Academy of Cheese to record UK's cheesemaking history

The Academy of Cheese, an organisation promoting cheese knowledge and expertise in the UK, has secured funding to develop its Level 3 programme of professional accreditation.

The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust has awarded £15,000 towards the Academy's programme, to be invested in a heritage project that will capture the unique traditions of 10 classic British cheeses and record them for posterity.

Starting with Cheshire, the Academy of Cheese is now tasked with reaching out to territorial cheesemakers and farming families to help record an invaluable social history of British cheeses. This online record will incorporate historic photographs, documentation and audio-visual files of the people, places and equipment that have impacted the development of the UK's most notable cheeses over the decades.

Charlie Turnbull, director of the Academy of Cheese, explained: "The UK has an incredibly rich, diverse and fascinating dairy history that absolutely deserves to be preserved for future generations.

"Territorial cheese recipes have been handed down through farming dynasties - in some cases for centuries - but there is a risk of these intricacies being lost, forever. We firmly believe that the Academy's primary role is to share and spread knowledge to all lovers of cheese. Part of our responsibility involves preserving and maintaining an accurate archive of our collective food heritage which is why we're so delighted to have received this generous funding from the Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust."

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