Here at Shires we would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who supported our competition to find Northamptonshires Budding Chef 2010.

Firstly the team at the Herald and Post in Northampton, who provided us with fantastic press coverage throughout the duration of  the competition, by publishing the entry coupon and profiling many of our judges and finally our fantastic winner and runner up.

Thanks to Helen Sparrow (pic above) from Abraxas Cookshop who donated gift vouchers to both our winner Millie Howells (pictured) and runner up Megan Loosley. We would also like to extend a huge thanks to Colemans Stationers, Cineworld Northampton and Brampton Stables, who all kindly donated gift vouchers.