Congratulations, Cameron!

We’re over the moon to share the news that not only has our former butchery apprentice, Cameron, passed his apprenticeship with flying colours, but he was awarded the Nicholson cup for exceptional performance during his apprenticeship.

A surprised but delighted Cameron was presented with his award at a recent Apprenticeship and Employer Celebration event at Bishop Burton College near Beverley.

Cameron was nominated by Michael Sword, who is the Coach and Assessor in Butchery at the college, where he studied for two years to gain his butchery qualification. Michael 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.

Our Head Butcher, 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.”

Great work, Cameron!