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On Thursday 22nd February, the branch voted for our annual awards to pubs and clubs across the branch area.
We have so many great venues serving cask conditioned ale and live beer in the branch, it's an honour to name this year's winners....
The Best Newcomer for 2023-24 is Pray Tell in Sale who introduced cask ale this year and keep it excellently.
Most Improved Pub 2024 is The Unicorn in Altrincham which has really transformed its cask ale offer this past year and were scored highly by branch members for quality of their ales.
LocAle Pub Of The Year is awarded to The Longford Tap who have an admirable focus on championing of our local breweries.
Community Pub/Club of the Year is awarded to The Carlton Club in Whalley Range -very much at the heart of their community.
Cider Pub Of The Year for the second year running is Dunham Apple Barn , the tap for Dunham Press Cider
Club Of The Year 2024 is once again Flixton Conservative Club - although it was a close race with The Carlton Club, Flixton takes the title for the 11th consecutive time with their unwavering committment to championing local cask brewers and encouraging their members to try the ales on offer.
And last, coming out top for the third year running, the Trafford and Hulme CAMRA - Campaign For Real Ale Pub Of The Year for 2024 is The Beer House in Chorlton.
Presentation dates for all the above awards will be announced in due course.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the pubs and clubs across the branch who continue to offer a great choice of beers and ciders to enjoy in social settings.
To see the history of branch award winners, click here.
Our Winter Pub of the Season 2023/24 goes to......
As usual, you're always guaranteed a great pint! That's why this cracking pub has won CAMRA award after award and this is no exception.
A welcoming bar in Whalley Range with 5 hand pumps offering a range of strengths & usually something dark, as well as selection of craft keg and imported German beers. The ales are sourced locally & further afield, recently they hosted a Verdant tap takeover.
The winner is - Hillary Step
Join us on Thursday 15th February for the Award, and the launch of their house beer, brewed in collaboration with Blackjack brewery who will be there to celebrate with them.
Come and join us at 199 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester M16 0BH
At present Pubs enjoy significant protection in the Planning System. The government plans to remove this for some pubs. It is proposing to use "High Street Rental Auctions" to bring disused commercial properties – including pubs – back into use, by letting Councils auction off a lease for between 1-5 years.
These leases would allow pubs to be converted to other uses, divided up into multiple units, or gutted of their bars, cellars or other integral features. Concerningly, there would be no obligation to reinstate the pubs fittings at the end of the lease – in fact developers would be able to apply to make the conversion permanent.
This would be a significant loss of protection for urban pubs, and CAMRA is calling for the Government to think again on these plans.
You can use the CAMRA campaigning tool here
to e-mail your MP about the campaign. You can find more out here:-
https://camra.org.uk/pubs-and-clubs/pubs/high-street-rental-auctions/
and the official goverment page is here :-
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/high-street-rental-auctions/high-street-rental-auctions
Congratultions to The Carlton Club for winning our Community Club / Pub Of The Year 2023.
On the stage is Roo, Bar Manager, receiving the award on behalf of the Club from our Vice Chair during their Jazz Night.
A well deserved award.
On Thursday 23rd March, we presented The Beer House with the branch award for Pub Of The Year 2023.
Alex received the award from our Chair. Alex gave a big thank you to all the staff and customers for making this possible.
Well done to Alex and the team for winning the award for the second year running.
At the Branch Meeting on the 7th March 2023 the Old Roebuck was selected as the branch Spring Pub of the Season.
A tradional style pub which retains its individual rooms giving it a cosy.feel especially during the cooler spring evenings, making it a great place to enjoy some of the varied food on offer accompanied by one or perhaps more of the three cask ales usually on offer.
Join us on Tuesday 4th April for the presentation evening.
On Thursday 16th February, the branch voted for our annual award winners for 2023.
The winners were:
Pub Of The Year: The Beer House, Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Club Of The Year: Flixton Conservative Club, Flixton Road, Urmston
Cider Pub Of The Year: The Apple Barn, Sawpit Street, Dunham Massey
Community Pub/Club of The Year: The Carlton Club, Carlton Road, Whalley Range
Sadly no new pubs or clubs selling cask ale were identified so there was no award for Best Newcomer.
No award for LocAle Pub / Club Of The Year was made as the branch LocAle scheme was not promoted in 2022.
On Thursday the members of the branch had the enjoyable task of visiting the Beer House, Chorlton to drink some of the excellently kept and served ales, but also present Alex and the team with our Pub Of The Season (Winter 2022/2023) Award. Here we see Caz from the branch presenting the award:-
and here are the rest of the team whose hard work contributed towards the award.
Our heatfelt congratulations go to Alex and the team for consistantly delivering quality beer.
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