The South West's finalists in the 2016 Rural Oscars

The South West's finalists in the 2016 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) have been announced, with businesses from across the region going head to head for a regional title and a shot at national glory.

The Awards are the Countryside Alliance's annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. They are now in their twelfth year and have become the definitive rural business award to win. This year we received over 7,500 nominations, meaning these finalists truly are the best of the best. The Awards are public-nomination led across five categories:

• Local Food & Drink


• Village Shop/ Post Office


• Tourism Enterprise


• Farm Enterprise


• Butcher

• Darts Farm, Topsham, Devon www.dartsfarm.co.uk/


• Hannahs @ Seale-Hayne, Newton Abbot, Devon www.discoverhannahs.org/seale-hayne/


• Ducks Deli Farm Shop Café, Portesham, Weymouth, Dorset


• Moonbeams Farm, Wellington, Somerset www.moonbeamsland.co.uk/

• Ponsanooth Village Store & Post Office, Ponsanooth, Truro, Cornwall www.ponsanoothvillagestores.co.uk/


• Buckfast Post Office, Buckfast, Devon


• Our Shop, Hinton St George, Somerset www.ourshophinton.org/


• The Villagers Stores, Wootton Courtenay, Minehead, Somerset www.woottoncourtenayvillage.co.uk/VillageFacilities/Shop


• Wren's Shop & Post Office, East Knoyle, Salisbury, Wiltshire www.eastknoyle.org.uk

• Blackberry Farm Shop, Milton Damerel, Holsworthy, Devon www.blackberryfarmshop.co.uk/


• The Langton Arms Butchery, Blandford Forum, Dorset www.thelangtonarms.co.uk/butchery.php


• Luccombe Farm Holidays, Milton Abbas, Blandford, Dorset http://luccombeholidays.co.uk/


• Hillside Brewery, Longhope, Gloucestershire www.hillsidebrewery.com/

• Roskilly's, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall www.roskillys.co.uk/


• Rollestone Feeds, Kenn, Exeter, Devon www.rollestonefeeds.co.uk/


• Cranborne Chase Cider, Minchington, Nr Blandford, Dorset www.facebook.com/cranbornechasecider/


• Brinkworth Dairy, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire www.brinkworthdairy.co.uk

• Veyseys Butchers, Cullompton, Devon http://veyseysdevon.co.uk/


• Brace of Butchers, Poundbury, Dorset www.braceofbutchers.co.uk/


• Jesse Smith Butchers and Farm Shop, Cirencester, Gloucestershire http://jessesmith.co.uk/


• Penleigh Butchers, Frome, Somerset www.facebook.com/penleighfarmbutchers/

• Each business will receive a visit from judges.


• Regional winners will be announced in February and will advance to the national finals.


• Our regions are: South West, South East, East, Midlands, North, Wales.


• The Parliamentary reception will be held at the House of Lords in London on Wednesday 22^nd March 2017


• Follow the Awards on Twitter @CAAwards and use the hashtag #RuralOscars