McDonald’s worker who ‘put smiles on everybody’s faces’ leaves branch after 28 years
‘WE WILL MISS HIM SO MUCH’
A CLEETHORPES man who spent an incredible 28 years working at McDonald’s on Grimsby Road has hung up his hat for the last time.
Andrew Bellamy, 55, first began working at the fast-food restaurant shortly after its opening in 1993.
Over the years, he has witnessed a whole plethora of changes, welcomed hundreds of staff, and served thousands of customers.
But now, an upcoming move to Malvern in Worcestershire with his family has seen Andrew say goodbye to his colleagues and leave the role he has been in for nearly three decades.
Andrew told the Grimsby Telegraph: “When I first started there it was a lot smaller than it is now. The pandemic put us back a bit but we got through that and got back to normal.
“But it’s changed so much since I started. Several managers have come and gone, several bosses have come and gone, some have been there longer than others.
“I did seven years at the Grimsby Road branch of McDonald’s to start with and then I went to Cleethorpes for 18 months and then I came back, and I’ve been there ever since.
“But now [me and my family] are moving down to Malvern next Tuesday. That’s where my brother and his wife live, just outside of Malvern.
“I’ll have to see what else is down there, it’ll be nice if I could work in another McDonald’s but I’ll have to see. I feel sad. I’ve had colleagues who have left and gone on to other things and I’ve experienced changes of colleagues and changes of management and things like that, but the present lot have been very nice. They got me quite a lot of leaving presents - a cricket bat, a watch, and several boxes of chocolates.
“I started in the kitchen and my sweep the floor up, wipe the tables, empty the bins and help to take the food out. I’m going to miss working there. I’m going to miss everything
the management, the customers, the crew, and just the job as a whole.”
Andrew’s mum, Elizabeth Bellamy, added: “My late husband and I were always so happy that we’ve been able to support him there for so long, and he’s had nothing but kindness.
“He’s been treated so well and so kindly and I appreciate that so much.
I’ve always been so proud of Andrew and I’m grateful that he found a
that suited him so well with such understanding management.
They’ve made him so happy. They gave him a whiskey glass which said ‘the place will never be the same without you’. I’m so grateful to McDonald’s and the staff there.”
Mark Chapman, from McDonald’s on Grimsby Road, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to work with Andrew for all those years. He most certainly put a smile on everybody’s faces and we will miss him so much.”