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The Greenhouse apple pressing room

Bring your apples on a Thursday evening

Community Juicing Evenings

Bring a manageable quantity of apples to The Greenhouse, learn the process with our volunteers and head home with your own juice — without needing to hire a full kit for the day.

How community juicing works

These sessions are run entirely by our lovely unpaid volunteers at our purpose-designed pressing room, The Greenhouse, Golden Hill, Wiveliscombe. They are there to help you learn how to press, bottle and pasteurise juice and to make juicing practical when you do not have enough apples to justify a full-day kit hire.

It is also a good way to meet the Brendon Orchards community and discover how you might get involved yourself. Membership is only £5 for the year; bottles and lids are available at cost if you need them.

At a glance

  • When: Thursday evenings from September until the end of the season.
  • Slots: usually four arrivals from 6pm, at 15-minute intervals.
  • Maximum apples: 50kg — roughly two medium trugs / one 40 litre pressing.
  • Apple juice: pasteurising takes time, so expect your juice to be ready around 8–8.30pm.
  • Cider / cider vinegar: book a later slot and email communityjuicing@brendonorchards.co.uk so we know.

Do

  • Arrive promptly — slightly early is even better.
  • Check you have received confirmation of your booking and bring it with you; the email on your phone is fine.
  • Wash your apples before you arrive.
  • Let us know if you need to cancel.
  • Bring your own clean bottles if you have them, or buy bottles and lids from us.
  • Bring cash or card for membership and any bottles or lids you need.
  • Bring an apron and be prepared to get stuck in with the session.
  • Consider a donation towards running costs and the juice we donate to foodbanks.

Don’t

  • Book more than one session, particularly early in the season when demand is high.
  • Bring more than 50kg of apples.
  • Arrive without booking.
  • Bring rotten or heavily bruised fruit.
  • Forget to attend — if you cannot come, your slot can be offered to somebody else.
  • Worry if you are short of apples; you can collaborate with others to make up a full press.
Before you book — bottles, confirmation and larger quantities

Please complete the full booking process. You should receive a booking/order confirmation and additional information by email. Without the confirmation, you are not booked. If you have problems, contact tech support.

You do not need to arrive with bottles because we sell new ones. If you bring your own, please make sure they are clean. One 40 litre pressing usually produces about 20 litres of juice, roughly 26 × 750ml bottles.

If you have more than 50kg of apples, consider sharing a kit hire with somebody else, or use our Juice for You service instead.

Book a community juicing session

Choose an available session below and complete the booking process. Your confirmation email is your proof of booking.

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 8 October

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

Fully booked

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 15 October

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

Fully booked

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 22 October

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

Fully booked

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 29 October

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

2 arrivals available

Book a place

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5 annually) if you’re not already a member and the cost of bottles if you don’t already have them.
We run 4 slots per evening session so please choose the time that you know you can attend and please be punctual so that we have time to process everyone’s apples during the evening.
We have a waiting list facility so please make use of this in case of anyone needing to give up their booked slot.
By clicking to book this slot you will not be charged at this stage, any payment for membership and/or bottles will be due on the day you attend.

Would you like your juice pasteurised?

People who choose pasteurisation are offered an earlier arrival where possible.

Choose Yes or No to see your offered arrival time.

Juicing is free. Annual membership (£5) is payable if you are not already a member. Bring your own bottles or buy bottles when you attend.

May we use photos of you for BOC publicity?

This includes our website, social media and printed materials. Either answer allows you to book. You can change your choice through Manage Booking or by contacting the organiser.

We use these details to organise your booking, contact you about the session and keep appropriate attendance and activity records. Privacy Policy.

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 5 November

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

4 arrivals available

Book a place

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5 annually) if you’re not already a member and the cost of bottles if you don’t already have them.
We run 4 slots per evening session so please choose the time that you know you can attend and please be punctual so that we have time to process everyone’s apples during the evening.
We have a waiting list facility so please make use of this in case of anyone needing to give up their booked slot.
By clicking to book this slot you will not be charged at this stage, any payment for membership and/or bottles will be due on the day you attend.

Would you like your juice pasteurised?

People who choose pasteurisation are offered an earlier arrival where possible.

Choose Yes or No to see your offered arrival time.

Juicing is free. Annual membership (£5) is payable if you are not already a member. Bring your own bottles or buy bottles when you attend.

May we use photos of you for BOC publicity?

This includes our website, social media and printed materials. Either answer allows you to book. You can change your choice through Manage Booking or by contacting the organiser.

We use these details to organise your booking, contact you about the session and keep appropriate attendance and activity records. Privacy Policy.

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 12 November

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

4 arrivals available

Book a place

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5 annually) if you’re not already a member and the cost of bottles if you don’t already have them.
We run 4 slots per evening session so please choose the time that you know you can attend and please be punctual so that we have time to process everyone’s apples during the evening.
We have a waiting list facility so please make use of this in case of anyone needing to give up their booked slot.
By clicking to book this slot you will not be charged at this stage, any payment for membership and/or bottles will be due on the day you attend.

Would you like your juice pasteurised?

People who choose pasteurisation are offered an earlier arrival where possible.

Choose Yes or No to see your offered arrival time.

Juicing is free. Annual membership (£5) is payable if you are not already a member. Bring your own bottles or buy bottles when you attend.

May we use photos of you for BOC publicity?

This includes our website, social media and printed materials. Either answer allows you to book. You can change your choice through Manage Booking or by contacting the organiser.

We use these details to organise your booking, contact you about the session and keep appropriate attendance and activity records. Privacy Policy.

Community Juicing

Community Juicing — Thursday 19 November

· 18:00–21:00 · Brendon Orchards Cooperative

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5…

4 arrivals available

Book a place

Brendon Orchards Community Juicing sessions held at the Greenhouse in Wiveliscombe allows individuals with a small amount of apples to bring them to a juicing evening at no charge except paying for membership (£5 annually) if you’re not already a member and the cost of bottles if you don’t already have them.
We run 4 slots per evening session so please choose the time that you know you can attend and please be punctual so that we have time to process everyone’s apples during the evening.
We have a waiting list facility so please make use of this in case of anyone needing to give up their booked slot.
By clicking to book this slot you will not be charged at this stage, any payment for membership and/or bottles will be due on the day you attend.

Would you like your juice pasteurised?

People who choose pasteurisation are offered an earlier arrival where possible.

Choose Yes or No to see your offered arrival time.

Juicing is free. Annual membership (£5) is payable if you are not already a member. Bring your own bottles or buy bottles when you attend.

May we use photos of you for BOC publicity?

This includes our website, social media and printed materials. Either answer allows you to book. You can change your choice through Manage Booking or by contacting the organiser.

We use these details to organise your booking, contact you about the session and keep appropriate attendance and activity records. Privacy Policy.

Please note: when you book a slot you will receive a booking/order email which serves as your confirmation. You may be asked to show it when you attend.

How many apples should I bring?

The visual guides below show approximately the maximum quantity for one community-juicing booking: enough apples to fill one 40 litre press.

Visual guide showing the quantity of apples for one 40 litre pressing
Visual guide showing the juice yield from one pressing

A typical pressing produces around 20 litres of juice — approximately 26 × 750ml bottles.

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