Cannon Hall Farm wins TV Choice Award for second year in a row

Rob and Dave Nicholson, alongside JB Gill and Helen Skelton, said they were delighted to be part of This Week on The Farm which won best factual show at the TV Choice Awards

Chris Brayford
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Rob and Dave Nicholson from Cannon Hall in Barnsley said they were delighted to win best factual show at the TV Choice Awards
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Rob and Dave Nicholson from Cannon Hall in Barnsley said they were delighted to win best factual show at the TV Choice Awards

Cannon Hall Farm has won a TV Choice Award for the second year in a row to place farming at the heart of household screens.

Channel 5's This Week on the Farm has been named as the best factual show at the awards on Monday night (February 12) with large portions of the programme filmed at the farm in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, alongside Helen Skelton, Jules Hudson, JB Gill, Kelvin Fletcher.

Daisybeck Studios - an independent television company supporting the likes of This Week on the Farm  and Fletchers' Family Farm - said the aim of the show had been to ‘celebrates the hard work of great British farmers who battle all year round to keep providing food to go on the table'. 

See also: Cannon Hall farmers set to appear on new show celebrating harvest

British Farming Award winners Rob and Dave Nicholson of Cannon Hall Farm, said they were delighted to have won the top prize at the London Hilton venue.

The South Yorkshire farmers thanked the 'farm army' for their incredible support.

"This could not have been possible without all of you," Rob said.

"This epitomises team effort.

See also: Cannon Hall Farm back for Christmas edition of Winter farming series

"We would not be able to live our dream without you.

"Thank you so much.

"We appreciate all your support."

Helen Skelton said she had been 'grateful' to all those who had supported the show and the series.

JLS' JB Gill said he had been 'amazed' to have been part of the project.

See also: Cannon Hall farmers set to appear on new show celebrating harvest

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