As National Apprenticeship Week shines a spotlight on the value of apprenticeships across the UK, we’re proud to celebrate the important role they play here at Cranstons in developing skills, supporting career progression, and securing the future of our...
Butchery has been at the heart of Cranstons since 1914, when Stanley Cranston travelled the Eden Valley selling meat from his horse and cart. More than a century on, craft and tradition are still deeply rooted in everything we...
At Cranstons, we believe in giving back to the communities that support us, and we’re proud to have donated £4,813 to Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland. The donation was presented by our Business Development Director, Jane Silburn,...
Cranstons’ Carlisle Food Hall is marking an incredible milestone this year as it celebrates 40 years at the heart of the city. Since opening its doors in 1985, the Food Hall has grown into a much-loved destination for quality local...
Recently, our Carlisle Assistant Manager, Ian Haworth, presented a cheque for £2,000 to representatives from Carlisle Youth Zone – one of the four local charities we proudly support through our Community Fund. We were delighted to welcome Mónica Ramírez...
We were delighted to recently welcome several of our longstanding beef farmers and their families — The Dickinsons from Canonbie; The Dodgsons from Kendal; The Skeltons from Dearham; The Robsons from Hexham; The Bells from Penrith; The Dickinsons from...
We’re absolutely delighted to share that Cranstons has been named Business of the Year at the Penrith Stars of Business Awards 2025, hosted by the Penrith Chamber of Trade & Commerce. An award which means even more as Cranstons were...
We’ve recently donated £2,000 to the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), helping to keep this vital service flying high across Cumbria and the North. Our Cumbrian Food Hall team in Penrith were delighted to welcome GNAAS representative Natasha Banks,...
We sat down at Café Oswalds, above the Cumbrian Food Hall in Penrith, with Stephen Hinett – Cranstons Master Butcher and Meat Buyer, and Dan Tanner – Butchery Apprentice, to talk about their journeys into butchery, their apprenticeships at...
At Cranstons, we’re proud to support initiatives that strengthen our local communities, and we were delighted to play a small part in the recent Borderline Challenge – a remarkable fundraising event which has now successfully raised over £17,000. The Borderline...
We visited Brockwoodlees Farm, 15 miles North of our Carlisle Food Hall to catch up with our long-term beef supplier David and his son Joe. David has been supplying beef to Cranstons for almost four decades and is known...
At Cranstons, we’re proud to champion Cumbrian lamb this Love Lamb Week (1st – 7th September). The national campaign highlights just how delicious, versatile, and sustainable British lamb is – and for us, it’s the perfect opportunity to showcase the...
Peter Evans has been part of the butchery trade since he was 15 years old, and today he’s one of the familiar faces behind the counter at our Hexham Shop. We caught up with him to chat about life...
We caught up with Julian over a brew in Café Oswald’s, upstairs at the Cumbrian Food Hall in Penrith, to chat about his new role and his long-standing career at Cranstons. Julian has been a butcher for over 35...
Cranstons Hexham recently donated £2,009 to Tynedale Hospice at Home; one of our four charity partners – as part of our latest ‘share of profits’ donation. Each year, we donate a portion of our profits to support four incredible...
We visited High Knipe Farm in the beautiful Brampton valley on a sunny Friday in June to catch up with Robert and his son Andrew. Robert is a long-term supplier of beef to Cranstons and admired within the farming...
Jo, our Marketing Coordinator, caught up with Janice over a coffee and a hot chocolate in Café Oswalds, right above the Cumbrian Food Hall in Penrith. She’d just finished a busy shift in the production kitchen but took a...
When we visited Anthony at his farm near Dearham, we were welcomed with a walk through the fields, a look at his well-kept cattle, and a good chat over a cuppa at the kitchen table with him and his...
