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Villagers Fine Sausages
Villagers Fine Sausages opened in October 1995 by Ron Etheridge. Ron trained to be
a chef at 16 and after working in a few restaurants, he proceeded to concentrate on
butchery, which he has done most of his working life.
Ron had a short working period with one of the
first sausage shops in Greenwich in 1990, but
wanted to introduce his own recipes and decided
to go out on his own in 1993.
TV programmes such as The Generation Game
with Jim Davidson, Des and Mel, Loose Women,
Carlton Country, The Big Breakfast with Johnny
Vaughan and recently Best of Both Worlds with
Kirsty Allsopp.
After preparing for 10 months and convincing
his parents it would be ok, the third bank he
approached backed Ron’s plan. He opened up
(nervously) one Thursday morning with over 40
varieties to offer, but worryingly, never saw anyone
till lunchtime.
After 18 roller coaster years, Ron has a great
team and has established Villager’s Sausages
to offer a great handmade product on the
premises, in front of the customer, with nothing
to hide.
Despite the rocky start, Ron’s business has
thrived, supplying clients such as the Natural
History Museum, The Wellington Club
Knightsbridge. In addition he has appeared on
They have over 200 varieties under their belt and
offer 70-80 weekly. Many dietary needs can be
catered for including gluten-free, dairy-free, porkfree and many more.
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Their most popular sausage at the moment is
the Ken' n Eddie's (based on (Kennedy's) and
they are also known for their stuffed and boned
turkeys, boned legs of lamb and Beef W
ellingtons.
Villagers Fine Sausages
91 High Street
Beckenham
BR3 1AG
020 8325 5475
www.englishsausages.com