by Robert Lloyd
The award-winning Cwmcerrig Farmshop and Grill is in the running for the Welsh Champion of Champions awards in the Rural Oscars.
Cwmcerrig, near Gorslas, leads the nominations in the Local Food category in the Countryside Alliance Awards.
The awards are known as the Rural Oscars and celebrate their 10th birthday this year.
In celebration, the Welsh business champions of the last 10 years have been invited to re-compete, X Factor style, for Champion of Champions plaques across four categories (Local Food; Village Shop/ PO; Traditional and Enterprise categories).
Votes will opened on the Countryside Alliance website at 12pm on Monday 3rd November and will close on at 6pm on Sunday 30th November (postal votes to reach the CA by 3rd December.)
The website can be found at –
http://www.countrysideallianceawards.org.uk/article/who-will-be-crowned-welsh-champion-of-champions
Visitors to Cwmcerrig can pick up special postcards to cast their vote by post.
Those in the running for awards are listed below –
Local food category
- House of Rhug, Corwen, Denbighshire @RhugEstate
- Llwynhelyg Farm Shop, Llandysul, Ceredigion @fodderforfoodys
- Swan’s Farm Shop, Mold, Denbighshire
- Daphne’s Welsh Lamb, Henllan, Denbighshire
- Cwmcerrig Farm Shop & Grill, Gorslas, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
- Hawarden Estate Farm Shop, Hawarden, Flintshire @HawardenEstate
- Hootons Home Grown, Brynsiencyn, Anglesey
- Old Stables Tea Room, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, Powys @chefonrun
Village Shop/ Post Office category
- Morgan’s Newsagents, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
- Cwmdu Village Shop, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
- Dingestow Post-office and General store, Dingestow, Monmouthshire
- Henllan Village Shop, Denbigh, Denbighshire
- Morley House (Llangoed Post Office), Llangoed, Beaumaris, Anglesey
Traditional category
- Owains Butchers, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
- Andrew J Rees & Sons, Narberth, Pembrokeshire @ReesButchers
- ET Jones & Sons & Daughter, Bodedern, Anglesey
- Rhydlewis Smokery, Llandysul, Ceredigion
- N.S. James Butchers, Raglan, Monmouthsire
- T.J. Roberts Butchers, Bala, Gwynedd
- William Lloyd Williams & Son, Machynlleth, Powys
Enterprise category
- Grandma’s Stories, Myddfai, Llandovery, Carms
- Llyn Y Fan Hatchery, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
- Myddfai Trading Company, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
- Bob Valentine Shooting School, Llanbedrog, Gwynedd
- Capestone Organic Poultry Ltd, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
- The Gower Brewery Ltd, Llanrhidian, West Glamorgan @GowerBrewery
- nom nom chocolate, Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire @nomnomchocolate
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