Pickering butcher wins prestigious apprenticeship award  

A former apprentice butcher at a Pickering farm shop is celebrating after winning a prestigious apprenticeship award.

Cameron McNicoll from Cedarbarn Farm Shop's butchery team was presented with the Nicholson Award at a recent Apprenticeship and Employer Celebration event at Bishop Burton College near Beverley.

Mr McNicoll was nominated by Michael Sword, who is theCoach and Assessor in Butchery

at the college, where he studied for two years to gain his butchery qualification. Mr Sword said:
 

"Cameron has won the prestigious Nicholson Award for his exceptional performance during his apprenticeship. He consistently showed a strong work ethic and dedication to both his apprenticeship and his butchery work at Cedarbarn.

"His hard work resulted in receiving a "Pass with Excellence" in his Vocational Competence Discussion during his end-point assessment. This achievement reflects the time he spent carrying out research and his active role during lessons and discussions at college. Cameron has put this knowledge to good use and can now be seen on social media, advertising the latest products for Cedarbarn.

"Cameron is a deserving recipient of the Nicholson Award."

The Nicholson Award is named after experienced butcher Paul Nicholson, who is a butchery assessor and leads the apprenticeship team at Bishop Burton College.

Head butcher at Cedarbarn, Patrick Donaghy, said: "The whole Cedarbarn team are absolutely delighted about Cameron's well-deserved win. He works hard to promote the fabulous cuts and specials that the butchery team prepare and is a real asset to our team."

Cedarbarn Farm Shop's Butchery is home to a team of seven who butcher and prepare home-reared beef and lamb and Yorkshire pork and poultry for the Farm Shop and the 80-seater Café.

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PhotoCameron McNicoll has won the Nicholson Award for exceptional performance during his apprenticeship Cameron McNicoll

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Notes to editors

1.      For more information about Cedarbarn Farm Shop Butchery department, please visithttps://www.cedarbarnfarmshop.co.uk/farm-shop/butchery/