See all about the Awards here

Rural Oscars - results and a film
Winners of Rural Enterprise UK & Ireland Champions is Park Hill Farm, Hales, Market Drayton, Shropshire 01630 652178 www.parkhillfarm.co.uk
I thoroughly enjoyed the winners' reception of the Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the "Rural Oscars", at Parliament yesterday. The terrace room of the House of Lords was packed with regional champions from across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, all celebrating their titles and keen to know if they were about to take the UK & Ireland Champion title too.

Countryside Alliance Chairman Kate Hoey MP announced the UK & Ireland Champions across five categories and our film crew was there to capture the action. You can watch a short film at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BjSOsKlqs

Congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the 2011 Awards, you have helped to make them a true celebration of our countryside, with positive media coverage to match. The fact that we had two Defra representatives on hand to help present the prizes is a testament to how prestigious and important the Awards have become in their seven years of existence.

Defra Minister Richard Benyon MP said the day was "a great celebration of the best of British rural life. The winners of these awards have really made a difference to their local community either through boosting local businesses, protecting the natural environment or supporting a thriving rural community. It's been a privilege to share their success with them."

Mr Benyon and Lord Taylor of Holbeach were fulsome in their support and congratulations to our champions which is praise indeed. I am extremely proud to introduce to you the UK & Ireland Champions of 2011.

Barney White-Spunner
Executive Chairman

Thank you for Voting for Us

On Wednesday, at the House of Lords, all you kind words of support and praise were seriously taken into account.



Your comments about the "best beef ever" and "lovely to see rare breed pigs" etc, together with comments such as "lets us townies into their home", were all carefully looked at behind the scenes.



On Wednesday, the Countryside Alliance, UK and Ireland Award Winners for Enterprise went, thanks to you all, to PARK HILL FARM.



We can't believe it. Thank you.

See us on the Alan Titchmarsh show on Thursday 8th March

John has received a call from ITV1, and we are going to London to chat to Alan Titchmarsh for his show. Not live thank goodness.

So new frock and shoes for Pat - a first for Pat to be in a dress!

Look out for us - we can't believe that Alan would want to meet with us!

Countryside Alliance Awards

We are proud to say that we have won the Midlands Regional Award for "Enterprise" within the Countryside Alliance Awards.

This means that the users of Park Hill Farm, whether buying meat, or using the educational facilities, have voted for us and put us forward for this award.

We shall visit the House of Lords for a Celebration with other winners.

We are on CLOUD NINE and cannot thank our customers enough for their kind words.

We will let you know how we get on!

We are Nearly There!

It's Saturday night, and its just 2 days to go until our Open Day on Monday 29th August.

The Open days starts at 11 and finishes at 3, and there will be loads to do.

Today we have been washing chairs, benches and tables, and weeding the yard in all that rain.

All is going well, but the cup cake lady has let us down - she is ill - so asking mother-in-law to make a few extra cakes.

We are going to have places to sit, which should be welcome with all the activities going on - I wonder if "HAM" the pig, will have her piglets on Monday - it is her due date.

Raising Money for the Scouts' Mini Bus Appeal

We are raising money for the Scouts Mini Bus appeal in Market Drayton, so do come and support our open day on Bank Holiday Monday, 29th August 2011, between 11 and 3 pm.

There's No Admission Fee on Monday 29th Aug

Just to remind you that there is no admission fee on Monday 29th August, between 11 and 3pm, at our Open Day.