Vale Landscape Heritage Trust on TV and radio
Over the years we have been lucky to appear on radio and television on several occasions and we have received the support of local personalities. Here are a few images from some of the visits.
On 15th January 2025 Tammy Gooding from BBC Hereford & Worcester joined Gary Farmer at North Littleton Community Orchard to check up on their celebration orchard. The orchard was planted on 4th Decemeber 2019 to mark 30 years of Hereford and Worcester local radio. The trees are now established and should be producing fruit in a year or two. Hopefully by the time H&W reach their 40 year anniversary we will be picking fruit to make juice and pies!
On 1st April 2023 we were filmed searching for the first blossom at Hipton Hill Orchards & near the river Avon for the BBC's One Show.
We were joined by the wonderful artist Adebangji Alade.
Gary Farmer with Adebanji Alade at Hipton Hill 01.04.23
Adebanji Alade painting the first blossom near the river Avon 01.04.23
Celebrating the 40th year of the Blossom Trail - Nina Das Gupta from BBC H&W with Angela Taylor & Gary Farmer at Hipton Hill (30.03.23)
BBC Midlands Today's Bob Hockenhull joined us to film green hay spreading at Mill Bank 05.08.2020
BBC H&W Justyn Surral & Mark Hellings planting H&W's 30th Birthday orchard at NLCO 04.12.19
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Gary Farmer with Justyn Surral at Hipton Hill, August 2019
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July 31st 2018 we were joined at Worcester Racecourse by BBC Midlands Today weather presenter Shefali Oza.
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Shifali Oza BBC Midlands Today at Hipton 01.08.19
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In 2017 our manager joined Brett Westwood & the Springwatch team to talk about the importance of deadwood.
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In August 2016, BBC 2 Gardner's World came to Hipton Hill to film our orchard at plum-picking time.
Terry Wogan at Hipton
Sir Terry Wogan came to Hipton Hill to find out about plums (and beetles) as part of Terry and Masons Great Food Trip which was first shown on BBC 2 in 2015
SirTerry Wogan enjoying a mug of tea at Hipton Hill orchards in 2015
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Sir Terry Wogan with the Plum Charmer & Prunella at Hipton 2015
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Sarah Falkland at Hipton
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In the summer of 2015 Sarah Falkland from BBC Midlands Today joined a coach load of fruit pickers at Hipton Hill to find out why the Vale is just plum-crazy.
David Gregory-Kumar in the Vale
BBC Midlands Today's Environment Correspondent David Gregory-Kumar came to the Vale to find out why 2015 was such a good year for Sloes 22.10.15.
Howard Bentham at Hipton
BBC Hereford and Worcester's Howard Bentham came to Hipton Hill in 2010, to plant trees as part of his effort to plant 'Howard's Wood' across the two counties.
Raymond Blanc at Hipton 2011
Alistair McGowan at Littleton Pastures
Alistair McGowan has visited the Trust a few times including the opening of our hay meadows at Littleton Meadows.
Jonathon Porritt at Hipton
Jonathon Porritt joined Dave Shaw at the opening of Hipton Hill orchard.
Bill Granger at Hipton
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Vale Landscape Heritage Trust have even had a visit from the Australian chef and food writer Bill Granger, when he came to pick plums for one of his recipes.
