COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE

All regions will have now selected their Champions, and the team will now give their details to the National Judging Panel, which includes Clarissa Dickson Wright (pictured). All regional champions will then descend on the House of Lords on 7th March to celebrate their success, meet fellow winners and, crucially, find out if they are to add a UK & Ireland title to their collection. Good luck all!  

Read about the declared champions here:

Ireland Champions

South East Champions

South West Champions

North West Champions

North East Champions

Wales Champions

Yorkshire Champions 

Scotland Champions

East of England Champions

Midlands Champions

Media coverage has been very positive - read a selection here:

• Bradford Telegraph & Argus: Trio of businesses in line for rural excellence 
• East Anglian Daily Times: Suffolk Food Hall among regional winners in Countryside Alliance 
• Gazette & Herald: Volunteers celebrate Hovingham Village Market’s latest award 
• Ripon Gazette: Accolade for village stores 
• Midhurst & Petworth Observer: Kirdford shop nets itself a ‘rural Oscar’ in regional awards 
• Northumberland Gazette: Businesses praised in rural Oscars
• Northwich Guardian: Antrobus Village Shop triumphs in regional awards 
• West Sussex County Times: Village shop in line for an ‘Oscar’ 
• Oxford Times: Farm shop wins gong at 'rural Oscars' 
• Surrey Today: Medicine Garden wins 'rural Oscar' 
• Salisbury Journal: Ludwell has the shop of the year 
• Newcastle Journal: Humshaugh Village Shop branching out into orchard business 
• Redhill, Reigate, Horley Life: Outwood Butcher's Shop commended in this year's "Rural Oscars" 
• Northants Evening Telegraph: Three local shops gain top award nominations