Craig Williams MP is delighted to announce that two Montgomeryshire businesses have been named as regional finalists for the 2023 Countryside Alliance Awards.
Both Izzy’s Butchers of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Ty Cemaes of Machynlleth are in contention for a Welsh title within the Butcher and Village Shop categories respectively.
The Awards, dubbed as the ‘Rural Oscars’, are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of British food & farming, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. Now in their sixteenth year, the Awards have become the definitive rural business award to win.
Craig Williams MP said:
“The Countryside Alliance Awards celebrate those businesses which go the extra mile and are the cornerstone of our rural communities. With thousands of public nominations received from across Wales and the UK, the fact that both Izzy’s Butchers and Ty Cemaes have reached the Wales regional finals is a testament to their extremely hard work and the service they provide to their communities.
“It would be fantastic to bring a Rural Oscar back to Montgomeryshire, and I wish both businesses the very best of luck within the forthcoming awards! I will be following their progress with pride and championing their success.”
The winners for the Wales regional awards will be announced in Cardiff in January 2023. They will then go forward to compete against winners from across the country in the grand final via a public vote, which will open in January.
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