Celebrate 25 years of Apple Day with BEES!

Event information

Date: 12 October 2025
Time: 12 - 4pm
Type: Children's Activities , Concert and live music , Family fun day , Food and drink , Fundraising
Location: Bowling Park
Address: Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, BD4 7TL

Join us for a very special 25th anniversary Apple Day – marking a quarter century since the very first BEES Apple Day. Expect all the traditional orchard fun you know and love, with some extra treats to make this year even more memorable!

What’s on

  • Live music – enjoy a local band bringing great tunes to the orchard.
  • Traditional Apple Pressing – make your own fresh organic apple juice.
  • Food & Cafe – savoury food, hot drinks and amazing homemade cakes.
  • Children’s Craft Activities  – fun for our younger visitors.
  • Stalls & Produce for Sale – apples from Bowling Community Orchard, apple juice, chutneys, jams, dried apples and more delicious orchard produce.

How You Can Help?

we’d love your support to make this anniversary our best yet!  Can you help with:

  • Promoting the event
  • Donating clean jars with lids
  • Preparing the orchard (e.g. grass cutting)
  • Baking apple-based cakes, biscuits, or savouries
  • Setting up or taking down on the day
  • helping run a stall
  • Clearing up at the end of the day
  • General volunteer support

Email: [email protected]

Call : 07845 239196 or 07970 621732

Visitor Information

  • The orchard is located within Bowling Park Allotments on Bowling Park Drive, BD4 7ES.
  • Please stay within orchard boundaries and respect stall holders.
  • Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome.
  • The ground may be uneven – please take care with prams or wheelchairs. Volunteers will be happy to assist if needed.

We Look Forward to Seeing You!

Come along and celebrate everything Appley as we mark this amazing milestone together.  Let’s make the 25th Apple Day the best one ever!

 

 

 

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