Please find below a list of our 2020 judges.We’re very grateful to all of them for helping us judge all those amazing pies.
2020 Judges
Colin Woodhead (Chairman)
Steve Foster (Deputy Chairman)
Name | Title |
Alan Pearson | SAQ International and Melton Borough Councillor |
Alex Chambers | Squisito Deli, Slow Food |
Alicia Kearnes | MP Rutland & Melton |
Alison Pratt | Admin and PR Manager, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network |
Andrea Corbett | Agricultural Secretary, Bentons |
Andrea Wallace | Free lance cookery demonstrator and teacher at Leith’s |
Andrew Cooper | Town Bailiff, Melton Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
Andrew Denton | Head Member Services, Best Western Hotels |
Andy Clarke | Food & Drink Writer & TV Producer |
Annabelle Percy | Engagement Lead, Melton Borough Council |
Annette Woolcock | Taste of Game SPONSOR |
Audrey Traynor | Partner – Traynor Consulting & Training |
Becky Jones | Journalist, Leicester Mercury |
Ben Farnsworth | Chapman Associates – SPONSOR |
Ben Wass | Senior Accountant, TC-Group SPONSOR |
Bill Szajna-Hopgood | Business Development Manger, Vegetarian Society |
Bob Pitchfork | Proprietor of Pitchfork’s Pickles |
BobThompson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
Catherine Rose-Bloom | Product Developer, Harrods |
Charlie Turnbull | Academy of Cheese |
Charlotte Hannah | Bentons Estate Agency |
Chris Ball | Former Principle – Brooksby Melton College |
Chris Marsh | Pie Blogger |
Chris Scarrett | Chef de Cuisine, New Farm Catering |
Christina Freeman | Mistress of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
Christopher Freeman | Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
Cindy Baxter | PA/Business Support, TC-Group SPONSOR |
Claire Holland | Q Guild of Butchers |
Colin Maxwell | Sales Executive, Foyle Food Group |
Colin Rich | Founder, The Pastry Room SPONSOR |
Colin Woodhead | Honorary member & Past Chariman British Confectioners Association |
Daniel Bennett | Senior Manager, Duntop |
David Greenwood-Haigh | Coeur de Xocolat |
David Matchett | Head Food Policy Development, Borough Market |
David Thomson | Area Sales Manager, Bako North Western |
Dawn Garton | Head of Finance, Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
Dawn Whitemore | Principle, SBM College |
Debbie Wilson | Chairwoman: Ladies in Pigs |
Diane Hickling | Belvoir B & B at Woodside Farm |
Elaine Thomson | National Bakery School, Course Director |
Eric Tindall | Melton Matters Team Leader, Presenter Radio 103 The Eye |
Gary Bainbridge | Mirror Columnist |
Gary Bradshaw | Hamm Tunn Foods |
Gary Wood | Catering Consultant, Food Service Operations |
Giles Sciolti | Owner Sciolti Ltd |
Graeme Sharpe | Market Development Analyst, Quality Meat Scotland |
Henry Jefferies | Bakery Training |
Henry Norman | Editor – H2O Publishing |
Hugh Brown | CEO Gillstream Markets |
Ian Beale | Retired Managing Director, Walkers Bakery & Pork Farms |
Ian Neale | Churchwarden, St Mary’s Parish Church, Melton Mowbray |
Isaac Fisher | General Manager, Pukka |
Janine Lishman-Peat | Ladies in Pigs |
Jimmy Carpenter | Presenter, BBC Radio Leicester |
Jo Pratt | Food Writer, chef and presenter |
Joe Piliero | Director, School of Artisan Food |
John Davis | Events Representative, Brook Food |
John Turner | MD, Roast Restaurant |
Jordan Dennis | Partner, TC-Group SPONSOR |
Judith Neale | Manager, The Dove Cottage Tea Room |
Judy Simpson | Ladies in Pigs |
Julia Blant | Ladies in Pigs |
Julia Roberts | Creative Director, Ginger and Spice Festival |
Karen Thomson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
Katie Peal | Pie Blogger |
Keith Fisher | Chief Executive, Institute of Meat |
Laura Hadland | Leicestershire Food Writer |
Les Hewitt | Artisan sausage and pie maker. Food judge |
Liam Nash | Partner Chapman Associates |
Linda Hewitt | Home Baker, Fulbeck Bread, tutor and broadcaster |
