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A bread baking journey...The whole idea of BREADucating is to share and record our bread baking journey. We love taking photos of bread and the people behind the bread, to share their story as well. After quite a few years of working in the baking industry we realised something. Baking isn't just about making great bread! Its more than that. The highs and lows in baking are what shape us as bakers & the friends you make along the way is all part of the journey so we thought we would share our story...
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Highlights this year...
Apr 2019 |
eBook ready to go!
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Our first book
One project that we have been working on since 2018 was to publish a book based on what we have learnt so far during our baking journey. April saw the biggest step forward to this goal, with our eBook ready to go! - eBook |
Mar 2019 |
Recycled bread
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Recycled Bread Project
So March saw the #BrumGoesGreen2019 event & recycled bread experiments started. Not sure about recycled bread or wondering what earth we are going on about? Check out our blog for more info! - Blog |
Feb 2019 |
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BREADucating...
Its important to take time and reflect on your journey to where you are, and this was one of the main reasons for BREADucating. I wouldnt change anything about my journey so far, and its exciting to see where it might end up! |
Journey highlights pre-BREADucating...
2016 |
Teaching Bakery
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Teaching
So although I learnt so much at Village Bakery, the travelling from Birmingham to Wrexham everyday started to take its toll. So off to the next challenge.... Lecturing FE and HE Bakery Students at University College Birmingham |
2015 |
A royal visit
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Royal Visit...
A royal visit to Village Bakery in Wrexham to officially open the new Innovation Centre. Great honour and once in a lifetime opportunity! |
Sourdough crumpets
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Sourdough Crumpets
A New Product Development project to create Sourdough crumpets completed. Very proud of the crumpets that were created and still available in M&S if you haven't tried them yet! It was also a year when I got diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. |
2014 |
New challenge!
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New Challenge...
So after 7 years in flour milling, I decided it was time for a new challenge. Really enjoyed NPD so started a new role with Village Bakery in Wrexham. |
2010 |
Bakery Students & Trainees
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Supporting the bakers of the future...
As a result of the work with students, started to support the ABST on social media and website communications. Great skills learnt in terms of graphic design through this role. |
2009 |
Technical support
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Technical Support
Moved onto a new role which allowed me to support both small and large bakeries all around the UK. Also more involved with inclusions such as seeds, malted wheat & sourdoughs. |
2008 |
Hovis & Granary Competition
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Hovis & Granary Comp
Was given the opportunity to help judge the Hovis & Granary student competition. At its peak we had over 300 bakery students entering each year at the national competitions held during the Alliance for Bakery Students & Trainees conference. A total of 550 loaves judged from 14 different bakery colleges in the UK and Ireland. |
2007 |
Worlds biggest Hot X Bun
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Flour milling
After completing the Rank Hovis scholarship, a great opportunity to learn more about flour milling working at one of the UK's largest flour miller. Worked with great bakers and made some great friends along the way! |
2006 |
Rising Star Award 2006
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Baking beginnings
So after 3 years in the Royal Air Force, a change of career to baking. Started work as a baker at ASDA and started studying baking at BCFTCS. Great start to baking after entering the Rising Star Award for BIA 2006 and then winning the Rank Hovis Scholarship to have a guided tour of the baking industry in the UK. |