From one Thomas to another….with the main consistency being that it’s an awkward bugger to spell and say. Is it Thomas Butchers, Thomas the Butchers, Thomases Butcher, Thomas’s’ Butchers, Thomas’ Butchers, Thomases the Butcher oh my head’s gone….for a veritable wordsmith this ties me in knots.
What? Fish & Chips? Yes Fish & Chips!
If myself and my fellow cohorts from Wigan have a secondary obsession apart from pies, I think it’s safe to say that it’s fish & chips. Open warfare and a large portion of ridicule can be thrown about on social media when it comes to debate and quality of the infamous “chippy tea”.
The following article appeared in the Wigan fanzine, The Mudhutter a few weeks ago and explains how the “Life of Pies” began and how the author hopes to use the latest craze of “Crowd Funding” to help fund the printing of the book.
Left: A steak pie from Philippes of Skipton
A new year always brings new aims and ambitions. By day I work as an accountant but in my spare time I co-edit this Wigan fanzine […]