Butchers with 45 years experience nominated for award
A butchers whose owner has 45 years experience has been nominated for an award.
Choice Cuts in Bolton Market is a finalist in the Bolton News Best Farm, Deli or Butchers Shop awards.
The butchers has a wide range of locally-sourced meats, eggs, and even sells game when it is in season.
Owner, Carl Gibney, has been in the butchery game for 45 years, having worked everywhere from the slaughterhouse to being a butcher in Scotland.
He said: "I started off in Scotland so have done everything from making haggis to Scotch pies and square sausage, I have worked in a slaughterhouse for two years, I have done everything.
The stall in the market (Image: Newsquest) "I have got my own animals, sheep, goats, and even though that is a hobby, when it is time for them to go, I will take them to the slaughterhouse - all of our meat is local.
"Our beef, lamb, pork, it is all British. We also sell game when it is in season, deer, pheasants.
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"Our motto is 'big enough to cope, small enough to care' - I am a firm believer that if I don't have something, I will try and get it."
Choice Cuts (Image: Newsquest) Bolton Market is open every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
Carl added: "It is word of mouth, I get a lot of people coming back week in, week out.
"We deal with all sorts of people and cater for everybody. When I was younger there were no supermarkets, you would always go to your local butchers and greengrocers.
"Now it is turning full circle, people want quality. There is a big difference, our produce has never seen a packet."
He added: "We are very grateful to the people that have nominated us."
To vote, pick up a copy of today's paper.
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