Please find below a list of our 2019 judges.We’re very grateful to all of them for helping us judge all those amazing pies.
2019 Judges
Colin Woodhead (Chairman)
| Name | Description |
| Aisling Kemp | Group Commercial Development Director , Billingtons |
| Alex Chambers | Slow Food Movement UK (Warwickshire) |
| Alison Green | Senior Manager, Duncan & Toplis Accountants |
| Alison Pratt | Admin and PR Manager, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network |
| Andrea Corbett | Agricultural Secretary, Bentons |
| Andrea Wallace | Teaches at the Nottingham School of Food; also northern trainer for Prue Leith’s |
| Andrew Cooper | Town Bailiff, Melton Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
| Andy Clarke | Food & Drink TV Producer (Currently ITV series with James Martin) |
| Annette Woolcock | Taste of Game SPONSOR |
| Ashleigh O’Mahony | Food Trends Reporter, The Grocer |
| Audrey Traynor | Chair of Governors at Loughborough College |
| Becky Ashton | Social Media Officer – BASC |
| Ben Farnsworth | Chapman Associates |
| Bob Pitchfork | Proprietor of Pitchfork’s Pickles |
| Carole Hubbard | National Space Centre |
| Charles Campion | Food critic, Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Independent |
| Charlie Turnbull | Turnbulls Deli, Shaftesbury |
| Chris Ball | Former Principle – Brooksby Melton College |
| Christina Dunn | Dunns Bakery – Artisan Craft Bakery since 1826 |
| Christina Freeman | Dunns Bakery – Artisan Craft Bakery since 1826 |
| Christine Stocks | Food Writer, Melton Times |
| Christopher Dunn | Dunns Bakery – Artisan Craft Bakery since 1826 |
| Christopher Freeman | Dunns Bakery – Artisan Craft Bakery since 1826 |
| Clare Coleman | Bentons |
| Cliff Congrave | Retired Operational Manager for Henry Walker |
| Colin Rich | Founder, The Pastry Room SPONSOR |
| Colin Woodhead | Honorary member & Past Chariman British Confectioners Association |
| David Greenwood-Haigh | Coeur de Xocholat |
| David Thomson | BAKO |
| David Westerman | Proprietor, Melton Toys |
| Dawn Garton | Head of Finance, Melton Borough Council |
| Di Login | Golden Fleece, Nether Broughton |
| Diane Hickling | Woodside Farm Award winning B&B; Co-founder Vale of Belvoir Tourism |
| Dinah Hickling | Senior Town Warden, Melton Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
| Emma Crowther | Pin-It Pastry Ltd, Makers of Fine Pastry SPONSOR |
| Eric Tindall | Feoffee Melton Mowbray Town Estates |
| Frances Slade | Past National Chairman, Ladies in Pigs |
| Gary Bainbridge | Mirror Columnist |
| Gemma Ufton | Kiwa |
| Giles Sciolti | Owner Sciolti Ltd |
| Graeme Sharp | Marketing for Quality Meat Scotland |
| Henry Norman | Editor – H2O Publishing |
| Herlinda Heras | Writer and TV Chef based in San Francisco |
| Ian Beale | Retired Managing Director, Walkers Bakery and Pork Farms |
| Ian Neale | President Melton Mowbray Rotary Club |
| James Buffey | Senior Development Chef, Billington Food Service |
| James Colclough | Proprietor, Melton Toys |
| Jennifer John | Managing Director Ceres PR; Craft Bakers Week 2014 |
| Jessica Carter | Editor – Crumbs |
| Jimmy Carpenter | Presenter, BBC Radio Leicester |
| Jo Hunter | Piglets Pantry |
| Joe Piliero | Director, School of Artisan Food |
| John Turner | MD Roast Restaurant |
| John Waterfield | Waterfields of Leigh, Lancashire; British Confectioners Assn Chairman |
| John Westerman | East Midland Toy Company Ltd |
| Judy Simpson | Ladies in Pigs |
| Julia Blant | Ladies in Pigs |
