2014 Lincolnshire Poacher Competition

Our county has some of the best butchers and bakers in the country and this year a tremendous 440 entries were taken for the 2014 Lincolnshire Poacher Competition.
This bi-annual competition, organised by Lincolnshire County Foods (LCF), has seen consistent growth of 20% for entries for each of the two most recent judgings, in 2012 and now 2014. How much more indicative could this be of the vibrant range of independent butchers and bakers we have locally and how keen they are to compare their products with the finest that the rest of Lincolnshire has to offer?

The event has been held every two years since 1990, and offers Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for such classic local delicacies as Lincolnshire sausage, stuffed chine, pork pie, plum bread and haslet, as well as national dishes including bacon, steak pies, lamb burgers, speciality sausages and Innovations, which includes vegetarian and non-meat pastry products.

A champion product is selected by the judges of each of the fourteen categories, and the winning items were displayed at the Food and Drink Fair in the Epic Centre on the Lincolnshire Showground at the end of November.

Lincolnshire Life attended the presentation evening earlier in the month to capture the winners and their awards.

Butchers also compete across the board for a trophy and the title of Champion Lincolnshire Butcher 2014/16. This year the overall award went to Gary Simpson of G Simpson Butchers in Heckington.

PORK PIE
Gold
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers Ltd
Myers Quality Bakers Ltd
W Hargrave & Son
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
S Mundey Butchers
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
Simpsons Butchers
Silver
Ancaster Butchers
Meridian Meats Family
Butchers Ltd
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Handson’s Butchers (Amanda)
Southern & Thorpe
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd
W Hargrave & Son
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd
Bronze
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
David Tomlinson
Jackson’s Butchers
Lakings of Louth
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd
Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd

STUFFED CHINE
Gold
W Hargrave & Son
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd
Handson Butchers
Silver
Bennetts Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Sons
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd
Lakings of Louth
Simpsons Butchers
Bronze
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd

LINCOLNSHIRE SAUSAGE
Gold
Simpsons Butchers
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Silver
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
David Tomlinson
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers (2 awards)
Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop
Bronze
Brown’s Family Butchers
Ancaster Butchers
Bennetts Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
S Mundey Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Son
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd
Simons Quality Butchers
Walker & Walker
Millstream Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Southern & Thorpe
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
David Tomlinson

SPECIALITY SAUSAGE
Gold
Simpsons Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
David Tomlinson (2 awards)
Jackson’ss Butchers (Louth) Ltd
Southern & Thorpe
Manor Farm Shop
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Silver
Brown’s Family Butchers (5 awards)
Ancaster Butchers (2 awards)
Bennetts Butchers (3 awards)
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Trevor Sharpe Butchers (4 awards)
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop (3 awards)
Bennetts Butchers
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd (3 awards)
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers
Odling Bros Ltd (2 awards)
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Lakings of Louth
Walker & Walker
Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop (2 awards)
Handsons Butchers
Millstream Butchers Ltd (3 awards)
Elite Meats (2 awards)
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
David Tomlinson
Jackson’ss Butchers (Louth) Ltd (2 awards)
Simpsons Butchers
Manor Farm Shop (3 awards)
Bronze
Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd (3 awards)
Brown’s Family Butchers
Bennetts Butchers
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd (2 awards)
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Millstream Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Elite Meats (2 awards)
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd

GLUTEN-FREE SAUSAGE
Gold
Bennetts Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
Brown’s Butchers
Ancaster Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn
Jackson’ss Butchers
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
Sunnyside Up
Simpsons Butchers
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd
Silver
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
S Mundey Butchers
Odling Bros Ltd
Lakings of Louth
Handson Butchers
Manor Farm Shop
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd
Bronze
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
Elite Meats

HASLET
Gold
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd
Silver
Brown’s Family Butchers
David Tomlinson
Southern & Thorpe
W Hargrave & Son
Bronze
Myers Quality Bakers Ltd
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Lakings of Louth
Walker & Walker

