27/04/2025
WOW! what a wonderful and emotional day at Willards yesterday, can’t thank you all enough for coming and some of you travelled so far, thanks.
So many faces from the past so many stories and tales were told and not too many had to be censored lol 😂
The shop was pretty much full from open to close and I know I didn’t get to speak to you all so please accept my apologies. BUT, what a way to go, rammed with old friends telling tales to people who now may become new friends ,🤔 honestly we can’t thank you all enough for making Willards with us, without you lovely people Willards would never have been. We are gobsmacked to have so many well wishers with such kind words we obviously did something right in 32 years.
For you, you see this as the end of an era for us it’s a new beginning, we plan to travel both abroad and in England get out on the motorbike more and who knows even fish.🎣
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have worked for me over the years not forgetting Wayne McPherson who was there from the very start as my wing man in the early days.
Thanks to my two boys Jim and Tom for all their hard work and support when needed over the years they have been an absolute rock especially at fireworks.
A big thank you to Sean Wilson a work colleague of 10 years a mate and a confident, but… most of all, my wife who has stuck by me through and thin and always came up with the right answers,
Louise or Lou as you might know her has worked behind the scenes for all of 32 years arranging finances paying bills doing the accounting, employing staff and even selling maggots all while holding down another full time job, and, in the early days juggling two children because I wasn’t there I was behind the counter with you. Asked if we would do it again we’d jump at the chance if only we were 30 years younger, thanks for all your support and a really huge thanks for yesterday we love you all.
Tim,Lou,Jim,Tom,all the great staff in the past and of course Sean.
PS. I really don’t know where you will get quality maggots anymore sorry 😂