Never mind the general election to decide who runs the country…. We’ve been having a ballot of our own at G. N. Badley & Son’s this week - a competition!

With the weather set to brighten up soon (we hope!), we decided to give away a Badley’s barbecue meat box to one lucky winner.

The products hopeful of finding a new home lined up - four 4oz British Beef Burgers, four Classic Pork Sausages, four Chicken Drumsticks, four 6oz Beef Steaks, four 4oz Pork Steaks, 500g Pork Ribs and Burger Baps.

Much like earlier this month in the election, we left it to the British public to enter the ballot and see who came out first-past-the-post.

We had a good turnout for our ballot with 1,000 people entering the competition.

It was a tight fight - and at times a coalition looked likely - but in the end there could only be one winner, Jean Tranter from Telford who came out on top.

Well, ok, it wasn’t an election - it was just an online competition held on our Facebook page.

I’m Kay Badley, operations director at our family run butchers in Gibbons Road, Trench.

There are truths here though, these products did get a new home, we did have a very good turnout and Jean was picked as the winner (but luckily for her, she didn’t need to make a speech or produce a manifesto).

Competition time is one of our favourite times and we are so pleased when we can make someone’s day by letting them know they have been successful.

When we spoke to Jean she just couldn’t believe it and started planning a family get together to use her BBQ meat box, what a way to spend your day!

The all new BBQ meat box can help make the perfect barbecue. It’s packed full of all the meat we’ve mentioned and comes in a handy box all ready for you to place on the coals and relax.

Well, you might need to get the sauces out. But we can provide those too!

You’ll find all you need at our shop or you can simply browse the website.

Like our Facebook page too and watch out for more regular competitions on there - we love giving away our locally sourced and top quality products, it is one of our favourite things and it could be you next time!

Just like the general election, you never know who’s going to come out on top.

Love Meat, Love Quality, Love Local, shop at G. N. Badley & Sons family butchers in Gibbons Road, Trench, shop online at www.gnbadleyandsons.co.uk and see what other people think on the Best Of Telford website at http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/telford-and-wrekin/business-guide/feature/g-n-badley-and-sons-online-butchers-shop.

For more information on the latest products call 0808 901 2110 or email info@gnbadleyandsons.co.uk.