Brewery strikes gold at industry awards

Published: 15:00, 25 October 2016

Joanna Reynolds, of Church Farm Brewery, centre, collecting the award from Emma Penny, group head of content for Briefing Media Agriculture, and Oliver McEntyre, national agricultural strategy director for Barclays. (Submitted photo)

THE family-run Church Farm Brewery in Budbrooke has won gold at the 2016 British Farming Awards.

The brewery — based at a former dairy and arable farm — won the Diversification Innovator of the Year (small to medium) award at the awards last Thursday night, 20th October.

More than 650 farmers and industry professionals attended the event at Chateau Impney Hotel in Droitwich Spa, which showcased the innovation and achievements of grassroots farmers across the agricultural industry.

It was organised by Briefing Media, parent company of Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming, and drew a record number of entries for the 15 awards.

Business Stratford-upon-Avon Chris Smith