More cheeses than the French
More buffalo cheeses than the Italians
More Blues than the Spanish

Much of the British public and even the media still believe European cheeses are more interesting, more diverse and more likely to be made with raw milk than British cheese but this is far from the truth. In fact in this year’s British Cheese Awards, created in 1994, had 884 entries from 189 cheesemakers, representing about 70% of the industry.
Only 66 of the 884 entries were awarded Gold medals and from these 18 category winners were chosen by a panel of 60 top industry experts including cheese buyers, journalists, chefs and food critics.

High Weald Dairy were pleased to receive 2 Gold Awards and 3 Bronze Awards

Organic Ashdown Foresters; Gold in the Modern British, Cow milk cheese, up to 3 months of age.
Organic Brother Michael; Gold in the New Cheese Class, Semi Soft….our new rind washed rind organic cheese.

Sister Sarah; Bronze in the New Cheese Class, Semi Soft …our new Goat milk cheese.
Organic Duddleswell; Bronze in the Modern British Class…our mature sheep milk cheese.
Organic Saint Giles; Bronze in the Modern British Class…our semi soft mild and squidgy cheese, with a bright orange coating of organic carrot.

BRITISH CHEESE WEEK (Saturday 26th September to Sunday 4th October)
British Cheese Week is a nation-wide campaign to celebrate the winners and highlight the extraordinary diversity and growth in British Cheese and is kicked off by the announcement of the Award winners and the Great British Cheese Festival [26th & 27th September] at Cardiff Castle. M & S, the major sponsor of this year’s Awards, will be celebrating British Cheese Week in style long with numerous cheesemakers, retailers and restaurants. For details see www.thecheeseweb.com

Further Information on
• British Cheese Awards
• Award Winners and Medal Winners
• Statistics on British Cheese
• British Cheese Week

Please go to www.thecheeseweb.com and download the information, including media info.