Natalie Harrison wrote: "Very sad to hear that Gribbles is closing. "He will be very sadly missed on our lovely Ridgeway and we wish all the very best for his future." Craig has worked and run the shop since it opened 14 years ago. "Therefore we made the very difficult decision to close and re-evaluate."Ī post on the Plympton and Ridgeway Traders' Facebook page last Friday had alerted locals to the news stating: "Sadly our local friendly butchers is closing tomorrow. "The early signs through panic buying in August and September was that we were going to be extremely busy and we felt very exposed to various potential, uncontrollable factors going against us.
"If one of us contracted Covid or was off with stress, etc., in December there would be no way in which we could fulfil all the orders - we struggled last year - and better to be refunded now than on December 23 for example with no meat when it would be too late. He added: "We understand customers' disappointment, but we only had a short window in which to do this and apologise for any confusion this caused through the auto-email our website sends when a refund is made each time. Mark Gribble in 2013, taking part in a "Buy Local" campaign (Image: Amy Stanford) "We are very grateful to our regular customers and we have made all the website refunds with exactly two months to go before the big day so hopefully everyone has plenty of time to sort themselves otherwise." "We are only a small team of 8 in the business and we are both physically & mentally beaten so unfortunately time to say 'STOP' before our health is seriously affected. Mark Gribble, managing director of the firm said: "Yes, very sadly, after 27 years we have decided to close our business because we cannot see how we can possibly cope with Christmas 2021 after the past 19 months of our workload through lockdowns. However, like many businesses, the impact of the Covid-pandemic and lockdown took a very heavy toll on Gribble's Butchers and its close-knit team. Over the years the Plympton and Ivybridge Gribble's shops have won a host of Taste of the West awards, being named "Best South West Butcher" for five years running between 20. Read next: Significant number of Plymouth businesses in financial distress
Many took to social media sites to express their sadness at the closure of the shop, run by Craig and Maria Preston, highlighting the good quality local meat and friendly service. The owner of a popular multi-award-winning family butcher's business which has shops in Plympton and Ivybridge, as well as a farm base in Buckfastleigh, has confirmed he has had to take the difficult decision to close after 27 years.Ĭustomers were initially alerted to the news that Gribble's Butchers, located on the Ridgeway, Plympton, was shutting, saying they had recently received emails cancelling their Christmas hampers orders and having their money refunded.
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