HeGottaRollWithit!

Liam Gallagher was slightly too early to spot Bigfoot at Toll Bar Fish and Chips, Stoney Middleton when he dropped in for a battered sausage, but that didn’t stop him enjoying a McWhinney’s Premium Sausage. It is a shame the two were not able to meet, as Bigfoot would have got his 15 minutes of fame on the BBC News front page! Anyway, those are the breaks and he just had to roll with it

The Big McWhinney’s Giveaway is well over the halfway point now with more than £65,000 worth of sausage and chips being given away to date to mark the company’s 125 th anniversary. The campaign has been a resounding success with shops the length and breadth of the UK taking part in the “Buy a fish and chips, get a sausage and chips free” promotion. The public’s reaction to the offer has been overwhelmingly positive, especially at a time with costs for all households rising.

Scott McWhinney reacted to the response: “This has been the first major campaign I have worked on and it has been so rewarding to see the positivity surrounding it. We have had the pleasure of visitingmany of the shops that have taken part in the giveaway, which is always a great experience. Those in the fish and chip industry are exceptionally hard working with passion to match – I thank each and every person who is helping us celebrate this milestone.

The campaign has been such a success that we have decided to carry it through into 2024, running itwith one shop on a monthly basis. There are still some spaces a vailable for the 125th anniversary celebration and I would encourage any McWhinney’s customers to get in touch to secure a place.”

Recent participating shops have included Hemingway’s Fish and Chips (Hendy), Luke’s Traditional Fish and Chips (Cambridge) and David’s Fish and Chips (Brixham).

David’s celebrated their building’s 100th year as a chip shop last year and Toll Bar Fish and Chips is located in a Toll House which was built in 1840. These shops are by no means alone with their pedigree and this highlights the important role the fish and chip industry, a genuine British institution, has played, and continues to play, in the UK. There is no doubt that times have been trying over the past few years, but the resilience of the fish and chip community should not be doubted.

Any shop that uses McWhinney’s and wants to be put themselves forward for a spot in the celebration should email info@mcwhinneys.com