| Julia Roberts | Rocket Marketing |
| Katie Peal | Blogger – friend of Pierate |
| Laura Hadland | Leicestershire Food Writer |
| Laurie Pearson | Heygates Flour Millers SPONSOR |
| Linda Hewitt | Home Baker, proprietor Fulbeck Bread, tutor and broadcaster |
| Lisa Cadd | Fuss Free Foodie |
| Lisa Osman | All Hallows AGA Approved Cookery School |
| Lizzie | Cornish Pasties |
| Lizzy Owers | Ladies in Pigs |
| Louise Bushell | Proprietor, Miss B’s Tea Rooms, Melton Mowbray |
| Louise Farmer | British Association for Shooting and Conservation |
| Louise Lee | Gonalston Farm Shop |
| Louise Rhind-Tutt | Writer Wow247 |
| Malika Andress | Head of Marketing, National Space Centre |
| Martin Tarbuck | Author of Life of Pies |
| Martin Weinholt | G Weinholt, pastrycooks of Alderley Edge, Cheshire |
| Mary Ibbotson | Ladies in Pigs |
| Mathew Westerman | East Midland Toy Company Ltd |
| Matthew Rippon | Protected Food Names expert, Queen Mary, University of London |
| Matthew Widdowson | Hallmark |
| Maureen Rhoden | Organiser of the Lincolnshire Poacher Awards |
| Mayor | Mayor of Melton |
| Michaela Bowles | Saturday Kitchen, Home Economist |
| Mike Holling | Birds of Derby |
| Milly Stokes | Proprietor, Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Market Harborough |
| Neale Hollingsworth | Proprietor, Dukeshill Ham |
| Neil Broomfield | 2015 Supreme Champion – Great North Pie Co |
| Neil Woods | Bakery consultant formally with Ireks GmbH |
| Nick Pearce | Brook Foods SPONSOR |
| Nigel White | Secretary, Stilton Cheese Makers Association |
| Norman Lack | Rondo |
| Paul Shearing | ROAST Executive Chef |
| Pev Manners | Proprietor, Belvoir Fruit Farms and Sponsor |
| Phil Pruden | Professional Wine taster and Pie Aficionado |
| Pippa Van Der Kooy | World Bread Awards |
| Rachel Green | TV Chef, author. Ambassador for Lincolnshire Farmers & their produce! |
| Rachel Linstead | Food, Nutrition & Business Advisor at Firecracker |
| Reverend Kevin Ashby | Rector, Melton Mowbray Team Parish |
| Richard Warton | Sports Writer and Food Judge |
| Richard Watkin | Watkins Butchers |
| Rita Wells | Ladies in Pigs |
| Rob Freck | Cheese Shop proprietor in Nottingham |
| Rob Pierateer | Blogger on www.pierate.co.uk critiquing pies |
| Rod Addy | Editor, Meat Trades Journal / Global Meat News |
| Roger Stocks | Retired Design Teacher |
| Sally Elkington | Retired Food Presenter for Lincs FM |
| Sally-Jane Wright | BBC Good Food Freelance |
| Sarah Hopcroft | Image on Food Limited |
| Sarah Porter | Past President Melton Mowbray WI |
| Simon Gribbon | Head of Communications, Leicestershire Promotions |
| Simon Jarvis | Owner of Fudge Glorious Fudge |
| Simon Kimberley | Food Judge, Nottingham Post |
| Stef Rice | A Hindle & Son, Stafford |
| Steve Foster | ex-Dunkleys |
| Sue Woodall | Q Guild |
| Susan Haddleton | Great Taste Judge |
| Tanya Lousie | Editor Nottingham Live |
| Teresa Bovey | Professional Home Economist – www.teresabovey.com |
| Tim Brown | Proprietor, Melton Mowbray Cheeseboard |
| Tim Burke | Restaurant Critic, Leicester Mercury |
| Tim Heeley | PR Manager East Midlands Airport, Past Editor at Radio Trent |
| Tom Adams | Master Baker, Oliver Adams Bakery, Northampton |
| Tom Heygate | Heygates Flour Millers SPONSOR |
| Trevor Bush | Retired Chairman, Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance |
| Vanessa Brown | Cookery School Coordinator |
| Victoria Clarke | EHO Melton Borough Council |
| Viv Jones | Food Stylist and Home Economist |
| William Hartson | Express |