Pubs, Pints & People in Trafford & South West Manchester
Well that was fun!!! After a three year gap, it was great to see the grounds of St Clement’s packed with happy people enjoying the beer, the cider, the gin, the music and the sun! Attendance on all three days exceeded all expectations and you almost drank us out of beer – but not quite.. … Read more
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On Thursday 28th August the Longford Tap was presented with the branch Locale Pub of the Year 2022 award. The Tap opened in 2019 and was the Branch “Best Newcomer” in 2020. It offers a great selection of changing cask ales from the local breweries incluiding Blackjack and Marble making it a worthy winner of … Read more
On Thursday 21st July 2022 the branch was pround and pleased to present Fell, Chorlton with the awards for “Best Newcomer 2022” and “Pub of the Season – Summer 2022”. Fell Chorlton is the Cumbria based breweries first outlet outside its home region. With four Cask lines and twelve keg serving a selection of beers … Read more
In order to celebrate 10 consecutive years in the Good Beer Guide Trafford & Hulme branch of CAMRA presented Costellos Altrincham with a special. Pete Luby manager Jack Gobbett assistant manager Anthony Costello Brewer Jon Gobbett Camra
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
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
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
The Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service is working alongside Bolton, Oldham and Trafford councils to create Local Heritage Lists of Buildings, Monuments and other features of the borough that contribute to the heritage of an area but which do not qualify for a listing by Heritage England. Whilst these lists do not create any additional needs … Read more
Plans for the redevelopment of the Hare & Hounds are now available for comment on the Trafford Council Web site:- https://publicaccess.trafford.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=QZFKIWQLJB200&activeTab=summary and you can comment up until Friday 12th November. Tim Field, the branch Pub Protection Officer notes:- Timperley yet again faces the prospect of losing a local pub, following proposals for the demolition of … Read more