The Worshipful Company of Bakers has announced the winners of its awards who will all get the chance to attend a course at the Richemont school in Lucerne, Switzerland.

The Joseph Travelling award was won by Teresa Grant of Bakemark; the Piero Scacco award was given to John Breach of Reeves the Baker and Gabrielle Baxter from Tameside college; and the ABIM accolade went to Trevor Spinks of Dunn’s of Crouch End.

Accolades were also given to the following students: Harry Clegg - Thameside College; Susina Maiden – University College Birmingham; and Holly Blackman, Nathan Giles and Mark O’Neill - The National Bakery School, London Southbank University.

Blackman was crowned the top student at The National Bakery School 2009 and will be presented with the Freedom of The Worshipful Company of Bakers at the October court meeting.

*  There are also places available on a two-day bread and confectionery course at The Richemont school in October 2009. For further details please contact clerk@bakers.co.uk or christopher@dunns-bakery.co.uk, or call Christopher Freeman on 07776 480 032.