Longhorn members are through to Countryside Alliance Awards final!

Two Longhorn members have won their categories in the Regional heats of the Countryside Alliance Awards and are on their way to the House of Lords in February for the Finals!

Offley Hoo Farms from Hitchin, Herts won the Local Foods Award category for the East of England region.

Meridian Meats from Louth, Lincolnshire won the Traditional Business Award category for the same region.

The Countryside Alliance Awards, now in their fifth year, aim to celebrate the characters, skills, traditions and enterprise of the countryside through the people who work so hard to make it tick. This year’s Awards attracted a record 2,500 nominations from the public, all of a high calibre. Regional finalists across four categories include village shops and Post Offices, butchers, breweries, pubs, cheese makers, feed merchants, smokeries, tea rooms, hotels, ice-cream makers, farm shops and even an oysterage