05/10/2026
2026 Gold Award Winner! We are so excited to announce that we have won a National GOLD AWARD for our Homemade Purbeck Black Pudding! (and some SIlver and Bronze awards)
Our Black Pudding was put up against the best from across the country at the National Craft Butchers Product Awards. The competition is held by ‘The Butchery Experts’ National Craft Butchers, a trade association that has supported and encouraged excellence in its members for 138 years.
We've always thought out Black Pudding was pretty good, as we've heard so often.
You can order some for yourself to try from www.bcurtis.co.uk - You can also try our wonderful Black Pudding, Middle Bacon and other products at The Pig on the Beach, The Pig at Brockenhurst, all of the Italian Bakery locations and The Quay Inn, Wareham - to name just a few.
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We're also proud to announce that we have won Silver and Bronze in the National Awards, for the following products:
Silver Award Winners:
- Home-smoked Middle Bacon (Traditional Bacon Category)
- Wild Garlic Chicken, Mushroom & Mozzarella Melt with Parmenter Potato (Best 30 Min Meal Category)
- Chilli Beef Bomb with Jalapeno & Queso Cheese (BBQ Product Category)
Bronze Award Winners:
- Traditional Purbeck Pork Sausages (Traditional Sausage Category)
- Apple Crumble & Black Bomber Pork Pie (Cold Eating Pie Category)
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This year’s product awards saw intense competition with entries from Craft Butchers across England and Wales, with a panel of judges evaluating the products for their, taste, smell, and appearance amongst other criteria. Products attaining (gold/silver/bronze) awards have met and excelled in these criteria.
The 2026 judging panel included, among others, master butchers, farmers and technical experts led by Head Judge Keith Fisher.
For a full list of gold, silver and bronze winners in NCB Product Awards, visit: https://nationalcraftbutchers.co.uk/news/
