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UNITED KINGDOM-BUTCHER WINS PRIZE.

A locally-sourced sausage with a Continental twist won the top prize at this year’s Great Hampshire Sausage, Pie & Ready Meal competition.

Simon Broadribb, of Uptons of Bassett in Southampton, was named supreme champion on 4 March, after impressing judges with an Italian-style sausage made with Hamphire free-range pork and Italian herbs and spices. The butcher, who also won the champion trophy for ’speciality pork sausage’ and 13 gold awards, fought off stiff competition to win, with over 20 Hampshire products submitted for judging.

"Winning the Supreme Champion is a dream come true and makes all the hard work we put into the business worthwhile," said Simon, who will now go on to enter MTJ’s Champion of Champion sausage competition in October.

The Great Hampshire, Sausage, Pie & Ready Meal competition is sponsored by BPEX, with support from Hampshire County Council, SEEDA and Lucas Ingredients.

Competition facilitator John Holden organised the judging team, comprising professional sausage-makers from across the UK and specially invited local guests. He described the competition as "the best attended regional competition that I am involved in, given that entries come from a single county".

Other winners included Greenfield Pork Products of Andover, which took home the Traditional Pork Sausage trophy, Hedge End Butchers of Southampton, which won the Beef and Lamb Speciality Sausage prize and Price Farm Foods, of Fordingbridge, named Home Cured Bacon Champion.

Details of all the winners can be found at http://www.hampshirefare.co.uk . A free directory detailing Hampshire Fare independent butchers and farm shops, as well as other local food, drink and craft producers, is also available from Hampshire Fare or can be picked up at Hampshire libraries and Information Centre, or at farm shops and delicatessens across the county.

John Deere - 8220 TRACTOR - AYLSHAM(GBP 47500)

Massey Ferguson 6480-4 - Cirencester
(Price on Application)

Massey Ferguson 6140 C/W MF 845 Loader - Tiverton(GBP 16740)

John Deere 6320 - Ballyclare(GBP 27612)

Farm Tractor - 482 - Kirkby Stephen(GBP 5500)

MOROOKA MK 220S - Alford(GBP 15300)

Case IH 956XL - Burwell(Price on Application)

Ford 6610 - Kirton Lindsey(Price on Application)

David Brown 995 - Stirling(GBP 3000)

Massey Ferguson 675 - Horley(GBP 3750)

New Holland T4050F - Omagh(GBP 32394)

John Deere - 6630P TRACTOR 2008 - Norwich(GBP 36250)

JCB535/95 - Shrewsbury(GBP 55800)

Case IH 895 - Chippenham(GBP 9540)

Massey Ferguson 3080 - Pocklington(GBP 6000)