Hi All

Blimey the shop was cold on Monday.....A little more seasonal though!

CHRISTMAS ORDERS

Thank you for all the orders we have received for the festive period. If you have already placed an order please do not hesitate to ring, email, orcome into the shop if there is anything you would like to add, change, check etc..

This is all part of our service and we are only to happy to check through your order for you. For anyone still wanting to order a turkey, Adlington & Charles Hammond have asked for Turkey orders to be received by December 10th.

Email is the easiest method of communication from my perspective - I seemto be permanantly logged on at the moment!

GAMMON & HAMS SMOKED & ON THE BONE

On Friday this week I will be emailing the "Gammon on the Bone" and"Smoked Gammon" orders to Gill at Simple Suppers. If anyone would like to order who has not already done so, please let me know..... This is not a final ordering date, it just gives suffcient time to check there are no problems.

Gill has asked for the remaining Gammon & Cooked ham orders by the 14thDecember.

ELLENDEN BEEF

We will be taking orders for our own beef right up until Christmas subject to availability on the cut you reqiure. We will also have FRESH beefavailable for NEW YEAR

GAME

There has been a lot of positive feedback on the game we have sourced,especially the Venison sausages and steak. Any of the game we have stocked in the shop is available to order for Christmas and New Year:

Mallard
Pheasant whole & fillets
Partridge
Diced Venison
Venison Steaks
Venison & Cranberry Sausages
Venison & Black Pepper Sausages
Wild Boar & Apricot Sausages
Diced Game.

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS, MINCE PIES ETC
Mrs Gledhill's Handmade Christmas Puddings are still available to orderand Sue's Mince Pies

Please ask if there is anything else you would like.......

FRESH MEAT THIS WEEKEND
We will have the following fresh meat available this weekend:

ELLENDEN BEEF
STEAK
Fillet,
Sirloin,
Rump.

BONED & ROLLED JOINTS
Top Side,
Silverside,
Roasting Joints,
Brisket.

CASSEROLE BEEF
Braising Steak,
Stewing Steak,
Shin,Mince.

ELLENDEN LAMB
Leg on the bone.
Shoulder on the bone.
Loin Chops & Rack of Lamb.
Leg Steaks.
Boned & Rolled Breast of Lamb.
Liver.Kidney.

LONG COMPTON PORK
Leg Boned & Rolled.
Shoulder Boned & Rolled.
Loin Chops.
Belly Draft.
Diced Pork.

FREE RANGE CHICKEN
Whole.
Fillets.
Thighs on the bone (4/pack).
Legs on the Bone (2/pack).

GAME
Partridge
Pheasant
Mallard
Diced Venison

SEASONAL LINES

SAUSAGE MEAT
This weekend we will have 500g Tubes of plain sausage meat from SimpleSuppers and Malvern Victoria from Teme Vale.

COCKTAIL CHIPLOLATAS
We will have packs of the above from Teme Vale.

MINCE PIES & CHOCOLATE YULE LOGS
Due to popular demand we have now got Sue's mince pies stocked in the shop and Festive lines from Meadow Lane which include Chocolate Yule Logs....

HOME GROWN SPROUTS & PURPLE SPROUTING
The sprouts are picked fresh by the hour at the moment - once the tray is empty in the shop my mother or David go over the road and pick somemore..... they do not come any fresher than that!

CHRISTMAS TREES
We have a small number of non-needle drop Christmas trees for sale -People who bought these last year were very impressed that they didn'tactually drop their needles!

WREATHS
Jelfs Flowers are supplying us with wreaths and table decorations thisyear - these are available to order, examples can be found in the windowsof the shop.

NEW LIGHTS
You may notice some new lights at the fruit & veg end of the shop - these are only on loan for two months - feedback would be much appreciated!

HARVINGTON & CHURCH LENCH CHRISTMAS FAYRES
The above events are both taking place this Saturday, Harvington in the morning and Church Lench in the afternoon - I am sure support would be much appreciated.

Have a good week, I haven't started any Christmas shopping yet.........

Best wishes

Sara