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Spring Trade show 2006
Festive
Tasting Evening
Cash and
carry re-fit
7th Bill
McClure classic
Bill McClure
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McClure's
Spring Trade Show 2006
We
held a spring trade show at the Castle Green Hotel In Kendal on
23rd March. The exhibition was a big success with around 40 stands
of our suppliers displaying special offers and new and exciting
products which have entered the market. Customers who came got some
really good deals. This was the first time that we have held our
own exhibition for a long time. We have been well pleased with the
response to the show and plan to do another in the future.
We
would like to give a big thank you to all our suppliers who supported
us and also all our customers who made an effort to visit the exhibition
and make the show a success.

Spring
Trade Show 2006 Prize Winners
1st Prize - Audi TT for a weekend donated by Hadwins Audi
2nd
Prize - Meal for Two @ Greenhouse Restaurant, Castle Green Hotel
William Wells ( Owner, Rayrigg Villa Guest
House, Windermere)
3rd Prize - One Months Membership of Fitness and Leisure Club, Castle
Green Hotel
Ian Saunders ( Head Chef, Armadale Country
Restaurant, Ulverston)
4th
Prize - Dvd Player donated by Coca Cola
Phil Hazelhurst ( Gen Manager, Rum Story visitor
attraction, Whitehaven)
5th
Prize - Bottle of Bollinger donated by Mark Cleggs
Sandra Mulham (Cook, Crown Hotel, Horton In
Ribblesdale)
6th
Prize - Two bottles of wine donated by Panesco
Andrew Coleby (General Manager, Parkside Hotel.
Arnside)
7th
Prize - Four Months supply of Confectionary (120 Mars Bars) donated
by Masterfoods
Nick Burrows (Owner, Old Mill Restaurant, Ulverston)
McClure's
Festive Tasting Evening 2005
We held a festive tasting evening on tuesday 8th November at our
cash and carry in windermere, where there was a wide range of festive
food and exciting new products and special offers on display. There
was a total of 33 stands ranging from local to national suppliers.
We would like to thank our suppliers for there effort and also everyone
who attended the evening. There was a raffle drawn from a hat, for
which paul batten from Newfield in seathwaite won. (pictured below)


McClure's
shop re-fit
The Cash
and carry has had a shop refit over the past few months. Why not
come and see the changes and visit our cash and carry on 11 college
road windermere. The shop re-fit was completed by Andy Rollins cash
and carry manager and others who had to race against time to complete
it minimising disruption to McClure's busy working week. The process
seems to have been a sucess and made better use of space to enable
us to provide even more products for our customers
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Bill
McClure classic golf day
The 7 th
Bill McClure classic was held at Windermere Golf club, Windermere
on Tuesday 14 th June 2005. It was third time lucky that the event
took place having been cancelled twice in September and October
2004 due to bad weather. It was a hugely successful day once again
with 96 golfers taking part playing to the stable ford four rules.
After an enjoyable round of golf the teams were joined by McClure's
management and friends for an evening meal, entertainment, and prize
giving. McClure's have now promised to make the day into an annual
event in memory of the late Bill McClure. The photo shows the winning
team being presented with their prize by special guest Mary Reckitt
and Keith McClure (Managing Director, W McClure ltd), from right
to left: John Taylor (Unilever), Keith McClure (Managing Director),
David Nicholson (Holbeck Ghyll Hotel), Mary Reckitt , and Thomas
Noblett (Langdale Chase Hotel) and not included in picture is Ken
Birchall (Windermere Hydro Hotel).
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| Bill McClure 1911 - 2004 |
On 31st December 2004 the founder of our company, Bill McClure,
sadly passed away. Bill started out in business in 1945, selling
freshly caught fish at Kendal market and went on to open a
string of retail shops in Kendal, Bowness, Windermere and
Grange-over-Sands, before starting the Wholesale business
that is McClures today.
He was a very special man and he succeeded at a time when
only those born with a 'silver spoon' could expect to build
up a business from scratch. A true entrepreneur, he knew the
meaning of hard work and he created the foundation stone that
the McClure family has built on.
Bill was fortunate enough to enjoy a long and happy life and
it gave him a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction to see
the company he founded grow from strength to strength and
to see the next McClure generation coming into the business.
Throughout the last 60 years, the principles that were important
to him when he started have never changed and have always
remained at the heart of the company - integrity, hard work
and striving to do the very best for his customers.
Although it is sad that Bill will not be here for the Diamond
Anniversary of the company, he has left us in the knowledge
that his founding principles will never be forgotten.
Bill McClure will be sadly missed by his family, staff and
customers alike, but will be remembered with respect by all
who knew him. All the McClure family would like to thank all
those who have sent their best wishes and support at this
sad time.
A chapter in Cumbrian history has been brought to a sad close.
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