New Close Farm trophies

We know our customers like our premium meat and delicious home-made pies. It’s also good to know that our meat and produce is rated very highly by professional judges.

We are delighted that, over the years, we have won a string of awards in the region – particularly for our own dry cured bacon, sausages, black pudding and pork pies.

The Smithfield Awards 2019

  • Gold Award - Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Scotch Egg

The Smithfield Awards 2018

  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Streaky Bacon
  • Gold Award - Sun Kissed Chicken Breast
  • Gold Award - Traditional Black Pudding

UK Sausage Week Awards 2018

  • WINNER - Best Pork Sausage in the East Midlands
  • Highly Commended - Old English Breakfast Sausage

Tom and Ed Armstrong with their Best Pork Sausage in the East Midlands winners plaque at British Sausage Awards 2018

Bakewell Produce Show 2018

  • Gold Award and OVERALL CHAMPION - Traditional Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Huntsman Pie

British Pie Awards 2018

  • Gold Award - Chicken Ham & Leek Pie
  • Highly Commended - Meat & Potato Pie

Tom Armstrong with his Highly Commended Meat & Potato Pie award at the British Pie Awards 2018


Newark Show 2017

  • Gold Award - Traditional Pork Sausage

Bakewell Show 2017

  • Gold Award - Traditional Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Streaky

Great Taste 2017

  • (1 Star) - Belly Pork
  • (1 Star) - Traditional Pork Pie

Bingley Hall English Hunter Winter Fair Stock - Nov 2016

  • First Prize- Single live Pork Pig
  • Second Prize- Pair of live Pork Pigs
  • Third Prize- Pair of live Bacon Pigs
  • Third Prize- Cross Bred Texel Lamb Carcass

Tom with winning carcasess at Engish Winter Fair 2016 awards

British Sausage Week - Oct/Nov 2016

  • Gold Award - Cumberland Sausage
  • Silver Award - Traditional Pork Sausage

JB Gill with Tom and Ed at British Sausage Week 2016 awards

Butcher's Shop of the Year Awards 2016 finalist - Midlands and East of England

Butcher Shop of the Year 2016 finalist award

Staffordshire & Birmingham Agricultural Society - Nov 2016

  • Gold Award - Streaky Bacon
  • Gold Award - Traditional Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Old English Sausage
  • Silver Award - Chennai Spiced Lamb Sausage
  • Silver Award - Traditional Pork Sausage
  • Silver Award - Huntsman Pie
  • Silver Award - Black Pudding Sausage

AHDB - September 2016

  • Gold Award - Black Pudding
  • Gold Award - Prime Pork Sausage
  • Gold Award - Traditional Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Streaky Bacon
  • Gold Award - Huntsman Pie
  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Oak Smoked Back Bacon

Bakewell Show 2016

  • Gold Award – Pork Pie
  • Gold Award – Cornish Pasties
  • Gold Award – Potted Beef
  • Silver Award – Streaky Bacon
  • Silver Award – Pork Sausage

 

2016 award certificates (PDF 5.8MB)


BPEX Awards 2012 - 13

  • Regional Champion - Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Black Pudding
  • Gold Award - Faggots
  • Gold Award - Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Stuffed Pork Fillet
  • Gold Award - Prime Pork Sausage
  • Gold Award - Old English Sausage
  • Gold Award - Welsh Dragon Sausage
  • Gold Award - Oak Smoked Back Bacon
  • Gold Award - Pork Terrine

BPEX Awards 2011 - 12

  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Middle Bacon
  • Gold Award - Pork Sausage
  • Gold Award - 'Jim's Pork Pate'
  • Gold Award - Pork Pie
  • Gold Award - Beef & Tomato Sausage
  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Streaky Bacon
  • Gold Award - Old English Sausage
  • Silver Award - Huntsman Pie
  • Silver Award - Dry Cured Oak Smoked Bacon
  • Silver Award - Black Pudding
  • Silver Award - Welsh Dragon Sausage
  • Bronze Award - Faggots

Bakewell Show 2011

  • First Prize - Black Pudding
  • First Prize - Potted Beef
  • Second Prize - Old English Sausage
  • Third Prize - Dry Cured Streaky Bacon
  • Third Prize - Prime Pork Sausage
  • Third Prize - Huntsman Pie

Newark Show 2011

  • Gold Award - Huntsman Pie
  • Gold Award - Old English Sausage
  • Gold Award - Prime Pork Sausage

'Savour Your Bacon' 2010

  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Short Back Bacon
  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Smoked Short Back Bacon

BPEX Awards 2010 - 11

  • Gold Award - Dry Cured Bacon
  • Gold Award - Prime Pork Sausage
  • Silver Award - Pork Pie

Bakewell Show 2010

  • First Prize - Huntsman Pie
  • Second Prize - Potted Beef
  • Second Prize - Black Pudding
  • Third Prize - Pork Pie

Bakewell Show 2009

  • Second Prize - Black Pudding
  • Second Prize - Potted Beef

Bakewell Show 2008

  • Overall Cup Winner - Stuffed Pork Tenderloin