Rising Stars & Unsung Heros

After a three-year gap due to Covid, the Drywite Young Fish Frier Award finally made a comeback at this year’s National Fish & Chip Awards […]

Job title: Manager  Age: 38 Nominated by: Owner Mark Drummond who says: Joanne makes my life so easy and enables me to have the time

Position: Assistant to the regional manager Age: 36 Nominated by: Zohaib Hussain, owner, who says: “Mudassir is always 10/10 at work from the minute he

Age: 75   Position: Chef and manager Nominated by owner David Nicolaou, who says: “Monica has been part of the team for nearly as long

Tracy Ottewell (back right)

Age: 18 Position: Front of house catering assistant  Nominated by owner Daniel Freitas, who says: “Lily deserves recognition as she has shown maturity beyond her years

Age: 21 + VAT! Position: Counter assistant Nominated by owner Jonathan France, who says: “I’ve nominated Dee Dee as everyone loves working with her. She is

Age: 20 Position: Fish frier Nominated by owner Gillian Jervis, who says: “Thomas was the first member of staff to join us, he is always

Position: Shop manager Nominate by:  Owner Barry Howard, who says: “Joanne has been a critical member of my team. She has an autistic child at

Age: 22 Position: Team member  Nominated by: Owner Steve Angell, who says: “George was working for the previous owners before we took the shop over and

“Viktorija is a key member of the business but her work is usually unseen. She is the one spending all the hours in the office,

“Ellie is one of the most hard-working, devoted and passionate young people I have worked with. From the age of 16, she fully grasped the