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Baking Industry Awards 2009 - our Organic Wild White has again been recognised as an outstanding loaf. Winner of the 'Artisanal Bread Product of the Year'. This King of Breads, was already a winner, having been awarded, Organic Loaf of the Year 2008 by the Soil Association.
Stroud News and Journal - click here for article
Yate and Sodbury Gazette - for article click here
Taste of the West Awards 2009 - we are pleased to be awarded three bronze medals for our, Fig & Walnut bread, Ciabatta and Lavander Marmalade
Cirencester - our new shop opening in the Cornhall, 1st May 2009
Karen Grainger  -  local artist displaying her framed pastels in the cafe at Nailsworth, 4th April to 4th May 2009
Arnaud's Bread Range  -  all made using a traditional levain fermentation process, for real depth of flavour. Pain de Campagne, Baguette Paysan, Ciabatta, Tabatiere, Spelt and Malted Seed Bread. Available now from our own shops and selected shops.
Monty Don  -  Tom and Anna Herbert receiving the Organic Award for Hobbs House Bakery from Monty and Patrick Holden of the Soil Association
Chalford Donkey  -  wicker panniers, courtesy Hobbs House Bakery
Cabbages and Kings  -  read what 'the times' has to say: From 900 entries judged on taste, smell, texture and appearance, the winners of the 20th Soil Association Organic Food Awards 2008 are...
Celebrate -  with us at the Organic Food Festival, Bristol.  Bristol, 6-7 September 2008, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm; we are going forward to the sixties (or was that back)
Winner  -  Wild White took the coveted first place at the judging of the 'baked goods' at the Organic Food Awards 2008, whilst our Soda Seeds loaf was highly commended
Sam Hofman  -  see his insightful  photography exhibition 'Aliens Order' at the Nailsworth cafe
The Schools Food & Drink Challenge - under the watchful eye of Tom Herbert, the girls of St. Mary's Redcliffe School impressed the judges and won the regional final
Sharpham Park - British Spelt, Hobbs House the prefered bakery!
Around Britain with a Fork - nice mention in the Guardian by Matthew Fort
Baking Bread with Children - an inspiring book by Warren Lee Cohen, with a foreword by Tom Herbert
Chalford Donkey - its local and its newsworthy, watch this space
Stroud Farmers Market - wins Certified Farmers Market, for 2008.

BBC don't die young  -  new health series by Dr. Alice Roberts, seen pictured uses Hobbs House bakery as a backdrop for part of the film, please click here for the BBC website

theguardian  -  FOOD DIRECTORY, 1st November 2007, see us in what is described as "the ultimate guide to Britains Finest independent food shops and suppliers. Please click here for the guardian

Taste of the West Awards 2007  -  Three medals for Hobbs House, see awards

Garments  -  we recently sent a job-lot of uniform to the Hosanna School; please click here for PDF

Taste of South Glos. 2007  -  Click here for PDF file of participants and events being held this year.

fBA -   July 2007; raised £748.00, for the 'Hosanna Primary School' in Uganda. 

Investors in People   -  May 2007; We have been awarded the coveted investor in people award. The IIP plaque was presented to Clive Wells and Margaret Webb by local MP, Steve Webb

The South West Skills Awards 2007  -  Clive Wells received a 'highly commended' certificate from Jason Gardener, the Olympic athlete. Please see awards for details

*****  -  Hobbs House Bakery has been awarded five stars by our Local Environmental Agency, out of a possible five stars for Food Safety

The Fifty Best Food Websites  -  The Independent, placed the Hobbs House website in the top fifty, when they ran their feature in 'the information' on Saturday the 17th February 2007. They used one of our loaves photographed by us to illustrate the article; please click here or on the photo to be taken to the HH entry.

Cakes are the Stars  -  Please click here to be taken to our confectionery page for details of this fantasy film and for slideshow of images from the filming.  

Jess's Ladies  -  We now stock and use organic milk from this local farm; Hardwicke farm. Please click here for more information.  Click on the lady for a better picture

'Royal Approval'  -  According to the Bristol Evening Post, our Sodbury cake enjoys Royal Approval; please click here for the article, or call into one of our shops and buy some, delicious with double cream or vanilla ice cream, or simply on its own.

Daily Telegraph - weekend review article; please click here

Better Business - for pdf article, please click here

The Foodie - the Midlands' food and drink magazine; click here for the magazine web-site or click here for pdf file of the article about Hobbs House Bakery - The Breadwinners

Fibre in the Diet - Click here for Jane Clarke's well written article "Show your fibre by using your loaf"

Venue Magazine, Bristol & Bath's magazine  -  a two page spread, 'Slice of Life', click to access pdf file.

Rick Stein has again included us in his guide to the Food Heroes of Britain; this time as a Super Hero.