Trade grew rapidly causing the shop to get bigger and living accommodation smaller. We started with a 2-pan range and have since upgraded to a 4, then 5 and now 6 pan ranges. Eventually the only way to expand was to get another shop. We opened The Golden Galleon in 1997, then The Upper Deck in 2000. We started with 3 employees, today we have over 30. Peter started in the shop as a boy, taking money and giving the change. After leaving school at 16, he went on to filleting fish and frying. Peter’s wife Susan joined in 1977, helping to run the business. Their son Alan and his wife Zuzana joined in 2010 after finishing University. Susan sadly died the same year, the day before Aldeburgh Carnival. In difficult circumstances, we remained open the next day. Committed to serving fish and chips, we are open everyday except Christmas Day (even then we’re asked to open). Brenda Wells and Susan Burns have been with us since 1980 and 1981 and are still frying today. Likewise, Jane Smith, Katy Curling and Alison Bailey joined with the opening of the Golden Galleon in ’97, with Tania Jamieson joining in ’98. Each has had family work in our shops, extending the meaning of family run†business.
