John Sergeant “Barges” into Dewlay Cheesemakers for New ITV Series!

Dewlay – the 3rd generation Lancashire based dairy are to feature in the latest ITV series of “Barging Around Britain with John Sergeant” which will be shown on Friday 6th May next.  John Sergeant, well known TV and Radio journalist and presenter visited Dewlay while filming in the area for series 2 of his popular show which looks at the businesses that thrive near some of the country’s canal routes.

While at Dewlay, John, who already knew the area very well, learned about the history of Lancashire cheese and why it’s so well loved all around the country,  and tried his hand at some cheesemaking with the hard-working team at the dairy. 

Nick Kenyon, Managing Director  commented, "Since we opened our cheese shop and purpose–built viewing gallery to the public, people have been coming from near and far to see how cheese is made. However it’s not often that the visitor is a well-known broadcaster, with a film crew behind him!

Nick continues, "It was a fantastic opportunit to show John what makes Lancashire cheese unique and to get him joining us in the dairy to try his hand at some cheesemaking, make sure to tune in to see how he got on!”