Pubs, Pints & People in Trafford & South West Manchester
Thursday 15th January saw the award for the “Most Improved Pub of the Year – 2015” Broadheath’s Navigation Hotel was the winner. New landlady Julie took over the pub in March 2015 and immediately set about transforming the pub into a venue that welcomes diners and drinkers equally and is equally suited to families and mature … Read more
The Trafford & Hulme branch Pub Of The Season for Winter 2015/16 is the Sir Ralph Abercromby in Manchester City Centre. The Sir Ralph is a Manchester institution having stood on Bootle Street since the early 19th century. Current Landlord Mike Christodoulou came to the pub in 2011 when he and the legendary “Greek George” … Read more
Chorlton’s the Beech Inn has become the lastest pub to be added to Manchester City Council’s register of Assets Of Community value and the third success out of three applications for Trafford & Hulme CAMRA. Outstanding applications submitted by CAMRA include the Sir Ralph Abercomby, The Vine (Sale) & the Old Market Tavern (Altrincham).
CAMRA members can now get a discount in cask ales at Urmston’s Prairie Schooner Tap House. The Flixton Road micro-pub is offering members 20p a pint off their four cask ales. Members can also use their JD Wetherspoon vouchers in the pub to get the same 50p off that they can get in Wetherspoon pubs. … Read more
October saw the end of an era at Chorlton’s The Bar when manager Chris Henry departed after many years at The Bar (and its sister bar The Knott). Chris was such a tireless worker that he would often be seen behind the bar seven days a week, regularly from early opening to closing time. Chris … Read more
Altrincham is to get a new bar.The branch was recently contacted by Nick Scott to tell us abut The Craftsman. The bar is being opened by Nick & his stepfather Colin with the plan to sell “craft beer & fine wine”. The bar will be 41 Stamford New Road… between the Station & Goose Green. … Read more
Trafford & Hulme CAMRA are pleased to report that Manchester City Council has added The Bowling Green, Brookburn Road, Chorlton to it’s register of Assets of Community Value following an application by the Branch. Chorlton has very many pubs and bars, but the granting of this application prooves that it is the very unique properties … Read more
Chorlton Challenge 2015Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 2015 The Chorlton Challenge is the annual survey of Chorlton’s 26 pubs and bars which serve cask ale. With the opening of The Elk, Chorlton now has more pubs serving real ale than ever before making this the biggest Challenge ever. Spread over two days, the challenge … Read more
If you like good beer and great rugby why not come along to the 1st Broughton Park FC Beer Festival. Featuring over 25 real ales and ciders from across Greater Manchester and the UK. Open: Friday 16th October 18:00 – 23:00 Saturday 17th October 12:00 – 23:00 … Read more
The two bars in the Moose group – Moose of Hale and the recently opened Moose of Chorlton have changed their name to “The Elk”. In announcing the change, the bars tweeted #TakenDownByTheBiggerMoose later revealing that the name change was due to complaint by Moose Coffee who have two shops in Liverpool and one in … Read more