SAINSBURY’ S UPTON PARTNER WITH RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
EDGE & SON PRAISED IN BUTCHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
IN MEMORY OF HESWALL’ S GRAHAM HURTON
IN BRIEF
SAINSBURY’ S UPTON PARTNER WITH RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
EDGE & SON PRAISED IN BUTCHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Sainsbury’ s Upton recently launched their partnership with their new Local Charity of the Year and announced that Ronald McDonald House Arrowe Park will receive a year’ s worth of fundraising and support.
Merseyside ' s most traditional and celebrated butcher is yet again praised in this year’ s Butcher of the Year Awards.
Based in New Ferry since 1844, Edge & Sons joined Delifonseca Dockside earlier this year, which is also renowned for their fabulous produce. Having previously won the Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards and RSPCA Good Business Awards for their real farming, dedicated husbandry and farm to fork approach, they are now delighted to add this to their CV.
Callum Edge, 6th generation butcher at Edge & Son said,“ It has been an utter pleasure joining Delifonseca, and providing the best tasting traditionally bred and fed meat to our customers, new and old in Liverpool. It is an honour to be included in the distinguished list of finalists so soon after joining Delifonseca!”
In celebration, Edges are offering a 15 % discount on all traditional roasting joints for the month of November when this piece is presented at the butchery counter at Delifonseca.
The announcement came after local residents had the opportunity to nominate and vote for their favourite local charity to receive a year’ s worth of support from the team at Sainsbury’ s Upton.
Ronald McDonald House, situated on the first floor at Arrowe Park Hospital’ s Women and Children’ s unit, provides free‘ home away from home’ accommodation to enable families to maintain a degree of normal life while their child is undergoing medical treatment.
The Kennaugh family from the Isle of Man were flown over to Wirral by air ambulance because their baby Kitty was arriving 3 months early. Mum Gemma said“ I was too numb to even start to think about practicalities like where we were going to sleep. All I could think about were the serious medical problems our little girl was trying to overcome … fortunately a room became available at the Ronald McDonald House just as I was discharged from maternity.”
“ Over the days and weeks Kitty became more stable. Residing a floor above your sick baby took a lot of the fear and anxiety out of leaving them to eat and sleep. There is simply no way to describe how awful being separated from your new born baby is … but what we would have done without this House, I honestly can’ t even contemplate.”
The charity has events and open days where parents can return with their little ones and catch up with lifelong friends they have made while staying there. The House recently celebrated its 7th birthday with a Party and Upton Sainsbury’ s Joan Morrell helped with judging the‘ Bake off’.
Mike Paterson Store Manager at Sainsbury’ s Upton added:“ We had a very successful launch for our new Local Charity of the Year, Ronald McDonald House Arrowe Park. I’ d like to thank all of our customers for their support”.
The Local Charity of the Year scheme is now in its eighth year and has raised over £ 11 million to support local charities since 2009.
IN MEMORY OF HESWALL’ S GRAHAM HURTON
The Heswall Society honoured the memory of Graham Hurton, who was treasurer from 2001- 2015, by planting a tulip tree in the grounds of Heswall Hall.
Mr Hurton was also chairman of the Heswall Hall Trust at the time ownership transferred from the Council to the Trust. The ceremony was attended by Mr Hurton’ s son, Martyn, and his family, other family members and lifelong friend Ann Dutton, in addition to current and past committee members of the Heswall Society, and representative of Heswall Hall Trust and staff.
“ My dad would think that this is far too much fuss,” said Martyn.“ But I’ m very glad it’ s happening.”
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