Farron backs 'Rural Oscars' and asks local businesses to nominate themselves
The ninth annual Countryside Alliance Awards are now open for public nominations, and Tim Farron MP is urging the local community to get nominating.
The Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the Rural Oscars, were borne of a need to support and promote rural communities. They celebrate people going the extra mile to ensure that rural Britain's food and farming industry, small businesses, traditional skills, forward-thinking enterprises and, most of all, its people, can flourish.
Previous award winning rural businesses from Cumbria are Storth Community Cooperative Ltd and Growing Well in Kendal.
Tim said: "These Awards are an excellent way to promote the local businessmen and women who are working hard to keep our economy going. I hope that many of our fantastic local businesses put themselves forward because I know we have so many potential winners locally!"
The Awards run across the following categories:
1). Local Food Award
2). DailyTelegraphVillage shop/Post Office Award
3). Butcher Award
4). Start-up Award
To find out more about Awards please contact press-office@countryside-alliance.org. Nominations close on the 1st November.