Pubs, Pints & People in Trafford & South West Manchester
admin This year we are lucky enough to have not one but two pubs in out Most Improved Category – the Auld Chimp in Urmston and Electrik in Chorlton Our inability to separate these two means we have to have 2 awards nights – the first on the 9th April for the Auld Chimp, followed by … Read more
The Longford Tap has once again shown us its commitment to locally brewed ales, they actively promote what ales they have on social media. Congratulations to Paul and Dave Burgess on their 3rd consecutive year winning this award. They were also runner up in our Community Pub category. Join us on the 16th April from … Read more
Our Spring “Pub of the Season” is the venerable Axe & Cleaver in Dunham Massey. Famous as a food-led pub in Greene King’s “Chef & Brewer” estate, it has been dispensing fine ale since the early part of the 19th century. The exact date of opening is not known but it is thought to have … Read more
Trafford & Hulme CAMRA members recently voted for the pubs and clubs that they rated the very best in our area. So as they say in the awards ceremonies, without further ado, the winners are: Pub Of The Year Winner: The Beer House, ChorltonPresentation: 1st May Runner Up: The Fox Pub & Kitchen, Flixton Club … Read more
Our Pub Of The Season for Autumn 2025 is Head, Chester Road, Stretford. This modern bar opened on the front of Stretford Mall facing Chester Road in 2018. Despite the challenges of global pandemics and the ongoing redevelopment of the Mall site behind it, it has quietly established itself as an important hub of the … Read more
Drum roll please!! Longford Tap! A huge congratulations to the owners, Paul and Dave Burgess.Another momentus occasion to be presented with the LocAle Pub Of The Year award. The award was presented by our very own branch Chairman Mark Reeves. The Longford Tap is a CAMRA award winning bar in the heart of Stretford.At the … Read more
Frequent flyers of The Moorfield Sale will have undoubtedly noticed that it had closed for a while. Well the good news is that it’s reopened as…. just merely ‘The Sale’ (Imagine the discussion at the marketing meeting coming up with that one!) Anyway, after sampling what they have to offer at the Sale I can … Read more
Chorlton Beer Festival is kicking of the summer on the 4-6th July.Cheers to good sunshine, good beer and good friends to share it with. There are still tickets for sale so head on over to https://chorltonbeerfestival.org.uk/ to get your tickets. Bring your mates along tooSee website for full information. We are also looking for volunteers to help … Read more
Sadly The Trafford and Hulme branch recently lost a long standing member John Ison. John along with other like minded Cask Ale enthusiasts re-invigorated the Trafford and Hulme Branch in 2003/4.From this time on the branch increased the number of socials and attendances at meetings also began to rise, the Chorlton Beer and Cider Festival … Read more
A (very) small contingent of the branch travelled to the Old Post Office in Lymm on Wednesday February 7th to join North Cheshire branch at their presentation to brewer Mark Dale of the North West Regional Silver bottled beer (4.3% and below) for Lymm Bitter. Our trip was to present, what turned out to be … Read more