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Bakers of excellence since 1865
2010 EVENTS PROGRAMME
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Botham's of Whitby at Crafts for Christmas - Harrogate
Botham's sisters, Sarah Liz are at the Crafts for Christmas show at Harrogate Show Ground for the next 4 days. So do drop by and brows the many Christmas lines we have on offer. The girls will be delighted to see you.
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New Pete McKee mug now available
We are delighted that our new Botham's winter mug is available for sale in our web shop. A 0.35L/11oz, 11cm high, fine bone china Tea/Coffee mug from the attractive Dunoon Skye collection depicting a jolly & humorous Whitby winter seaside scene. Designed by famous Yorkshire artist. Pete McKee. Click here to order
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Samples at John Lewis
Despite the wonderful weather, The Ashes, Grand Prix, World Athletics, Premiership Football and barbie's etc David and Greg had a fantastic day sampling and selling hundreds of Botham's Plum Bread at John Lewis on Oxford Street, London this weekend.
This fantastic store also stocks our Yorkshire Brack, Shah Ginger Biscuits, Tea Biscuits and our original Whitby Gingerbread loaf.
So if you are in London, why not drop in and pick up a loaf or two.
In this picture is John Lewis' Food Advisor David Goddard and John Lewis and Waitroses' demonstrator, Greg Keen. Also, look out for our products at John Lewis' brand new flagship Bluewater store in Greenhithe, Kent!
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Jo takes Botham's tearooms to Japan
Jo Botham flies off to Nagano in Japan to take part in the "Barakura Flower Show". Jo is a special guest of the internationally famous Barakura English Garden and their owners, the Yamada family. This prestigious event held in their gardens celebrates English horticulture and Food.Jo will spend the first few days working with Barakura’s brigade of chefs teaching them how to make English cakes and teabreads and then will give 5 different lectures to the flower show visitors.Jo says This is a tremendous honour for Botham’s to be invited to take part in this event, and I am very much looking forward to meeting our hosts. Also, I’ll take the opportunity of investigating Japanese tea and food culture too.So you never know, we may see some Japanese confectionary in our shops soon!Barakura English Garden
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Botham's at 4's TASTE FESTIVAL in LEEDS
The Botham ladies have been baking cakes in Whitby since 1865 when widow Elizabeth Botham set up shop to provide an income for her thirteen-strong brood.Now, 143 years later it's the turn of her great grandchildren to keep the legacy of fine cakes and baked goods going strong. With a tea shop in Whitby and a thriving online mail order service the family supply the nation with regional favourites like plum breads, ginger biscuits and orange tea bread. And it's all hands on deck – the firm employs Grandma, two sisters, two brothers, a brother-in-law - even the nieces and nephews pull their weight in the kitchen during the university holidays.
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Botham's "Brackery" is now open for business
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Botham's new Bakery or "Brackery"
as we call it, is now up and running. Baking Fruit cakes,
Bracks, Biscuits and Teabreads. There is also a shop
on site selling our full range of baked goods. So do
drop in when you are next in Whitby. It is situated
just on the outskirts of the town on the Scarborough
road.
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Easter Saturday on Skinner Street
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A great many children tried their hand
at baking today, when we had a stall for them to decorate
their own Easter Egg Biscuits. Here, young Oliver Reape
had a great time icing and decorating his egg with Smarties,
Jelly Tots and Chocolate drops. We were so impressed,
we took some pictures of Oliver and his magnificent
Easter creation. Well done Oliver!
(Click images to enlarge)
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Toast to the taste of Botham's of Whitby's famous tea
Botham's tearoom on Skinner Street has been honoured for the quality of its tea and service from a group of leading tea experts.Elizabeth Botham and Sons scooped the Award of Excellence after impressing judges from the UK Tea Council.Beating off competition from more than 100 tearooms and hotels throughout the country, Botham's was highly commended on the flavour, strength and temperature of the tea on offer as well as for excellent service, presentation and value for money.Irene Gorman, head of the Tea Guild, who carried out the inspection, praised the quality of the tea and service and added the the judges were so impressed with the quality of the afternoon tea they awarded high marks in every category."This award was presented in recognition of the consistently high standards of tea making, as evident in the care and attentiveness with which they prepare and serve afternoon tea."The exceptional quality and choice, plus first-class tea-making expertise and conscientious service were what impressed judges the most and gained top marks".Joe Botham, a director for the business said he was extremely happy to pick up the award. "We are very proud and its a reflection of the hard work put in by the staff and the high standards throughout the business".
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Nick Botham shows Folk Singer the ropes
Baker and 2nd coxswain Nick Botham took some time out from decorating cakes to show Kate Rusby around Whitby Lifeboat.
One of the country's leading folk singers said she had an amazing time in Whitby and hopes she's invited back in the future.
Kate had a sell-out concert in Whitby Spa Pavillion raising an amazing £8,000 for Whitby Lifeboat.
A packed Pavilion saw 700 music fans fill the auditorium to witness a faultless three-hour set by Kate, which culminated in a rapturous standing ovation.
Before her highly-anticipated charity concert, Kate took a trip around the harbour on the lifeboat and in the evening dedicated a song to the lifeboat crew in Whitby.
Folk fans travelled from far and wide to witness Kate in action and as well as a strong local following, there were people in the audience from as far away as Scotland and Cornwall.
Speaking about the performance she said: "We all had a fab time. You don't get a sea view out of the back window at many gigs."The audience were great and I think it went really well."
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Builder finds a piece of Botham's history
Local builders renovating a cottage on Flowergate in Whitby, found an old Botham's paper bag hidden behind an internal wall. Perhaps the remains of a Victorian builder's lunch?This is a fascinating discovery for Bothams', and shows what a fine design and eye for detail our ancestors showed over 100 years ago.The two colour design clearly displays the Swiss insignia together with "English & French Confectioner, Elizabeth Botham"."French, Swiss, German and best English chocolates." "Botham's high class cafe. 35 & 37 Skinner Street. West Cliff, Whitby""First class refreshments. First class cuisine. Moderate charges."Although we don't sell European chocolates now, we trust that all the rest of the detail is still correct now as it was then!
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