11/12/2025
I honestly canât thank Bradbury's for all their help and top quality food supplied to me over the years
The End of an Era
As many of you have learned, Bradburyâs has been on the market for a while now due to Markâs difficult diagnosis. After 30 years at your service, itâs not a decision taken lightly, but the right one both to maintain the level of service you expect and to allow us some time as a family. Weâll take with us so many memories, and all of our digits⊠which is something to be said following a career spent wielding a cleaver.
Itâs been a real honour to serve you over the years and a great source of pride time and time again, the highlights being named âCitizen of The Yearâ for Markâs âservices to the communityâ during covid and the many donations weâve been able to offer to local schools, charities and FoodShare schemes. In return, weâve been richly rewarded by the friendships thatâve grown with customers, staff and suppliers, the support of whom weâve felt most keenly over the last two years.
The gratitude list is long with individuals whoâve contributed to the effort over the years, but weâd like to give special mention to familiar faces Wendy & Graham Norman, Kelly & Scott of Barlows Butchers, Rob Morris formerly RM Refrigeration and Kirsty Sisson of Born Limitless Business Growth, Sales & Acquisitions. All of whom have stepped in to save the day at one stage or another! The newest names on the list are Anna & Dave Nurse, who have given their word to build on Markâs legacy and continue to ensure Bradburyâs remains a family-run business for the good of the whole community, paying particular attention to delivering the personal service you deserve. We trust you will welcome them with the same warmth you did us (and baptise them with the same banter!) Itâs been a wait for the right fit, but with 30+ years of retail experience and a background in catering between them, weâre confident weâve finally found the team to pick up right where we left off. Weâre excited to see their fresh ideas take Bradburyâs onwards and upwards and wish them all the success in their new venture.
Thank you for bearing with us while we negotiate a Christmas handover... of course it would land at the busiest time of year! The shop remains open, business as usual, and we do have it on good authority that preorders WILL be back for Christmas 2026, Amen.
Best wishes to all for a healthy, wealthy & happy Christmas and New Year.
Aprons off,
The original Mr & Mrs âBradburyâsâ & family