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You are visiting the home of a unique farm-to-fork food retailer, and possibly the only example – in the world – which slaughters, prepares and sells locally sourced meat via its on-site abattoir, food hall, and fully licensed cafe bar and restaurant. Friendly and knowledgeable staff combine with a modern and spacious shop interior to help give customers a unique shopping experience. A large meat counter provides a huge range of freshly made sausages, bacon and pork, chicken, lamb, and beef. The shop also has a delicatessen which offers a wide range of local cheeses, salads, pies, breads, and cakes. You can even have a delicious sandwich made - on freshly baked bread - while you wait. Or, you can order a piping hot soup-of-the-day to take away. On the same site you will find 1817 - a fully licensed cafe bar and restaurant which serves fine quality foods together with a selection of beers, ciders, and award-winning English and Scottish wines All our beef and lamb is slaughtered in our own EC approved, on-site abattoir. Also, we run - on a voluntary basis - the Small Abattoir Federation (SAFe) which provides support and guidance for other businesses that operate their own low-throughput abattoirs. We are always on the look out for talented and enthusiastic people to join our existing team. If you think you've got what it takes, check our jobs section to see the latest opportunities on offer. Why not come and visit us - you will not be disappointed. We will be pleased to see you!

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CAR PARKING - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We have listened to our customers' comments regarding our private car parking facilities. In the past, many of our customers had been unable to find parking spaces - especially on Fridays and Saturdays - and had no alternative but to drive away without shopping with us. This was due mainly to individuals who had parked their vehicles to go and shop elsewhere in the village. So, back in March 2005, we decided to begin monitoring our car park to ensure that spaces were always available for our customers. Today, we employ two car park assistants - Ronnie and Tom. These two gentlemen - both grandparents - patrol our car parks all day, every day, and are always ready to warmly greet customers and help them with any enquiries. For more information, please click here. If you wish to make any comments about car parking in Standish (i.e. the lack of), please click here.

>>>> HOW YOUR MEAT IS SLAUGHTERED <<<<

Have you ever stopped and wondered how your meat is slaughtered? Using informative texts and videos, our Abattoir pages explain exactly how we carefully and skillfully slaughter cattle and lambs to provide the meat you eat.

Wigan & Leigh Hospice - Proms at The Park (11th July 2008)

We are delighted to announce that we are once again sponsoring Wigan & Leigh Hospice's Proms at The Park event, which is being held at Haydock Racecourse on Saturday 16th August 2008. For more information about the event, please click here .  This is an incredibly worthy cause, so please help in anyway you can - by attending the event and / or by spreading the word. Thank you!

1817 Menus (5th July 2008)

Great news everyone! We've just introduced our new 1817 menus!! Our new Breakfast, Daytime and Evening Menus are available to download now. We look forward to welcoming you to 1817 soon.

Food Safety Week 2008 (9th June 2008)

Food Safety Week is an annual event held to promote the importance of good food hygiene in the home. This year, Food Safety Week is taking place from Monday 9th June to Friday 13 June and will launch the Food Standards Agency's latest food hygiene campaign GermWatch and its star character Grubeye (right). A range of events are being run across the UK in schools, community groups and local councils, to highlight the importance of food safety and hygiene in the home and raise awareness of the 4 Cs - cooking, cleaning, chilling and cross-contamination. You can find out more about Food Safety Week here and by visiting the GermWatch Web site.

The Year of Food And Farming (18th April 2008)

The Year of Food And Farming , which runs from September 2007 to July 2008, is an exciting campaign to help children find out more about the countryside and where their food comes from through memorable, first-hand learning experiences. We are delighted to support this campaign, and are currently setting-up our space now.

National Butchers' Week (4th March 2008)

National Butchers' Week , which runs from Monday 10th March - Sunday 16th March 2008, will aim to raise awareness of local butchers. Please consider your local butcher, instead of the supermarkets, as your first port of call for all your meat purchases. Why? Well, your butcher will have in-depth knowledge on everything from cooking times, to cuts and menu suggestions. Also, your butcher will be able to tell you exactly where your meat comes from - unlike the supermarkets.

Purple Love Week (7th January 2008)

Purple Love Week is Britain’s largest coordinated food tasting event, and is now in its third year. Purple Love Week, held from Saturday 9th – Saturday 16th February 2008, is all about seven days of Loving Great Food. There will be many Purple Places all over Britain holding tasting events throughout that week, and Noel Chadwick Ltd is one of them! Download [335 KB] information about our Purple Love Week special offers now! Note: you will need the latest version of Adobe Reader .

1817 Valentine's Menu (4th January 2008)

We are very pleased to announce that our 1817 Valentine's Menu is ready for you download. To get it, click here now! We think you'll agree that this is a splendid, value-for-money menu. All meals will be made fresh to order using locally-sourced meat.

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