BURGERS
Gold
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
H E Wilkinson & Son
David Tomlinson
Simpsons Butchers
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Silver
Brown’s Family Butchers (2 awards)
Ancaster Butchers (3 awards)
Lincolnshire Co-operative Ltd (2 awards)
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd (2 awards)
Lakings of Louth (2 awards)
Millstream Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Elite Meats (2 awards)
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop 2 awards
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
David Tomlinson (2 awards)
Simpsons Butchers (2 awards)
Bronze
Bennetts Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd (2 awards)
Handson’s Butchers
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Ancaster Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Odling Bros Ltd (3 awards)
Millstream Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Bennetts Butchers

STEAK PIE
Silver
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli
Brown’s Family Butchers
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
Lakings of Louth
David Tomlinson
Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop
Simpsons Butchers
Handson’s Butchers
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd
Bronze
Ancaster Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
The Ship Inn
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd (2 awards)
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers
Odling Bros Ltd
Walker & Walker
Southern & Thorpe
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd

SAUSAGE ROLLS
Gold
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd
Silver
Ancaster Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Welbourne’s Bakery
David Tomlinson
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers
Millstream Butchers Ltd
Southern & Thorpe
Bronze
Bennetts Butchers
Myers Quality Bakers Ltd
W Hargrave & Son
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
S Mundey Butchers
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Simons Quality Foods of Spilsby
Lakings of Louth
Walker & Walker
Simpsons Butchers
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers

BACON
Gold
S Mundey Butchers
Ancaster Butchers
W Hargrave & Son
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
David Tomlinson
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers
Hickson Quality Foods Ltd
Simons Quality Foods
Lakings of Louth (2 awards)
Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop
Simpsons Butchers
Silver
Lincolnsire Co-operative Ltd (2 awards)
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd (2 awards)
Odling Bros Ltd 2 awards
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli
Millstream Butchers Ltd
Southern & Thorpe
Simpsons Butchers
Bronze
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd 2 awards
Brown’s Family Butchers
Sunnyside Up
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers

INNOVATIONS
Gold
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
W Hargrave & Son
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd
Hickson Quality Food Ltd (2 awards)
Pinchin’s Family Farm Shop
Silver
Ancaster Butchers
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd
Odling Bros Ltd
Southern & Thorpe
Simpsons Butchers
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd (2 awards)
Elite Meats of Lincoln
Bronze
Ancaster Butchers
Meridian Meats Family Butchers Ltd
Trevor Sharpe Butchers
S Mundey Butchers
Simons Quality Butchers
Millstream Butchers Ltd
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli
Uncle Henry’s Farm Shop
Brown’s Family Butchers
Joey Wellington
Bennetts Butchers
H E Wilkinson & Son
Trevor Fairburn Butchers Ltd
Handson Butchers (Amanda)
Jackson’s Butchers (Louth) Ltd (3 awards)
Odling Bros Ltd
Simpsons Butchers
Millstream Butchers Ltd
Elite Meats

PLUM BREAD
Gold
Myers Quality Bakers
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers (2 awards)
Simons Quality Foods
Moden’s Plumbread
Silver
Bloomsbury Bakery
Bronze
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd (2 awards)

POACHER COMPETITION RESULTS 2014

BUTCHER OF THE YEAR:
Simpsons Butchers

Class Champions:
Pork Pie
A W Curtis Bakers & Butchers Ltd

Stuffed Chine
W Hargrave & Son

Lincolnshire Sausage
Simpsons Butchers

Speciality Sausage
Simpson’s Butchers
Pork with Cracked Black Pepper

Gluten-Free Sausage
Bennetts Butchers

Haslet
Pocklington’s Bakery Ltd

Burger
Geo Adams & Sons (Retail) Ltd

Steak Pie
Woodhall Spa Bakery & Deli

Sausage Roll
Tony Arber Butchers Ltd

Bacon
S Mundey Butchers

Innovations
Pick’s Butchers Ltd
Steak & Kidney Pie

Plum Bread
Myers Quality Bakers Ltd

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