
Butchers Shop of the Year awards –
20th November, Claridge’s Hotel London.
The second of the Butchers Shop of the Year (BSoY) events organised by the “new” Meat Trades Journal team under William Reed ownership was again, a well-organised occasion. For the second year Lucas sponsored the Northern Ireland BSoY category and it could not have been better – John Jackson Butchers of Ballynure, N.Ireland, a Lucas customer, took first place in this category and also, the top award for Butchers Shop of the Year for the whole of the U.K. Alistair Cameron of Scobie Junor NI is organising appropriate support for John locally from Scobie.
Northern Ireland Butcher of the Year and outright winner of best Butchers Shop in the UK for 2007 - Jackson’s Butchers of Ballynure.

| The winners in each category were: |
| Butcher plus |
Eynon’s of St.Clears |
| Farm Shop of the Year |
Farmer Copleys of Purston |
| Innovation of the Year |
Farmer Copleys of Purston |
| Midlands & East Butcher of the Year |
A.E. Chambers of Arnold |
| North England Butcher of the Year |
Bexleys of Liverpool |
| Scottish Butcher of the Year |
Paul’s Quality Butchers of Kilsyth |
| South England Butcher of the Year |
P & B Pyne of North Petherton |
| Welsh Butcher of the Year |
E.T.Jones Sons & Daughter of Holyheap |
| Young Butcher of the Year |
Geo. Middlemiss of Otley |
“Innovation of the Year” and “Young Butcher of the Year” were two new categories for this year as was a new “Lifetime achievement” award to a butcher who the panel of judges considered has contributed significantly to the industry sector in his own business and leading by example and support for the U.K. retail butchery trade. The first recipient of this award is –
Keith Boxley of Boxley’s of Wombourne
Keith is another regular user of Lucas products.
Below is a full list of regional winners nominated for the event;
|
Name of Business |
Name of Shop (if different) |
Name of Shop Owner |
Town |
Butcher's Plus |
David Stein Butchers |
|
David Stein |
Bathgate |
Butcher's Plus |
Eynon's of St Clears |
|
Huw Eynon |
St Clears |
Butcher's Plus |
Weeton's |
|
Andrew Loftus |
Harrogate |
Farm Shop of the Year |
Farmer Copleys |
|
Robert and Heather Copley |
Purston |
Farm Shop of the Year |
Cloughbone Farm Shop |
|
Lorna Robinson |
Dunganoon |
Farm Shop of the Year |
Bradshaw Bros Ltd |
|
Family Business |
Burntwood |
Innovation of the Year |
Farmer Copleys |
|
Robert and Heather Copley |
Purston |
Innovation of the Year |
Peter Coates Ltd |
|
A J Coates |
Nr Burton Upon Trent |
Innovation of the Year |
Watermoor Meat Supply |
Jesse Smith |
Richard Hawes |
Cirencester |
Midlands & East Butcher of the Year |
A E Chambers Ltd |
Chambers |
Phil Chambers |
Arnold |
Midlands & East Butcher of the Year |
Bradwell Butchery |
|
Andrew Edmonds |
Great Yarmouth |
Midlands & East Butcher of the Year |
Peter Coates Ltd |
|
A J Coates |
Nr Burton Upon Trent |
North England Butcher of the Year |
Brough Butchers |
Brough Butchers Ormskirk Ltd |
Mark Shepherd |
Ormskirk |
North England Butcher of the Year |
Bexleys Limited |
|
Paul Brereton |
Liverpool |
North England Butcher of the Year |
GEO Middlemiss & Son |
|
A Middlemiss |
Otley |
Northern Ireland Butcher of the Year |
Jackson's Butchers |
|
John Jackson |
Ballynure |
Northern Ireland Butcher of the Year |
Gregory's Meats |
|
Gregory McGlinchey |
Ballykelly |
Northern Ireland Butcher of the Year |
McElroy Bros |
|
Brian McElroy |
Newry |
Scottish Butcher of the Year |
Pauls Quality Butchers |
|
Paul Conway |
Kilsyth |
Scottish Butcher of the Year |
Thomas A Shaw |
|
George Deans |
Melville |
Scottish Butcher of the Year |
John Lawson Butchers |
|
John Lawson |
West Lothian |
South England Butcher of the Year |
Sheepdrove Organic Farm |
|
Peter Kindersley |
London |
South England Butcher of the Year |
Watermoor Meat Supply |
Jesse Smith |
Richard Hawes |
Cirencester |
South England Butcher of the Year |
P and B Pyne |
|
PC BD and MP Pyne |
North Patherton |
Welsh Butcher of the Year |
E T Jones Sons & Daughter |
LAMIA |
Anita Jones |
Holyheap |
Welsh Butcher of the Year |
Rob Rattray Butchers |
|
Rob Rattray |
Aberystwyth |
Welsh Butcher of the Year |
Willis Butchers |
|
Peter Willis |
Cwmbran |
Young Butcher of the Year |
Farmer Copleys |
|
Robert and Heather Copley |
Purston |
Young Butcher of the Year |
Sheepdrove Organic Farm |
|
Peter and Juliet Kindersley |
Bristol |
Young Butcher of the Year |
GEO Middlemiss |
|
A Middlemiss |
Otley |