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The Cotswold’s are the Best for Antiques Christopher Clarke Antiques in Stow-on-the-Wold and Blighty Antiques in Cheltenham have been named as category winners in the inaugural Britain’s Best Antiques Shops Awards, Christopher Clarke Antiques as Best specialist shop and Blighty Antiques as Best antiques shop. Simon Clarke of Christopher Clarke Antiques said: ‘It’s a huge honour to win this award and be acknowledged for our specialty. Britain leads the world in antiques and these awards show that The Cotswolds is a ‘must go to ‘ destination for anyone interested in period art and design.’ Sarah Seccombe of Blighty Antiques said: “We are delighted to be crowned as Britain’s Best Antique Shop and we owe a big thank-you to our customers and the public who took the time to vote for us - it’s the greatest compliment of all.” The Cotswolds have always boasted the largest concentration of serious antiques dealers outside of London and these awards confirm it. Blighty Antiques is home to a mix of country house and colonial pieces with some fabulously eccentric decorative accessories. Christopher Clarke Antiques are probably the only specialists worldwide to deal in Campaign Furniture - i.e. antiques that often look like domestic furniture but are made to fold up or dismantle for ease of travel. When the British Empire was at its height there was a large industry that provided such furniture for the soldiers and administrators who travelled to the Colonies. The Britain’s Best Antiques Shops Awards were launched in the November 2011 issue of Homes & Antiques to tie in with National Antiques Week. The competition invited nominations from the public to find the unsung heroes of the high street in one of five categories: Best antiques shop; Best antiques centre; Best specialist shop; Best vintage/mid century shop; and Best auction house. Blighty Antiques and Christopher Clarke Antiques will be profiled alongside the three other winning businesses in the May issue of the magazine, on sale April 5. 16 Foxbury’ National Award Foxbury Farm Shop just outside Burford visited the House of Lords last month to attend the "Rural Oscars" at the Countryside Alliance, Daily Telegraph and Farmers Weekly Business Awards. Colin Dawes, Pauline Kew, Rebecca Dawes and David Pitcher Colin Dawes and his team were delighted to be Highly Commended as the UK and Ireland Best Local Food Business. The judges included Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Countryside Alliance Executive Chairman Sir Barney White Spunner and The Daily Telegraph's Assistant Editor Philip Johnston. The judges commented "This working farm doesn't stand still – as well as producing and selling their produce in the farm shop, the farm is an unofficial rural school, reconnecting the next generation with our farming heritage. The farm shop has expanded in recent years with a popular tearoom that offers special deals to the local elderly, an often overlooked minority. The team's passions for community, produce and education are something the Countryside Alliance is proud to support - if youngsters don't understand the countryside, they won't care" This year alone Foxbury Farm Shop has received 13 awards including a Finalist in the West Oxfordshire Business Awards. View the list: www.foxburyfarm.co.uk The Good Food Barn serves hot and cold food, tea, coffee and more. All the lamb, beef and pork reared at Foxbury Farm is sold through Foxbury Farm Shop. More information online. Graffiti Writing Magazine Graffiti is a Gloucestershire-based magazine full of poetry and prose by writers from the UK and overseas. It is run as a non-profit making venture and was started as a response to the familiar cry from writers that it's very difficult to get good work published. The magazine runs a short story competition in each issue and offers a small cash prize to the winner and publication to all the shortlisted stories as well. The short story competition has been judged by writer and creative writing lecturer Tricia Wastvedt and writer Roshi Fernando as well as local short story writers and readers. It is published four times a year and seeks to include articles and reviews as well as poems and short stories. Postal subscriptions are welcome: 1 issue - £2.50 plus 50p postage = £3. 5 issues - £13 Contact: Rona Laycock for details writersinthebrewery@ yahoo.co.uk
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