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Title: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: RUSTYME on November 26, 2010, 06:55:56 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11846490

Bernard Matthews has died at the age of 80 . He died yesterday afternoon . Whether you agreed with the way he reared his turkeys or not , he did provide a lot of affordable food for many people  :o ::).

cheers

Russ 

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Fleecewife on November 27, 2010, 12:59:11 am

I didn't agree with the way he reared his turkeys, nor what he fed them on and in particular I could never agree with the way he treated his work force.  I grew up just a few miles from his centre of operations and knew many people, particularly women, who worked for him.

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: RUSTYME on November 27, 2010, 01:23:51 am

no I never agreed with the way he reared his stock from what I had read ... but didn't know much more about the way things were done there really . I just thought I would pass on the information he had gone .

cheers

Russ

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 27, 2010, 12:39:43 pm

I have a feeling that a lot of his birds were shipped out to ex Eastern Block countries where they were raised in conditions which could not be tolerated here, then shipped back for dispatch and sale in UK.   (Its the same here in France they send the eggs to Brazil, then bring back the birds for killing and selling).

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Fleecewife on November 27, 2010, 02:27:40 pm

Yes that was one of his little practices. Very scary during the bird flu worries. 

He had more Health and Safety breaches than anyone else in Britain.

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: RUSTYME on November 27, 2010, 04:33:56 pm

Quote from: Fleecewife on November 27, 2010, 02:27:40 pm

He had more Health and Safety breaches than anyone else in Britain.

he just had his final health and safety breach !!!! no coming back from this one !!! ::)

cheers

Russ

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Sandy on November 27, 2010, 05:00:53 pm

If I were Bernard I would get stuffed and be rolled to sell!!!

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Hilarysmum on November 28, 2010, 10:18:46 am

 :D ;D :D ;D  love it

Title: Re: Bernard Matthews dies aged 80
Post by: Daveravey on November 28, 2010, 04:28:47 pm

 :D :D :D

Bootyfull   ;)