An artisan village bakery in Sandbach is celebrating its first birthday in style.

Bradwall Bakehouse in Bradwall opened its doors a year ago today (Friday) and since then, the business has grown from strength to strength.

Housed in Bradwall Village Hall, the bakery business is run by local couple Woody and Fiona Barlow.

Originally launched with Fiona, Woody and master baker Richard Fender, the business has grown with two more members of staff being added to the team.

Commercial baker, Liam Kirkham and Dan Allen, who studied bakery and patisserie at Reaseheath College, are now part of the team.

Bradwall Bakehouse supplies local customers and has a click-and-collect service as well as 20 wholesale customers.

Customers come from far and wide for the handcrafted bread which ranges from sourdough to focaccia and brioche.

Bradwall Bakehouse supplies a range of local businesses and delis, including The Hollies Farm shop, Cheerbrooks and The Lambing Shed.  

"We're grateful for our loyal band of customers and businesses who we supply," said Fiona.

"We've grown quite quickly and we're looking forward to the next year. It's a great business and we love what we're doing."

Fiona Barlow with a product from Bradwall Bakehouse (Photo: Nub News)

This weekend, the business will be supplying 500 handcrafted buns for nearby Bradwall Manor Horse Trials, an event which will attract riders from all over the country as revealed here .

And today on their first birthday, customers will receive a free Bradwall Bakehouse tote bag to celebrate the business's birthday.

"Everything is handcrafted and we're delighted with how we're doing," said Fiona.

Bradwall Bakehouse is in Bradwall Road, Sandbach. More details can be found on their website here