The Houghton Mission, based mostly on a household farm in Bodenham, Herefordshire has received two awards at The Worldwide Cider and Perry Competitors, held at The Hereford Cider Museum on Thursday fifth Could 2022.
The workforce had been delighted to take first prize within the candy cider class, and second prize within the candy perry class, beating off stiff competitors from a complete of 186 entries from throughout the UK and different nations all over the world, together with the USA.
“Successful awards like this offers group initiatives and the individuals we’re supporting an actual sense of feat and credibility. All of us thought our cider and perry was actually good, and now this proves that it’s. I’m immensely happy with all of the work that has gone into producing the drinks, from rising the fruit, to utilizing conventional strategies on the farm to make it, everybody has labored actually laborious.”
Tim James-Moore, Mission Supervisor
James Hewitt who was concerned in making the cider and perry added “Earlier than I got here to the Houghton Mission I knew nothing about cider or perry. The venture, and successful this prize, has performed a large half in overcoming the difficulties I confronted, and has given me the self esteem to assist others .”
The Houghton Mission is a not for revenue group farm, offering alternatives for individuals with a spread of assist wants, to have interaction in quite a lot of rural abilities and actions. These embody working with animals, rising meals, cooking, cheesemaking, in addition to craft periods and woodwork. The purpose of the venture is to offer an inclusive and pleasing setting, inside which, persons are capable of develop and apply new abilities in a productive work place, to reinforce well being, wellbeing, confidence and a way of group.
Extra Data:www.houghtonproject.co.uk
