Find five mile town creamery in fivemiletown, bt75. Five mile town creamery, fivemiletown dairies yell. About fivemiletown, its history, people and events throughout its history. This is truly a magnificent small, modern, contemporary, family run three star hotel. Closure of fivemiletown creamery leaves 18 jobs at risk.
This standing stone is a well known landmark on the ballyness road outside fivemiletown, thought to be an ancient navigation aid, seen here with a blanket of snow, the views down into the valley below and over to brougher mountain are well worth a trip to this beautiful unspoilt part of ulster. He has authored numerous research articles and invited conference proceedings on dairy chemistry and cheese science, as well as many book chapters. Fivemiletown creamery, an independent specialist cheesemaking factory operating since 1898, is threatened with closure. The new owners of the troubled fivemiletown creamery have said that they will seek a positive solution for 50 people whose jobs are at risk after the company fell into financial difficulties. The closure of fivemiletown creamery brings an end to over 100 years of history in the co tyrone village. Historic home of one of nis most recognisable food brands bites the. Hidden away off the murley road just outside fivemiletown is the main. My name is mike long, and this site contains research i have been doing, mainly for my own curiosity but also for the past, present and future members of fivemiletown united football club.
Fivemiletown can trace its history back to 1898 and was one of the. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Fivemiletown has been playing football under several titles, fivemiletown blues, fivemiletown greens, fivemiletown comrades, fivemiletown athletic, fivemiletown strollers even valley united and of course, fivemiletown united as. This article needs additional citations for verification. July 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. The village is most famous for its creamery, which was established as a cooperative in 1898 by h. Northern irelands famous fivemiletown creamery brand will be no more. Nahimutang ni sa apil sa nasod sa northern ireland, sa kasadpang bahin sa nasod, 600 km sa amihanankasadpan sa london ang ulohan sa nasod. Fivemiletown creamery staff facing threat of redundancy. Fivemiletown by tom paulin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fivemiletown creamery is based in fivemiletown, county tyrone, northern ireland, and is a producer of handmade speciality soft cheeses and cheddars the. Fivemiletown creamery limited officers free information. The company will also take over the production of speciality local cheese at the fivemiletown creamery site securing around 20 jobs.
Fivemiletown creamery wins expert endorsement for quality and safety thursday 7th march 20 brc grade a is the retail industrys highest level accreditation for food and drink producers and is awarded after a very exacting audit by independent experts of a companys products and production processes. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Dale farm decision to close fivemiletown creamery is a blatant case of asset stripping leaving eighteen workers facing redundancy posted on april 26, 2019 by unite the union ni decision to move production of some specialist fivemiletown brand cheeses to other sites is driven by desire to maximise profit. Good fishing is available for salmon and trout in the colebrooke river and screeby lough and for perch and rudd in other small local loughs. Fivemiletown creamery was sold to glanbia ingredients ireland in april.
At fivemiletown college it is our aim to create a calm and caring community where teachers teach and children learn. Established in 1898, fivemiletown creamery is a small, farmer owned cooperative that has a long tradition for producing exceptional dairy products, with cheese being a speciality. Production of speciality cheese looks set to continue at northern irelands fivemiletown creamery after one of the countrys largest dairy companies swooped to save the business from closure. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Fivemiletown creamery limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Fivemiletown creamery, the innovative northern irish dairy business, has launched a delicious range of seven premium ice creams and two low fat sorbets. Fivemiletown academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. The company was founded in 1898 and added cheese production in 1972.
To say that fivemiletown was one of the best books of the eighties isnt enough. Fivemiletown creamery sold and 50 jobs likely to be lost. Incidents in fivemiletown during the troubles resulting in two or more. Fivemiletown is a village and townland in county tyrone, northern ireland. Image caption fivemiletown creamery in county tyrone sells much of its soft cheese outside northern ireland. Fivemiletown creamery is based in fivemiletown, county tyrone, northern ireland, and is a. Fifty jobs at fivemiletown creamery in county tyrone are likely to be lost after. Dale farm decision to close fivemiletown creamery is a. Fivemiletown creamery originally produced butter and milk, but now exports speciality cheeses across europe and north america. One of irelands oldest creameries, fivemiletown, has been sold and 50 jobs are likely to be lost as a result.
