Wrexham St.David’s Day Celebration and Champion Sausage Competition 2008

Wrexham hosted a day of celebrations on March 1st to mark St David’s Day 2008. Up to 40 stalls selling a range of Welsh produce and crafts; story telling of Welsh legends for children; craft workshops including a coracle maker; children’s entertainment, face-painting and musical performances including 2 choirs and a solo harpist provided the entertainment for the day. The event also featured the final of the Wrexham Champion Sausage competition presided over by professional sausage judge Dennis Elliott with assistance from Welsh produce chef Colin Pressdee. Colin also provided two cookery demonstrations during the day using the best of local produce.

The sausage competition proved to be an exciting event with 9 top quality independent Wrexham butchers putting their sausage-making skills to the test. The winner, R.S.Williams Butchers who entered their Welsh Pork & Chive Sausage, was announced by the Mayor of Wrexham at 1.30pm.

Butcher, Jeremy Williams said, “We are absolutely delighted to have won. The competition was very well run and well attended. It’s great for trade in Wrexham and long may it continue”.

The winner is now entitled to compete in the National Supreme Champion of Champions event in London in October.

The competition entrants were awarded thefollowing:

Cup Winners

• Supreme Champion – Welsh Pork & Chive Sausage – R.S.Williams & Son
  24 Bank Street, Wrexham - 01978 364272 (Gold Award Certificate)

• Reserve Champion – Traditional Pork Sausage  - D&J Thomas Butchers
  The Butchers Shop, Gardden Road, Rhos, Wrexham - 01978 840376 (Gold Award Certificate)

• Highly Commended – Pork & Leek Sausage - Pen-Y-Lan Pork Ltd
  Flat 8 Pickhill Hall, Pickhill, Cross Lanes, Wrexham - 01978 781365 (Gold Award Certificate)

Certificate Awards

• Gold Award – Welsh Lamb, Leek and Apricot -  J.T Vernon Fresh Food Hall
  The Cross, Holt, Wrexham - 01829 270247

• Gold Award – Traditional Sausage - Lewis' Farm Shop
  Brook Cottage, Eyton, Wrexham - 01978 780852

• Gold Award – Sweet Welsh Lamb - M.E.Evans
  4-6 Butchers Market, High Street, Wrexham - 01978 353642

• Silver Award – Traditional Welsh Pork - Hugh John Jones
  19/20 Butchers Market, Henblas Street, Wrexham - 01978 266978

• Silver Award – Traditional Pork - D.L.Platt
  14 Butchers market, High Street, Wrexham - 01978 262239

• Silver Award – Pork & Nettle - Orchard Pigs
  Bryn Coch, Ruthin Road, Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham - 01978 753778

For Further information regarding the competition please contact The Economic Development Department on 01978 292489, or email economicdevelopment@wrexham.gov.uk.