April 2008

Cornish Knocker wins Supreme Champion at the Maltings Beer Festival

 Cornish Knocker brewed by the Cornish brewer Skinners won Supreme Champion (sponsored by Tuckers Maltings) at the Maltings Beer Festival held on 24th April 2008. The silver award went to the Strong Ale - JJJ brewed by the Moor Beer Company

Click Here for full set of results

April 2008

Tuckers Local Produce Market Continues to thrive

Based at our Ashburton store the Tuckers Local Produce Market continues to thrive. Come and enjoy an easy, friendly shopping experience ..... there's a host of locally produced meat, vegetables, cakes, bread, cheese, flowers preserves and a whole lot more. Now open 3 days a week plus free parking right outside the door! 

Click on the logo below for more details

 January 2008

Market Growers Catalogue Now Available Online

We are pleased to announce that our Market Growers Seed Catalogue is now available for on-line ordering.  During the last few weeks our Seed Dept having been busy making all the final touches and all is now complete

    

December 2007

Rachel Watkins named AMTRA Student of the Year

Rachel Watkins who is part of the team at our Crediton Country Store recently qualified as a SQP (suitable qualified person) enabling her to sell and give advice on certain animal health products, after completing the AMTRA  course at Bicton College.

 She later found out that she had been named as Student of the Year, sponsored by Intervet, out of all those who had taken the course at various colleges throughout the country.

She was presented with the award at a ceremony at Warwick Castle by Adam Henson of BBC Country File

November 2007

Tuckers Maltings featured in BBC TV's Flog It!

Paul Martin and the crew visited our Maltings when the program came from Yeovil. The program was shown on BBC2 5th November 2007

August 2007

Richard Trick's  cycle marathon raises over £5000 for Cancer Research

Arriving in England

Congratulations to Richard Trick, our Crediton Store manager, and brother Michael who completed the mammoth cycle from John O'Groats to Land's End in aid of Cancer Research. They chose the Cancer Research Charity following the death of a friend's mother.

 Starting on July 14th they completed the 908 miles in just over 10 days, nearly 4 days ahead of schedule. Their trip was gruelling in parts, Michael injuring himself on the first day and having to cycle through flood water up to their waists when they reached Tewkesbury. 

The total of the cheque finally handed over to Cancer Research was £5163.96