Staff at a High Street butchers were working at the double over the festive period to ensure customers received their Christmas meats.

The queue to get into Chapman’s Butchers in Baldock was so long that on Christmas Eve it even snaked down Whitehorse Street.

David Chapman of Chapman’s Butchers said: “We were really busy this year, even more so than in previous years I’d say.

“We’d like to say thank you to all the customers who showed their support, and patience, over Christmas and wish them a happy new year.”