Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese wins Great British Cheese Award

Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese has won the Best Artisan Producer award at the inaugural Great British Cheese Awards.

More than 7,500 people voted for their favourite cheeses, producers and retailers in the first Great British Cheese Awards which were deliberately set apart from similar events as they gave the general public a large influence on recognising and rewarding outstanding British cheese by enabling them to vote for their favourites.

Graham Kirkham said: “I feel like these awards are really honest. There was a good gathering of fantastic cheesemakers and the judges were really good. The public voted as well and it was really nice to get them involved. The whole thing just has a really good feel to it and I’m so chuffed and happy to be a part of it. It’s nice to get recognition. When you win an award you realise it’s all worth it, because it is hard work and you can get bogged down just staring at the four walls of your dairy all day. To win just feels really fantastic.”