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Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival 2022

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Chorlton Beer and Cider festival returns to St. Clements Church on the 7th-9th July after an enforced absence. For it to be a success we need volunteers, not just to man the bars and gates during the festival but to set up and take down. If you feel able to help us and the church … Read more

Save the Robinhood – Crowd Funder

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A team of enthusiasts are looking to  “Save The Robinhood” in Stretford which has been bought by property developers. They have launched a Crowd Fund https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-robinhood    to raise money to help us with all the necessary set up costs like surveyors, legal advice promotions so they can spread the word far and wide.  If you … Read more

Public Transport to Dunham

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It’s never been easy to get to our rural pubs without a car. But it can be done with a little advance planning. We have the TransPennine Trail for walkers, horse rides and cyclists. We have the Bridgewater Canal if you’ve hired or can afford to buy a narrowboat. And we still have a few … Read more

Good Beer Guide 2022 Selection Process

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In order to support Pubs and Clubs CAMRA are planning to publish a Good Beer Guide for 2022 but with a 20% reduction in entries. As its not possible to hold a meeting to select our entries the Branch is E-Mailing the voting forms our members.  If you have not received your forms you can … Read more

Manchester Pubs Matter Beer Festival

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The pandemic has ruled out Manchester Beer & Cider Festival returning to the city in 2021. But for beer lovers in the city and beyond, the loss of the physical festival is the least of our worries. Pubs up and down the country have been struggling to eek out any kind of existence since the … Read more

Pubs banned from Off-Sales in new Lockdown

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*** Update *** – Pubs can now sell alcohol provided its pre-ordered. The new lockdown rules to be implemented from 5th November state that:- “Hospitality venues like restaurants, bars and pubs must close, but can still provide takeaway and delivery services. However, takeaway of alcohol will not be allowed.” In previous lock downs offering alcohol … Read more

Cider & Perry Month October 2020

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Here in the Northwest where we have a long history of brewing, we often overlook that excellant beverage, cider. Of course I am not talking about the canned stuff from the supermarket, but naturally fermented real cider. Here in Trafford  we are lucky enough to have our own cider producer, Dunham Press Cider who produce … Read more

Changes to Small Brewers Relief

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There over 50 small breweries in our LocalAle scheme who benifit from the Small Brewers Relief Scheme making it vital to a thriving beer market and consumer choice. Changes proposed by the government could see support removed from some of the smallest brewers. CAMRA is calling on the government to publish the full details of … Read more

Covid-19 – Pub and Club Status – 2021 Re-Openings

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Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants can now open with no legal restrictions and almost all our pubs are open, However that does not mean things have fully returned to normal and you may find estsablishments asking customers to continue to wear masks when not eatng and drinking, order on an app or pay by card.

The list below has the latest information we have, but given the number of pubs its probably out of date and you are advised to check the additional services links.

If you have any correction please let us know using the “Pub News” drop-down on the  Contact Form or by e-mailing whatpub (at) thcamra.org.uk and we will amend the list.

A similar list for the whole of Greater Manchester can be found here 

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New Brew2You APP

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CAMRA has launched the “Brew2You” APP for Apple and Google Android devices  https://brew2you.co.uk/ Brew2You was created by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) to support pubs and breweries during a time where trade is low and to help reduce wastage of beer. The APP is a one stop shop allowing you to search, order and pay … Read more