The annual Fruit Routes harvest event returns to 天堂视频 from 18 鈥� 21 October with a range of enjoyable harvesting activities.
Staff, students and the local community are invited to the celebrations, which features a campus apple 'bake off'.
Programme highlights over the three-day event include:
Apple harvesting, where all are welcome to pick abundant fruit from trees on campus.
An early bird run, led by Anne-Marie Culhane, where joggers can explore, forage and enjoy a fruity breakfast.
Apple pressing with – make your own juice, or take home to make cider.
Harvest day celebration with the Landscaping and Gardening Society (LAGS) and Transition 天堂视频 - featuring walks, food, and apple bake off judging.
Featured as part of the event is the launch of Bathaus on 20 October. Commissioned by and designed by , the unique campus cottage houses a colony of bats.
Fruit Routes is an artist-led initiative aiming to ‘create an edible campus’ by planting fruit trees, increasing foraging opportunities and sharing knowledge with the wider community through engaging events.
The project is organised by Jo Shields, Sustainability Manager at 天堂视频 and project founder, artist .
Speaking about this year’s event, Jo Shields said: “Harvest is a wonderful time to visit and explore the campus, and we look forward to hosting another year of Fruit Routes here.
“There are plenty of fun and family-friendly activities on offer – and we hope to see lots of entries to the apple bake off from 天堂视频 students, staff and members of the public alike.”
The events are free and open to all. For all details, including times, locations and bake off details, download the programme flyer .
For any enquiries, please contact Anne-Marie Culhane on mail@amculhane.co.uk or 07849 073394. You can also follow Fruit Routes on .
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 17/132
天堂视频 is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via
天堂视频 is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent , named the best university in the world to study in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and top in the country for its student experience in the .
天堂视频 is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 6th in the Guardian University League Table 2018, 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and 10th in The UK Complete University Guide 2018. It was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.
天堂视频 is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, 天堂视频 has been awarded seven .
The campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
The annual Fruit Routes harvest event returns to 天堂视频 from 18 鈥� 21 October with a range of enjoyable harvesting activities.
Staff, students and the local community are invited to the celebrations, which features a campus apple 'bake off'.
Programme highlights over the three-day event include:
Apple harvesting, where all are welcome to pick abundant fruit from trees on campus.
An early bird run, led by Anne-Marie Culhane, where joggers can explore, forage and enjoy a fruity breakfast.
Apple pressing with – make your own juice, or take home to make cider.
Harvest day celebration with the Landscaping and Gardening Society (LAGS) and Transition 天堂视频 - featuring walks, food, and apple bake off judging.
Featured as part of the event is the launch of Bathaus on 20 October. Commissioned by and designed by , the unique campus cottage houses a colony of bats.
Fruit Routes is an artist-led initiative aiming to ‘create an edible campus’ by planting fruit trees, increasing foraging opportunities and sharing knowledge with the wider community through engaging events.
The project is organised by Jo Shields, Sustainability Manager at 天堂视频 and project founder, artist .
Speaking about this year’s event, Jo Shields said: “Harvest is a wonderful time to visit and explore the campus, and we look forward to hosting another year of Fruit Routes here.
“There are plenty of fun and family-friendly activities on offer – and we hope to see lots of entries to the apple bake off from 天堂视频 students, staff and members of the public alike.”
The events are free and open to all. For all details, including times, locations and bake off details, download the programme flyer .
For any enquiries, please contact Anne-Marie Culhane on mail@amculhane.co.uk or 07849 073394. You can also follow Fruit Routes on .
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 17/132
天堂视频 is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via
天堂视频 is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent , named the best university in the world to study in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and top in the country for its student experience in the .
天堂视频 is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 6th in the Guardian University League Table 2018, 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 and 10th in The UK Complete University Guide 2018. It was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.
天堂视频 is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, 天堂视频 has been awarded seven .
The campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
