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As Yorkshire Day approaches (1st August), two East Yorkhire farm diversification businesses are celebrating after winning prestigious national awards from the?Guild of Fine Food (30-07-08).? Side Oven Bakery from Foston on the Wolds has been awarded a coveted two star Gold Great Taste Award for its Organic Unbleached White Flour and one for its Organic Elderflower Cordial, whilst Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has added a two star award for its Wold Gold Light Beer to its impressive array of awards. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, The Great Taste Awards are often referred to as the Oscars of the food...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery will be quenching the thirst of visitors to this year?s Burton Agnes Jazz Festival from 8th to 10th August. The popular festival is held in the beautiful, award-winning grounds of Burton Agnes Hall, near Driffield and visitors will be able to relax to the sounds of summer jazz whilst enjoying hand pulled Wold Top Brewery ales and succulent local meat from Burdass Lamb. Tom Mellor, who owns Wold Top Brewery with his wife Gill, is a keen musician and is delighted to be supporting the festival again; ?The festival generates a lot of interest from all...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery will be one of a number of local producers at the 150th anniversary of the Great Yorkshire Show this month. The North?s leading agricultural event takes place at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from 8th to 10th July and attracts over 135,000 visitors . As part of the celebrations, the Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber will be showcasing the best of the regions producers and will be staging regular daily inspirational cookery demonstrations and tutorials hosted by TV cook Annie Stirk. Wold Top Brewery is one of several Yorkshire producers including Yorvale and...

Members of the Great Northern Section of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) have been invited to a Barley Walk, Brewery Visit and Barbecue at Wold Top Brewery. The 3rd July meeting will begin with a barley walk and talk led by Tom Mellor followed by tours of the award winning micro brewery.? The evening will conclude with a barbecue featuring local produce including meat supplied by East Yorkshire producer Burdass Lamb. Wold Top Brewery?s Tom Mellor is delighted to host the event ?The Great Northern Section of the IBD comprises many respected names from the brewing and distilling...

Grown on the Wolds, Brewed on the Wolds, Drunk anywhere..... (Snowdonia in this instance) As this picture testifies!? Many thanks to Paul Hazell of Adfix and 'model' Clay B Worsling for proving that the best things in life are worth going out of your way for!