Harrogate chip shop set for new management

A Harrogate fish and chip shop looks set to come under new management.

The Wharfe of Harrogate published a statement on social media on April 26 announcing it will be “leaving The Wharfes and trading from Bradleys” from May 12.

It is believed the owner of Bradleys fish and chip shops has been running The Wharfe of Harrogate until recently.

The post also said:

“On behalf of The Wharfe, we would like to thank all of our loyal customers who have supported us in the past few years.

“We just wanted to give people the heads up that Saturday, May 11, is our last day at The Wharfe chip shop on Skipton Road.”

The Wharfe of Harrogate is the trading name of Ocean Crown Harrogate Ltd, a company that entered liquidation in February.

According to online public records journal The Gazette, Restart Business Turnaround Insolvency Limited was appointed to wind-up the company on February 29.

A statement of affairs, uploaded to Companies House, shows HMRC was among creditors and was owed more than £228,000 in VAT payments by the company.

Bradleys – which has sites in Starbeck, Northallerton, Scarborough and York – took over the iconic Graveleys of Harrogate unit in February.

It is understood The Wharfe will continue to trade under new management.

The Stray Ferret has tried extensively to contact The Wharfe of Harrogate for further information about the changes, but has received no response.

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Graveleys of Harrogate for sale eight months after reopening

Harrogate fish and chip restaurant and takeaway Graveleys has been listed for sale for £195,000.

Graveleys established a reputation as Harrogate’s best-known fish and chip shop, popular with theatre goers and famous visitors.

But the family-run business, on Cheltenham Parade, was bought by Catch Seafood in 2019 and rebranded as part a radical makeover.

However, after Catch went into administration, Simon Pilkington, the son of the former Graveleys owner, reopened it in February this year.

The listing by commercial property agent Ernest Wilson says the business has an annual turnover of £702,000 with “excellent profit margins”. The asking price is £195,000 and stock valued at £7,000 is also available.

The agent describes Graveleys as “a local landmark” and “one of the north’s most famous fish and chips restaurants”, adding the sale includes:

“Superb commercial kitchen to the rear with an extensive range of high-quality catering equipment, pot wash area. Basement prep and storage areas with walk-in cold room.”

The Stray Ferret contacted Graveleys for comment but had not received a response by the time of publication.

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Harrogate cancer charity pays tribute to ‘staunch supporter’ Sir Michael Parkinson

Harrogate-based Yorkshire Cancer Research has paid tribute to Sir Michael Parkinson, who died last night.

Sir Michael became a patron in 2016 following his experience with prostate cancer.

He supported the charity’s aim to address inequalities in cancer diagnosis and treatment in Yorkshire after he was successfully treated.

At the time, he said:

“I believe that everyone should have an equal chance of living a long and healthy life, so I am delighted to support the work of Yorkshire Cancer Research and help them address these unacceptable inequalities.” 

Sir Michael also helped with fundraising and awareness-raising.

Promoting the charity’s work.

Dr Kathryn Scott, chief executive at Yorkshire Cancer Research, said:

“Sir Michael was a staunch supporter of equality and equity for people with cancer, no matter who they are or where they live.

“By speaking out about his own personal experience, he played an important role in both raising awareness of cancer and raising funds for vital research into the disease.”

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Yorkshire-born Sir Michael visited Harrogate many times and often made a beeline for Graveleys of Harrogate.

He once said his perfect day out in Yorkshire would involve “watching Joe Root score a century in an Ashes Test at Headingley and then a big plate of fish and chips at Graveley’s seafood restaurant in Harrogate”.

Asked to name his favourite Yorkshire restaurant in the same interview with the Northern Echo in 2017, he said it was “a toss up between Graveleys and Bettys tea room in Harrogate“.

Graveleys re-opened in Harrogate in February this year after a three-year absence.

Owner Simon Pilkington said today:

“Sir Michael was a regular visitor back in the day when Yorkshire were playing at Headingley or he was appearing in Harrogate.

“He very much kept himself to himself but chatted occasionally to my father.

“But he did love his Yorkshire fish and chips from Graveleys!”