Lye Cross Farm are delighted to announce that that their unique independently Certified 100% Grass-Fed Organic Mature Cheddar has been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ by The Grocer New Product Awards.

Peter Alvis, Managing Director, says “This is fantastic news. We have achieved this as a result of hard work from all areas of the business; starting with working alongside the supplying farmers, the cheesemakers in our dairy, and the production staff in our packing hall to mention only a few of the teams involved. This is a product that we are very proud of and are glad to see it earn the recognition it deserves”.

The cows are free to roam on herb rich pastures and their diet consists entirely of grass and forage, free from any artificial fertilisers and pesticides. The end result is that our handmade 100% Grass-Fed Cheddar is rich and buttery and, because of the higher levels of beta-carotene present in the milk, is a strong yellow colour.  Due to holistic farming methods and the environment in which they are managed the cows in the dairy herd have also never been treated with antibiotics.

This cheese has been certified as organic by the Soil Association, Animal Welfare approved by A Greener World, and has been certified as 100% Grass-Fed by A Greener World and the Pasture Fed Livestock Association.

Please contact us for further information:
www.lyecrossfarm.co.uk customerservice@lyecrossfarm.co.uk +44 (0) 1934 864 600

* Kantar 52WE 06 September 2020

It’s summer time and to celebrate being able to enjoy the sunshine and a bit more time with our family and friends we are offering you the chance to win our fantastic ‘picnic lunch for 4’ giveaway! As well as a selection of our delicious cheeses you can get your hands on some tasty extras selected from our farmshop to make your picnic perfect!

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is follow us and like this post. For an additional entry share this post so that your friends can see it too. You can enter on all 3 social media platforms to give yourself 6 chances of winning. Make sure you do this by 31^st June 23:59pm or your entries won’t be counted. Good luck!

Full Terms and Conditions:

1. Entrants must be UK mainland residents.
2. The minimum age to enter is 18 years.
3. Only one entry will be accepted per person per platform with an additional entry for sharing. Maximum of 2 entries per platform, with total entries not exceeding 6 per person.
4. Competition closes 11:59pm BST on Tuesday 30th June 2020.
5. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries, unless another method of judging is specified on the competition page.
6. The winner will be contacted personally after the closing date.
7. Prize winners must be prepared to take part in post-competition publicity.
8. The Promoter (Alvis Brothers Ltd) does not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries.
9. Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred.
10. There will be no cash alternatives.
11. The competition is not open to employees or contractors of Alvis Brothers Ltd, or any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of the competition or their direct family members.
12. The Promoter’s decision is final in every situation, including any not covered above, and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. The Promoter reserves the right, in the event of circumstances arising outside of its control which in its opinion makes it necessary, to cancel or change the competition at any stage.
14. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition. This agreement is covered by the laws of England and Wales.
15. If there is any conflict between these rules and those specified on the competition page, those specified on the competition page take precedence.

Promotion isn’t sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in anyway.

It’s giveaway time at Lye Cross Farm, but this time we’re doing it a bit differently. We want to thank all keyworkers for their hard work in supporting the country and we need your help to do it!

In conjunction with Aldwick Estate, we are offering 3 ‘cheeseboard night-in’ packages for 3 lucky keyworkers to enjoy. All we need you to do is follow both us and Aldwick Estate, and tag a keyworker that you feel deserves a tasty treat in the comments box. It would be great if you could share why you have nominated them but not essential!

You can nominate as many keyworkers as you like, but you can only nominate an individual once. For extras chances to win, enter on Twitter and Instagram too!

Prize may differ slightly from the one pictured. Nominations close 31st May at 23:59. For full terms and conditions and for advice on keyworkers, please see below.

Full Terms and Conditions:

1. Entrants must be UK mainland residents.
2. The minimum age to enter is 18 years.
3. Only one entry will be accepted per person per platform.
4. Competition closes 11:59pm BST on Sunday 31st May 2020.
5. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries, unless another method of judging is specified on the competition page.
6. The winner will be contacted personally after the closing date.
7. Prize winners must be prepared to take part in post-competition publicity.
8. The Promoter (Alvis Brothers Ltd) does not accept any responsibility for late or lost entries.
9. Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred.
10. There will be no cash alternatives.
11. The competition is not open to employees or contractors of Alvis Brothers Ltd, or any person directly or indirectly involved in the organisation or running of the competition or their direct family members.
12. The Promoter’s decision is final in every situation, including any not covered above, and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. The Promoter reserves the right, in the event of circumstances arising outside of its control which in its opinion makes it necessary, to cancel or change the competition at any stage.
14. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these rules and to agree to be bound by them when entering this competition. This agreement is covered by the laws of England and Wales.
15. If there is any conflict between these rules and those specified on the competition page, those specified on the competition page take precedence.

Promotion isn’t sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram in anyway.

Keyworkers: we are using the government guidelines on keyworkers. Please follow this link if you need to check whether or not your nominee is considered a keyworker.

We are continuing to offer our home delivery service to the over 70s, however due to the Easter Bank Holidays we will not be delivering on either Good Friday or Easter Monday. Our office will also be closed on these days so please keep this in mind if you need a delivery early next week.

If you are within a 5 mile radius of the Lye Cross Farm Shop (not sure give us a call!) you can call in with your order and we will deliver within the next day or so, and to help avoid contact we can take the payment over the telephone and then knock and drop at your door.

Please call between 9am – 3pm Monday to Friday to place orders, we will be able to deliver from Monday to Friday.

Alternatively, if you would like to collect from the Farm Shop we can take the order and payment and then pop it in your boot!

Please be patient as I’m sure you are aware not every product is readily available at the moment and we are doing our best to ensure we are fully stocked – we might not have exactly what you would like but will try to get very close..

We are excited to share the news that at our final show for the year we have received a Bronze award for our Certified 100% Grass-Fed Cheddar at the World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo. A new product this year, it is great to see this cheese win an award. We are sure that the Pasture Fed Livestock Association and A Greener World, who are our certifying bodies in the UK and USA respectively, will be as thrilled as we are with this result!

We are pleased to share that we’ve had a fantastic show at the South West Cheese Awards this year. Held at the Mid Somerset Show, we were awarded four silver prizes and one gold prize. Fingers crossed that we can repeat our success next time!

Full Results

Mature Cheddar – Gold

Extra Mature Cheddar – Silver

Organic Mature Cheddar – Silver

Organic Extra Mature Cheddar – Silver

Mini Mild Cheddar Sticks – Silver

Great news from the International Cheese Awards at
Nantwich this year! We are pleased to share that we have won two awards at this year’s show – Silver for our Farmhouse Vintage Cheddar and Bronze for our Mild Cheddar.

Despite the wet weather and the unfortunate circumstances that led to most of the show being cancelled, we had a great day talking to those that braved the rain! We made the most of this opportunity to talk to the show visitors about our Mild Mini Cheddar Sticks and our Certified 100% Grass-Fed Cheddar, both of which received a fantastic reception!