, they were all very interesting, and he often had a pint of something in his hand. .
I guess the straw was/is used to hold all the slippery bits of apple together in one mass during pressing rather than them being squeezed out sideways? Would also provide channels for the juice to get to the edges. Similiar function to leaving the stems in with bunches in a grape press for wine
i have been making cider up here in bristol for 5 or 6 years now, only for myself, i look forward to pressing time every year and that amber nectar in the spring,what a lovely film many thanks
Hi Neil, I live in Tipperary, and planted 16 cider apple trees as a retirement hobby some years back I have a mature Bramley and a Russet which go in the mix, made 220 litres this year hope to get 200 litres after racking etc. Will do even better in another few years. That lovely amber nectar, all the nicer when you make it yourself. Cheers!
@Carl M We were told in April this year (2018) by the good folk who stage the nearby Melplash Cyder Festival that he is alive and well and living and working still in the area!
4:30 Great old song. "Farmer's Boy". Regimental march of the Wessex Regiment and the Duke of Edinburgh's ROyal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire), both of which are sadly no more. Soldiers in those regiments were known as "Farmers Boys" and the veterans of the units still rfer to themselves as such today. I myself have the honour to be a "Farmer's Boy".
Thank You for sharing something we are quickly losing in the 21st Century. Rural characters
reminds me of dad and uncles delightful thanks for sharing
If only things had stayed that way
what a lovely film
The good old days - it's like Wilkins of the 1950s.
The Journo was Clive Gunnel, who was actually present when Ruth Ellis shot her lover becoming the last woman in the UK to be hanged. Albert Pierrepoint performing the execution.. He made numerous country stories in the South and South West and Westcountry, they were all very interesting, and he often had a pint of something in his hand. .
I guess the straw was/is used to hold all the slippery bits of apple together in one mass during pressing rather than them being squeezed out sideways? Would also provide channels for the juice to get to the edges. Similiar function to leaving the stems in with bunches in a grape press for wine
i have been making cider up here in bristol for 5 or 6 years now, only for myself, i look forward to pressing time every year and that amber nectar in the spring,what a lovely film many thanks
Where abouts in Bristol do you make your cider
@@alexsteele1632 Just below the village of Dundry,, near Bishopsworth
Hi Neil,
I live in Tipperary, and planted 16 cider apple trees as a retirement hobby some years back I have a mature Bramley and a Russet which go in the mix, made 220 litres this year hope to get 200 litres after racking etc. Will do even better in another few years. That lovely amber nectar, all the nicer when you make it yourself. Cheers!
@@neildelaney5199 if you ever want to sell a gallon or 2 let me know,I love to try different ciders from small makers and am in Bristol myself👍
Fantastic...makes me want to go back to those days.
Wonderful the old Dorset i grew up in, you don`t get people like that now!
A lot of character, enjoyed watching !!
Oh wow I’m not far from Shave Cross, it’s a small hamlet and I wonder which farm this is today hmmmmm
Just like a pressing day at Tardebigge Cider in Bromsgrove.
Real people, not the plastic people England breeds now, complete with tracksuits and trainers.
good bit of history
Fascinating :)
Are there any apples that go into the making of what is now passed of as cider
Very very few in the commercial mass produced stuff - if only the public knew!
Clive Gunnell from 'Westward TV' days, christ that takes me back to some good old days!
Great video, real cider heritage. Wonder where the young lad in the background is now....
Carl M I was thinking the same thing :)
Carl M probably lying in a gutter somewhere pissed as a fart.
@Carl M We were told in April this year (2018) by the good folk who stage the nearby Melplash Cyder Festival that he is alive and well and living and working still in the area!
So sad to lose this life style
The Yeomanry march.