Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association taken over Northern Foods' pork pie interests) announced that their Bowyers factory at Trowbridge in Wiltshire would close with the loss of 400 jobs. Production of the (mainly Melton Mowbray branded) pies was transferred to Nottingham, which is inside the area in which Melton Mowbray pies can be made under the PGI rules. Members argue that the association provides protection for smaller producers. Current members are: Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association is a group of pork pie manufacturers in the Melton Mowbray area of England, UK. The association was set up in 1998 with
Brooksby Melton College Brooksby Melton College Brooksby Melton College is a further education college based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The college has two campuses: the first is in Melton Mowbray itself and the second about west of Melton in the village of Brooksby including the late–16th-century manor house, Brooksby Hall. The college announced a link up with Rugby League side Leicester Storm of the Conference League South in 2015 following a £3.65m construction of state-of-the-art sport facilities at their Brooksby Melton College site. The club would be based and continue to play matches there as well as a link up between the two