Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Armed and ready to fire the evil spirits away from Stewley Orchard near Ilminster to promote a successful apple harvest is Bob Cork. Photo 6

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Armed and ready to fire the evil spirits away from Stewley Orchard near Ilminster to promote a successful apple harvest is Bob Cork. Photo 6

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter is held aloft by members of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 15

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter is held aloft by members of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 15

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Serving the cider with a smile are Martin Ridler, Jon Abbott and John Dearling. Photo 16

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Serving the cider with a smile are Martin Ridler, Jon Abbott and John Dearling. Photo 16

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Members of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 2

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Members of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 2

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A member of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 3

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A member of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 3

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A member of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 5

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A member of Taunton Deane Morris Men. Photo 5

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter, left, with out-going Wassail Queen, Jodie Burr. Photo 4.

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter, left, with out-going Wassail Queen, Jodie Burr. Photo 4.

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Mulling the cider. Photo 1

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Mulling the cider. Photo 1

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Jerry Chipchase, of Taunton Deane Morris Men, at Stewley Orchard. Photo 7

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Jerry Chipchase, of Taunton Deane Morris Men, at Stewley Orchard. Photo 7

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Enjoying the festivities at Stewley Orchard near Ilminster are Jean-Philippe and Lindsay Moulin. Photo 8

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Enjoying the festivities at Stewley Orchard near Ilminster are Jean-Philippe and Lindsay Moulin. Photo 8

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter places a piece of toast, soaked in cider, in an apple tree to attract robins, the embodiment of good spirits bringing fertility to the orchard. Photo 9

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter places a piece of toast, soaked in cider, in an apple tree to attract robins, the embodiment of good spirits bringing fertility to the orchard. Photo 9

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter offers some cider to the tree. Photo 12

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter offers some cider to the tree. Photo 12

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter pours cider onto the roots of the chosen tree to call for a good harvest. Photo 13

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Wassail Queen Lucy Carter pours cider onto the roots of the chosen tree to call for a good harvest. Photo 13

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A volley of gunfire was sent into the branches of the tree to scare away evil spirit. Photo 11

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: A volley of gunfire was sent into the branches of the tree to scare away evil spirit. Photo 11

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: More gunfire to scare away evil spirits from the Stewley Orchard near Ilminster. Photo 14

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: More gunfire to scare away evil spirits from the Stewley Orchard near Ilminster. Photo 14

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Singing the Wassailing Carol at Stewley Orchard near Ilminster. Photo 10

Wassailing with Shepton Mallet Cider Mill - Jan 17, 2013: Singing the Wassailing Carol at Stewley Orchard near Ilminster. Photo 10

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