The Barn Butchery in Denham, near Bury St Edmunds, among finalists for Muddy Stiletto award for best farm/shop deli in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

The owner of a village farm shop and butchery said he has been ‘blown away’ by the support they’ve received after being nominated for a prestigious award.

The Barn Butchery, in Denham, near Bury St Edmunds, has reached the regional finals in the Muddy Stiletto awards for best farm shop/deli in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire for 2025.

Owner Gareth Doherty founded his business in 2020 and has thanked members of the public for all their support, with voting set to close tomorrow.

“We love what we do here and being nominated for these awards really means a lot to me with this small business,” he said.

“We can’t thank people enough for getting us past the initial nominations and now we are up against some brilliant other shops.

“Honestly we’ve been utterly blown away and overwhelmed by the support we’ve received and we just can’t get our head around it.

“We’ve got such an amazing loyal customer base who have really got behind us.”

Mr Doherty, who has worked in the meat industry for more than 30 years, added: “I didn’t think we’d get this far.

“We were surprised to even be nominated as we didn’t know anything about it, so to now maybe go on and win would be simply incredible.”

The other shops shortlisted include Little Gems (Southwold), Johnson's of Old Hurst (Huntingdon), Friday Street Farm Shop (Farnham), and Two Sevens Deli (Sudbury).