It will perhaps come as no surprise to discover that in North America competition barbecuing has been developed into a major event with several hundred thousand people regularly attending competitions.

These competitions have strict rules and regulations with standings accrued throughout a season that leads to a putative World Barbecue Championship.
Similar events are now held in Europe, Australia and South Africa.

To date Britain has not conducted a similar competition although several individual teams have participated in European and American events with some success.
It is the intention of the British Barbecue Championships to promote an annual competition using international competition standards to find the British Barbecue Champion.

As secondary objectives the Championships will:
· be a friendly family-oriented event;
· promote the art of barbecue cooking in Britain;
· encourage the use of local produce and ingredients;
· welcome international competitors.