Butcher’s Block session
This weekend, Joe and Stuart will be guiding you in the art of getting to grips with your hindquarter. Join them at 11am on Saturday for the ‘Buttock of Beef Butchery Demo‘ where they’ll be breaking down the hindquarter, whilst sharing their passion for outstanding produce. The chaps will explain the merits of each cut and […]
State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
We will be closed on Monday 19th September as we remember the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with King Charles III, and the entire Royal Family, as the nation comes together to honour her life. A Book of Condolence is available at Ilkley Town Hall until Tuesday 20th for residents who wish to […]
Marathon Stats
Emma & Sarah-Jayne Lishman ran the London Marathon on Sunday 3rd October 2021… and smashed their fundraising target. Here we give you the lowdown on their key stats: £5170 total raised for the Cure Parkinson’s Trust: a cause close to their hearts. This grand total far exceeded their fundraising aspirations when they set out to […]
We did it!
It’s been a pretty hectic few days for us. Hot on the heels of our recent pork pie accolade at the DeliciouslYorkshire Taste Awards at the beginning of November, Lynne and I travelled down to London with Emma and Alex for the Butcher’s Shop of The Year Awards. We’ve invested a lot into the business recently […]
Lishman’s stars in Great Taste Awards
Our Yorkshire Chorizo has clinched the top accolade This year our Chorizo has won what is widely regarded as one of the highest accolades in the UK food industry: 3 Stars in the Great Taste Awards. Based on the traditional Spanish pork sausage – but with a made-in-Yorkshire twist – our Chorizo has been placed […]
Tour de Porkshire
Ilkley will be buzzing this weekend with the Tour de Yorkshire hitting our town on Friday & the May Day Carnival on Bank Holiday Monday. Enjoy the long weekend the Lishman’s way! Join us for the Tour de Yorkshire Fun Day Friday 4th May 2018, from 11.45am Lishman’s BBQ on The Grove, by the Bandstand […]
The Smithfield Awards
We butchers love to pit our wits against one another to see who has the best pie, or sausage or innovative product. It’s a meat thing and it goes on all over the world. Just take a look at the barbecue competitions in the US. Q Guild Butchers (there’s around 130 independent butchers shops who […]
The 2014 Tri-Nations Butchery Challenge
Recently I had the honour and pleasure of captaining the British Butchery Team in the second Tri-Nations Butchery challenge. This event pits 6 of the best butchers from Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain, in a 2 hour competition where they cut and display 1 lamb and a side of beef per team, in such […]
