British Cheese Weekender

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British Cheese Weekender took place over the Early May Bank holiday 2020 and was a huge showcase and celebration of British cheese with free online talks, tastings, cook-a-longs and farm tours brought to you by the country’s leading cheese experts.

The event was put together by cheese writer Patrick McGuigan and the Academy’s Director Tracey Colley. This collaborative event saw the Academy of Cheese join forces with the Specialist Cheesemakers Association and Guild of Fine Food in support of the British Cheesemakers when lockdown saw their orders grind to a halt.

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What's On: Friday 8th May

8th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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What's On: Saturday 9th May

9th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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What's On: Sunday 10th May

10th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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Ty Caws: Welsh Cheese Unwrapped

8th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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Cellarman Sam: Cheese & Wine. For Kids!

8th May 2020 - 3.30PM

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Lynher Dairies: Cornish Kern

8th May 2020 - 4.00PM

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Sarah Queen-of-Cheese Petersen

8th May 2020 - 4.30PM

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Quicke's: Underneath the cloth

8th May 2020 - 5.00PM

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The Cheese Bar: Fondue Night

8th May 2020 - 5.30PM

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Cheese Etiquette 101

8th May 2020 - 6.00PM

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The Courtyard Dairy: The British Cheese Revival

8th May 2020 - 6.30PM

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Jenny Linford: Endangered cheeses

8th May 2020 - 7.00PM

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Nigel Barden: ''All Round to Nige's for Virtual Cheese & Bevvies''

8th May 2020 - 7.30PM

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Cheese Quiz | Friday 8th May @ 20.00 |
Call yourself a curd nerd?

8th May 2020 - 8.00AM

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How To Eat Cheese With Patrick McGuigan

8th May 2020 - 8.30PM

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Ned Palmer: Beer & Cheese Matching

8th May 2020 - 9.00PM

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Craft: The Art of Making Cheddar Documentary

9th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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Paxton & Whitfield: Territorial Cheeses

9th May 2020 - 3.30PM

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La Fromagerie: The Art of the Cheeseboard

9th May 2020 - 4.00PM

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Harvey & Brockless Chef Gary: Summer Cheese Recipes

9th May 2020 - 4.30PM

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Cheese+ : Boxing clever

9th May 2020 - 5.00PM

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Patrick McGuigan: Cheese and Wine 101

9th May 2020 - 5.30PM

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Save Scottish Cheese

9th May 2020 - 6.00PM

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Neals Yard Dairy: Behind the Scenes

9th May 2020 - 6.30PM

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Ned Palmer: The History of British Cheese

9th May 2020 - 7.00PM

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Paxton & Whitfield: Cheese Myth Busting

9th May 2020 - 7.30PM

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Tuesday Night is Cheese Night: Cheese Lovers Question Time

9th May 2020 - 8.00PM

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Cellarman Sam: Cheese and Cider Pairing

9th May 2020 - 8.30PM

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No 2 Pound Street: British tartiflette cook along

9th May 2020 - 9.00PM

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Booths: Guided Counter Tour

10th May 2020 - 3.00PM

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Fen Farm Dairy: Farm Tour Live!

10th May 2020 - 3.30PM

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Poetry with Graham Padfield: Farmer, Cheese Maker and Poet

10th May 2020 - 4.00PM

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Wensleydale Creamery: Grading & Tasting

10th May 2020 - 4.30PM

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St Jude Cheese: Raw power

10th May 2020 - 5.00PM

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Shepherds Purse: Meet Shepherds Purse Cheeses

10th May 2020 - 5.30PM

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Mary Quicke: Garden Leaves and Cheese

10th May 2020 - 6.00PM

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George & Joseph and Olianas: God's Own Cheese Country

10th May 2020 - 6.30PM

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The Fine Cheese Co: Cheese & Whisky Tasting

10th May 2020 - 7.00PM

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Trethowan Brothers: A Dairy Story

10th May 2020 - 7.30PM

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Save British Cheese

10th May 2020 - 8.00PM

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HELP SAVE BRITISH CHEESE

The future of hundreds of small farmhouse and artisan cheesemakers in Britain is in the balance after many lost up to 90% of their business overnight when restaurants were closed in the Coronavirus crisis, while many supermarkets focused on factory-made block cheeses. There's a real danger we may lose some of our greatest cheeses if we don't act.
The good news is that there is an easy and delicious solution to the crisis: 

BUY GOOD CHEESE
BUY FROM SMALL CHEESEMAKERS
BUY FROM INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
EAT AND ENJOY!
 

BUY BRITISH CHEESE

Here are two useful lists of cheesemakers and retailers you can buy from. You can buy online and have cheese delivered direct to your door or visit local shops that have introduced distancing measures so they can sell safely.

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HOW TO TAKE PART

A joint collaboration between various cheese people and organisations, the British Cheese Weekender will see more than 30 free online talks from cheesemakers, cheesemongers, chefs and food writers. Each talk is around 30 minutes. It's really easy to join in. Here's how:

Buy British Cheese

Buy good cheese from a small cheesemaker or independent retailer

Buy British Cheese

Join The British Cheese Weekender

Tune in on over the weekend and get involved in the events and activities

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Enjoy British Cheese

Most of all - Have fun, eat good British cheese and enjoy the weekend

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If you like what you see and eat, please shout about it on social media using the hashtag #BritishCheeseWeekender. And do please keep buying good cheese: now, for the festival and afterwards! British cheese needs you.

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There's a lot happening before, during and after the British Cheese Weekender! Give us your email address and we'll keep you up to date with events, tastings competitions and much more.
 

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

The British Cheese Weekender has been organised and supported by cheese writer Patrick McGuigan, the Academy of Cheese, the Specialist Cheesemakers Association, the Guild of Fine Food, Freshly Ground PR, Pinstone & Lighthouse

 

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