National Butchers Week has ended and it has been said to be the best one yet. Up and down the nation, butchers and butcher suppliers have been demonstrating their skills and equipment. And the day before in International Women’s Day, Leeds City College celebrated the women in the butchery industry. March is the month for butchery appreciation.

From the 14th-20th March, the nation celebrated National Butchers Week. In Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, Aubrey Allen celebrated the week by offering different deals on meat every day. Simon Kelly who worked for Aubrey Allen said that the butcher’s experiences much more interested and success after this year’s event than they have had before.

Up in Cheshire the SA Vaughan Family Butchers held an evening event where they demonstrated the behind the scenes of butchering and how a butchery business works. It brought it many new faces to the butchers who were interested in how butchers conduct their work.

For International Women’s Day on 8th March, Leeds City College chose to celebrate the women of the butchery industry. Historically the industry has been seen as male dominated, but according to the college, many more women have been entering the industry in recent times.

Lecturer, James Richardson said: “In recent times we have seen an increase in the number of females entering the butchery industry.”

March has been a great month for celebrating the butchering industry. Butchers have been able to show off their skills and give the public an insight into how they work. We have also seen a celebration of women in Butchery. In the future, we hope to see many more leading successful careers in the industry.