Great success for Bakery Band
Posted: 20th March 2008

The Roberts Bakery Brass Band recently competed at the North West Regional Championships in Blackpool and triumphed to secure themselves a place in the national finals which are to be held in September in Harrogate. The band played incredibly well finishing two points ahead of the competition beating Blackburn and Darwin. The test piece of music played by all the bands was James Cook Circumnavigator by Gilbert Vinter. A Special mention needs to go to the Band’s musical director Colin Cranson, whose brilliant leadership won him the trophy for the best conductor.

www.robertsbakeryband.co.uk

The Cheshire Show
Posted: 7th March 2008

2008 will be the third year that Roberts Bakery sponsors the Food Hall and Food Live Theatre at the Cheshire Show and we are delighted to once again be a part of the event. Developing and growing year on year, the show attracts visitors from all over the UK. Taking place this year on Tuesday the 17th and Wednesday the 18th of June this years show promises to be better than ever. The Food Live Theatre boasts celebrity TV Chef Kevin Woodward of Ready Steady Cook fame along with a whole host of entertainment. The Food Hall is full of the most mouth watering treats from frozen fruit yoghurt, to fresh plump sausages and of course quality Roberts bread! The show is the largest equestrian event in the North West; displays take place all day ranging from the Mitsubishi light horse shows to the mighty Shire horses. The show also boasts a craft village, displays by the local hunt, a huge variety of animals and music from many of the local schools. The show is a great day out for all the family. Building a real connection to the countryside.

www.cheshirecountyshow.org.uk

Vale Royal Business Awards
Posted: 15th February 2008

Roberts Bakery is proud to be involved in the Vale Royal Business Awards and in 2008 will once again be sponsoring the Family Business Award. As a leading regional bread supplier established for well over 100 years, Roberts Bakery produces over two million of the finest breads and rolls each week and is a shining example of what a small newly established family business can aspire to be. The awards are now in their 5th year and provide a benchmark for excellence in the local area. There are seven award categories each with its own criteria. For more information and application forms please visit

valeroyalbusinessawards.co.uk

Gingerbread men take on the Terracotta Army
Posted: 3rd October 2007

An army of gingerbread soldiers has been created as an edible rival to China's famous Terracotta Army.

The hundreds of edible soldiers claim to be a painstaking miniature re-creation of 2000-year-old treasures. The men, depicted in full battle dress, will go on display to visitors at the three-day Nantwich Food and Drink Festival, which opens on Friday.

Kellie Burgess, of The Pastry Case bakery, said: "They are only three inches tall so it took staff hours to be able to paint each of the figures individually with terracotta coloured icing. "It required a lot of patience but we are delighted with the results."

Thousands of people have already seen the Terracotta exhibition at the British Museum in London. It features a selection of the life-sized soldier figures made to guard the tomb of China's first emperor. The warriors were discovered by chance in 1974 by men digging a well. They discovered the army of men and horses guarding the tomb of the Emperor Qin Shihuangdi, which was found to be the size of Cambridge.

(Click on image to go to the Telegraph article)

The Roberts Bakery Cup
Posted: 16th July 2007

The weather on Friday July 5th answered the prayers of many of our local Crown Green Bowlers and stayed dry and bright for the Roberts Bakery Cup. The tournament was held at Owley Wood Club in Weaverham and well over 100 spectators watched Thomas Vickers beat Mark Vernon in the final.

The tournament is open to all Mid Cheshire Bowlers and has £1000 of prize money up for grabs, The Bakery has been sponsoring this event for 31 years and this years trophy was presented Mike Roberts.

Thomas Vickers recieving his trophy from Mike Roberts.