Stories categorised 'Butcher story'

11th March 2017

National Butchers Week 2017

Posted 11th March 2017

National Butchers Week 2017 will take place 13th – 19th March and at Anderton’s we believe we should celebrate our creativity and passion for meat and food. During National Butchers Week we will be bringing you special offers all week at both our traditional butchers’ shops to celebrate the occasion along with showcasing our skills

1st December 2016

No Online Orders Between 20th Dec & 3rd Jan 2017

Posted 1st December 2016

Please be aware we will NOT be taking ONLINE orders from Tuesday 20th December 2016 till Tuesday 3rd January 2017. To ensure we get all orders out on time and to make sure you all get exactly what you ordered, we ask that if you do want to place an order between 20th December and 3rd

14th November 2016

Sausage Maker Winners!

Posted 14th November 2016

At the start of November, Roger and Austin made the journey down to London to accept our award for Sausage Makers as part of Sausage Week. It was an amazing event & our prize was awarded by Jonathan Benjamin (JB) Gill, former member of JLS who is now the ambassador for British Sausage Week. We’re

11th November 2016

Lancashire Recommends… Great Butchers

Posted 11th November 2016

We’re proud to say that we finished in a very respectable 4th place as part of the Lancashire Evening Posts online vote to find the best Lancashire butchers. Up against some stiff competition, we’re very happy with the result and want to thank those of you who voted for us!  

3rd August 2016

We’re Made In Lancashire

Posted 3rd August 2016

We are now officially on the Made In Lancashire website. Being on this website means that we can now stamp our locally sourced produce with the Made In Lancashire stamp, a company who  are “… your first port of call for all food and drink produced within the County. Made in Lancashire has a great

1st August 2016

Ribble Valley butcher joins Butchers Q Guild

Posted 1st August 2016

Brendan Anderton Butchers in Longridge joins a select stable of 115 award-winning independent butchers UK-wide. The Q Guild brand is widely recognised as a seal of excellence, with some of the highest quality butchers in the UK figuring among its ranks. Founder Brendan Anderton is a lifelong butcher. After leaving school aged 15, he cut

5th April 2016

Master Butcher Ceremony

Posted 5th April 2016

You might remember us announcing in November that Roger has been awarded The Institute of Meat’s Master butcher status. This is a huge achievement as Roger is the youngest butcher to gain this award. Having spent his early years watching Brendan at work cutting meat, Roger and the rest of the Anderton’s team have followed in the

15th December 2015

Austin & Roger’s Christmas Birds!

Posted 15th December 2015

Today Austin & Roger went to visit one of our trusted turkey suppliers, the Towers family at Curwen Hill Farm near Lancaster. They spent time with Dan and his family who breed some of our bronze and white turkeys. The birds are a happy and well kept bunch which means they produce the tastiest meat

25th November 2015

Introducing Our Very Own Master Butcher Roger!

Posted 25th November 2015

  Huge congratulations to Roger who has achieved The Institute of Meat’s Master Butcher status. This is a great achievement which means Roger now joins only 17 other Master Butchers in the country, an accolade that’s acknowledge by The Worshipful Company of Butchers. The few successful candidates will be announced at the Court Lunch which

7th November 2015

The Tour of Britain 2015!

Posted 7th November 2015

Our yellow bike was outside the Longridge shop to show our support for the Tour of Britain cyclists who raced past our shop on Monday 7th September. Stage Two of the Tour took the cyclists on a 162km route from Clitheroe to Colne… We were tired just thinking about it! Bradley Wiggins was amongst the pack who flew through the