CHESHIRE residents are invited to make use of any spare apples by turning them into fruit juice.

Transition Chester, a community group set up to try to reduce members’ carbon footprint, is holding a number of public apple pressings in the Chester area this month and next.

People are invited to take along surplus apples of any type so they can be processed into apple juice. It is advised to bring containers such as rinsed plastic milk bottles to take juice home.

Just one carrier bag full of apples would turn into about a litre of juice.

Transition will be taking its apple press to areas including shopping areas around Chester

Simon Brown of Transition Chester said 2011 was a bumper year for apples.

“Many people with an apple tree or two in their garden will probably have a surplus of fruit without a good way of making use of them,” he said.

“By turning the apples into delicious juice people will be able to take away their apples in liquid form and drink it straight away or freeze it for future use. Often apples are left to rot on the ground at this time of year, which is such a pity considering delicious they can be.”

Diana Wilderspin-Jones of Transition added: “We were able to purchase our apple press through a grant from the Grassroots Grants Scheme.”

The events are as follows:

Saturday, September 24, from 10am-2pm outside Deli Vert, Faulkner Street, Hoole.

Saturday, October 8, from 10am-2pm at Westminster Park Shops, Five Ashes Road, Chester.

Saturday, October 15, from 10am-2pm at Blacon Parade, Blacon.

Saturday, October 29, from 10am-2pm outside the Kingsway Community Café at Kingsway Shops, Newton.