Regional Cider and Perry
The Regional Cider and Perry Officer is Steve Swain
Email: steven_swain@msn.com.
Cider News
Greater Manchester Regional Cider Day
Greater Manchester Regional Cider Day has now become an annual event to be held on the first Saturday in October each year.
Next years Regional Cider Day will be 6th October 2012. Put this date in your diary!
Regional Cider Pub of the Year
The Old Man & Scythe in Bolton is the Regional Cider Pub of the Year and was presented with their award on Saturday 1st
October 2011.
We Sell Real Cider
There are now 1,047 pubs in the country signed up for the “We Sell Real Cider” stickers campaign with 42
of those being in the Greater Manchester region.
List of Cider Pubs in the Scheme by Region - Portable Document Format (pdf) 
. Last updated 21 September 2011.
Greater Manchester Regional Cider Festival
The 1st Greater Manchester Cider Festival which ran over two days on 24th and 25th June 2011 was well attended with over
600 people passing through the doors. This was the first CAMRA event in the country that did not sell beer at the festival
selling purely ciders and perries. Other regions are now looking at holding similar cider (and perry) only festivals.
About Real Cider and Perry
Real cider is a long-established traditional drink which is produced naturally from apples and is neither carbonated or pasteurised. However real cider is in a similar situation to that which faced real ale some 30 years ago with the number of outlets for real cider is diminishing, even in the West Country. The situation with perry (which is made from pears) is even worse, as it is rarely available away from the farm gate. It is unfortunate that many of the most well known ciders in the UK are cold, fizzy keg products which have been produced artificially rather than naturally. It is well worth you tracking down some real ciders and perries and more and more people are discovering for themselves how deliciously mellow, aromatic and intoxicating the flavours of naturally produced real cider can be.
As a result of the difficulties facing real cider, CAMRA has a cider and perry committee within CAMRA to inform consumers about the choice of real cider and perry available and to encourage the producers to continue production.
Cider Supplier List 2011
CAMRA has a list of real cider and perry suppliers in the UK
Cider Supplier List 2011 - Portable Document Format (pdf) - Updated November 2011
Cider and Perry Cask Cards
Cider Cask Card - Microsoft Excel 
Cider Cask Card - Portable Document Format (pdf)
Perry Cask Card - Microsoft Excel
Perry Cask Card - Portable Document Format (pdf)