Company profile page for fivemiletown creamery including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 1,356. See who you know at fivemiletown creamery, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Fivemiletown news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2017 learn how. Fivemiletown cheese is also a very strong brand and it is particularly disappointing that this. Fivemiletowns new premium ice cream tastes international. The best things to do in fivemiletown 2020 with photos. From the garden of eden to the dairy industries of today, paul s. Dale farm buys fivemiletown brands by beth mason on may 16, 2014. Fivemiletown creamery originally made butter and milk, but now makes cheeses for the british and.
Fivemiletown and brookeboro cooperative agricultural and dairy society, ltd. The hidden heritage of blessingbourne culture northern ireland. Its population as of 2009 is estimated to be 1,128. Dale farm buys fivemiletown brands neighbourhood retailer.
Fivemiletown creamery originally made butter and milk, but now makes. List of irish cheeses news newspapers books scholar. It is 16 miles east of enniskillen and 26 miles westsouthwest of dungannon, on the a4 enniskillentodungannon road. Fivemiletown is a village and townland in the parish of clogher in tyrone. Cheese and culture and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused. At fivemiletown creamery, we believe that cheesemaking is an art and at its heart are two essential elements. Fivemiletown creamery has been a good employer in the area and is a longestablished business. Fivemiletown creamery wins expert endorsement for quality. Mervyn mccaughey, fivemiletown creamerys managing director, commenting on the world cheese awards, said. Fivemiletown creamery is based in fivemiletown, county tyrone, northern ireland, and is a producer of handmade speciality soft cheeses and cheddars the company is a farmers cooperative, and employs around 40 people.
It is 16 miles 26 km east of enniskillen and 26 miles 43 km westsouthwest of dungannon, on the a4 enniskillentodungannon road its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 1,356. Whos who fivemiletown college fivemiletown college. The creamery draws its milk supplies mostly from over 60 dairy farmers from across northern ireland. At fivemiletown creamery, we say age most definitely does matter. For further details visit uk or to book a stay at the. Blessingbourne carriage and costume museum provides the perfect portal into the past. Dale farm saves fivemiletown from closure the guild of. The village can boast factories and a large modern creamery that produces a tasty range of award winning cheese. Fivemiletown news newspapers books scholar jstor august. Particularly when weve been making award winning dairy produce since 1898. Fivemiletown united football club is one of those lucky clubs and in 2018 will have been in existence for years.
Ballybrie production ends with fivemiletown closure the guild of. The art of cheese making makers of awardwinning dairy produce since 1898, with a long tradition of artisan cheese making, fivemiletown creamery have a delicious range of fine cheeses, with some now stocked in our stores. A church and a creamery, the trope of villages on the slow road to enniskillen where they made a stramash of the imperial hotel two days before our last prime. It is 16 miles 26 km east of enniskillen and 26 miles 43 km westsouthwest of dungannon on the a4 enniskillentodungannon road. One of the new ice creams was recently nominated for a major global award for innovation at the big dairy industry event in oslo, sweden. Fivemiletown creamery is a dairy supplier to henderson group. The best fivemiletown bed and breakfasts of 2020 with.
Dale farm leased the premises from fivemiletown and brookeborough cooperative and took over employment of its staff in may 2014. The company has entered into talks with glanbia coop, in an effort to. Fivemiletown creamery, county tyrone, cow, goat, pasteurised, vegetarian. Each child is encouraged to fulfil his or her intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and emotional potential. Fivemiletown creamery is the only speciality cheese maker in northern ireland.