Linda Machin | Town Centre Officer, Loughborough |
Lisa Buck | The Vegan Owl – Triple Award winning Pie Maker |
Lisa Cadd | The Fuss Free Foodie |
Lisa Williamson | Assistant Buyer, Heygates Flour Millers |
Lizzy Owers | Ladies in Pigs |
Louise Bushell | Former Proprietor, Miss B’s Tea Rooms, Melton Mowbray |
Louise Farmer | British Association for Shooting and Conservation |
Louise Lee | Gonalston Farm Shop |
Louise Rhind-Tutt | Editor in Chief, I Love MCR |
Lucy Ferris | Ladies in Pigs |
Malika Andress | Head of Marketing, National Space Centre |
Maria Hodson | Production Editor, Countryfile Magazine |
Marianne Lumb | Chef, Restaurateur, BBC’s Professional Masterchef |
Martin Tarbuck | Author of Life of Pies |
Martin Weinholt | G Weinholt, pastrycooks of Alderley Edge, Cheshire |
Mary Ibbotson | Ladies in Pigs |
Matt Gisby | Officer, Taste of Game |
Matthew Rippon | Protected Food Names expert, Queen Mary, University of London |
Matthew Talbot | Partner, Howes Percival LLP SPONSOR |
Matthew Widdowson | IT Services Manager, Somerbys IT. |
Matthew Wright | Editor, Great Food Club |
Maureen Rhoden | Organiser of the Lincolnshire Poacher Awards |
Mayor Malise Graham | Mayor of Melton Borough |
Milly Stokes | Proprietor, Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Market Harborough |
Nathan Tyler | Head of Digital and Communications, Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation |
Neale Hollingsworth | Proprietor, Dukeshill Ham |
Neil Broomfield | 2015 Supreme Champion – Director, Great North Pie Co |
Neil Woods | Bakery consultant formally with Ireks GmbH |
Nick Galer | Chef/Owner The Miller of Mansfield, Goring |
Nik Tooley | Ops Director Delilah Deli |
Patrick Salmon | Managing Director, Alfred Enderby |
Phil Pruden | Professional Wine taster and Pie Aficionado |
Pippa Van Der Kooy | World Bread Awards |
Rachel Linstead | Chief Energy Sparker, Firecracker |
Reverend Kevin Ashby | Rector, Melton Mowbray Team Parish |
Richard Tearle | General Manager, Rondo |
Richard Watkin | Watkins Butchers of Grantham |
Richard Worton | Sports Writer and Food Judge |
Rita Wells | Ladies in Pigs |
Rob Freck | Cheese Shop proprietor in Nottingham |
Rod Adlington | Turkey Farmers & cooked meat suppliers of Merit from Coventry |
Roger Cornish | Health & Safety, Melton Borough Council |
Roger Stocks | Retired Design Teacher |
Rupert Willday | Head of Food, Charlie Bingham |
Sally Elkington | Retired Food Presenter for Lincs FM |
Sally-Jane Wright | Columnist, Specialty Food Magazine |
Sangita Tryner | Owner, Delilah Fine Foods |
Sarah Hopcroft | Image on Food Limited |
Sarah Porter | Past President Melton Mowbray WI |
Simon Jarvis | Owner of Fudge Glorious Fudge |
Stefan Rice | UK’s Most Skillful’ Title, Master Butcher A Hindle & Son, Stafford |
Steve Foster | ex-Dunkleys |
Stuart Alderton | Executive Chef, Little Britain Pubs |
Sue Woodall | Regional Support Q Guild Butchers |
Teresa Bovey | Professional Home Economist – www.teresabovey.co.uk |
Tim Burke | Restaurant Critic, Leicester Mercury |
Tim Coleman | Star Guest Judge from CakesvPies, CarFest North |
Tom Adams | Retired Master Baker, Northampton |
Tom Heygate | Heygates Flour Millers SPONSOR |
Tony Spencer | Retired Master Baker, Boston |
Trevor Bush | Ret. Chairman, Lincoln Diocesan Trust. Ret MD Loganair(Scotland’s Airline) |
Trevor Shaw | Partner, TC-Group SPONSOR |
Vanessa Brown | Head of Business & Catering Service, Vegetarian Society SPONSOR |
Victoria Clarke | Regulatory Services Manager, Melton Borough Council |
Will Dickinson | Head of Development, Billington Food Service |
Will Pocklington | Head of Publications, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation |
William Hartson | Writer (Beachcomber), Daily Express |
Xanthe Clay | Food Writer, Daily Telegraph |
Zara Matthews | Manager, Melton Carnegie Museum |