An organic pork pie baker has collected a top food award.

Brockleby's, of Asfordby Hill, near Melton, was praised for its organic Melton Mowbray Pork Pie, which shared top honours in the Local Food category at the Quality Food Awards.

Top chefs and nutritionists share the panel with home economists and industry experts.

Products are judged on taste, texture, aroma, appearance, packaging, value for money, nutritional values, ingredients, innovation, key selling points and success in the marketplace.

The judges said: "The ingredients list is impressively organic and good on provenance. An organic pork pie is an innovative product, and with this integrity and the provenance of the ingredients established it should do well."

At the weekend, the company baked a 13lb organic pork pie to raise cash for a local school.

Slices of the pie, baked by Brockleby's chief pie-maker, Suzy Jones, were sold at the farm shop's annual Taste of Christmas event on Saturday.

The pie, and donations from visitors to the event, raised about £100 and the money will go to Asfordby Hill Primary, which is raising funds to pay for a new stage at the village school.