Tower and Town, April 2019

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Sumbler Brothers Butchers

Sumbler Brothers Butchers on the London Road are a locally run retail butchers. There has been a butchers shop on the same site for over 100 years, having always sold meat sourced from local farms.

The shop sells: locally sourced beef, lamb, free range pork, poultry and different jams and chutneys. The shop gets around fifty customers on average per day with the week starting off slow and, towards the end of the week, it gets busier. The shop was very busy when we visited on a Wednesday morning and the shop looked very neat and organised with a vast selection of produce available.

The butcher whom we interviewed had worked at this particular butcher’s shop for fifteen years, but he has been a butcher for thirty-five years. His employees are on average thirty to forty years old. He said that he really enjoyed his job and that he doesn't get the Monday blues!  

As the business has been around for over 100 years, it is very important to the community especially with the rising popularity of chains on the High Street, but they are coping very well with that threat. The fact that the business is a family run one also draws a connection that people don't get when they go to a chain supermarket. You also might feel safer about the quality of food when you go to a local butcher, as you know you’re going to get the best produce and a nicer customer experience from a familiar face.

In conclusion, The Sumbler Brothers Butchers is a lovely, smart and quality-driven butcher’s shop. They take very good care in making sure that their meat is clean and is of a very high standard. The employers have shown a large commitment working at this prestigious butcher’s shop and, judging from our experience, they are very helpful, friendly and love what they do. Furthermore, the business is doing very well being despite being off the main High Street. The Sumbler Brothers Butchers will always be battling against the big supermarket chains, but, as long as they have the locals and good quality produce, they will always be in the lead.

Hugo Lloyd and Archie de Ruig