Stories

11th November 2016

W. Geoff Rollinson Artwork

Posted 11th November 2016

You might have noticed we’ve added some beautiful new banner images to our homepage. These have been painted by Ribchester artist Geoff Rollinson, whom we want to thank for giving us permission to use his lovely artwork on our website. Many of the images are based around Lancashire & the Ribble Valley & we just love them!

11th November 2016

Our Christmas Hampers are Here!

Posted 11th November 2016

Christmas is creeping up on us slowly but surely, so we’ve added our delicious Christmas Hampers for you to choose from. Whether you’re catering for the whole family or keeping things small, we have a hamper to suite everyone & all numbers! If you’re in one of our shops, don’t forget to pick up your Christmas

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!  

10th November 2016

Beef Meatball Cassoulet Recipe

Posted 10th November 2016

We’re into November already (we can’t believe how fast this years gone!) and the weather has definitely taken a turn for the worse. To keep you & you’re family warm this winter, we at Anderton’s thought we’d share one of our favourite meatball recipes from the Butchers Guild. For this delicious beef meatball cassoulet, you

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

13th June 2016

THE DALZIEL BUTCHERS SHOW, NEWBURY – SUNDAY 22 MAY 2016

Posted 13th June 2016

The Dalziel Butchers Show is the only dedicated show for retail butchers and was primarily attended by butchers enabling them all to see what was going on in the industry. Many butchers felt that the show was more important than ever because working long hours left them with very little opportunity to interact with the

13th June 2016

Did you see our Pigs in Blankets this weekend?

Posted 13th June 2016

We took part in Longridge Field Day on Saturday, our little pigs wrapped in blankets were causing mischief through out the day. It was great to see so many people braving the elements to support our community. We are proud to work and live in such a great place.

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

28th January 2016

Breakfast Week is Almost Over

Posted 28th January 2016

With the end of January fast approaching (hurray!) it also means the end of Breakfast Week is looming. Arable farmers who wanted to raise awareness of the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast started the national campaign. Breakfast week teaches youngsters about where their breakfast comes from and encourages adults to look at the health