Trafford & Hulme CAMRA
Campaigning for real ale, pubs & drinkers' rights since 1977
Congratulations to the Team at Costellos, Altrincham who have been awarded the "Pub Of The Season- Summer 2018".
A modern bar in the "Goose Green" are which has now become a center for small bars and restaurants. It is the brewery tap for Dunham Massey brewery. There are seven handpumps serving a variety of Dunham Massey beers.
We are please to confirmed the dates for Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival 2018.
The 14th annual festival at St Clement's Church will be held on Thursday 12th, Friday 13th and Saturday 14th July 2018.
Organised by St Clement's in association with Trafford & Hulme CAMRA, the grounds and buildings of the Edge Lane church will be filled with over 200 different real ales, craft beers, world beers, ciders and perries. UK beers will be split between the church hall and the youth centre with ciders, perries and world beer bars in the grounds. Thursday evening will be a quiet preview night while Friday and Saturday evenings will see the grounds filled with live music. Opening times are:
Entry prices are being held same as 2017. Advance tickets are expected to go on sale on 1st May 2018.
The festival will be hosting the North West round of the Champion Speciality Beer Of Britain competition, the winner of which will go forward to London's Olympia to be judged in the finals of the CAMRA Champion Beer Of Britain competition.
The festival charity for 2018 will once again be Reach Out To The Community. Reach Out to the Community is a initiative set up to offer support to people struggling with the most basic of needs: food and shelter from their base on Wilbraham Road in the heart of our community. https://www.facebook.com/OutReachtotheCommunity/
On Thursday 5th July the branch presented Costello's Bar - Altrincham was presented with their award this evening for being our Pub Of The Season Summer 2018. Well done to Pete, Jack and the rest on the team.
A great evening had by all at the Hillary Step presenting them with their award for being our Pub of the Season Spring 2018. Excellent beer, with a SQUAWK Brewery tap takeover and meet the Brewers. Many congratulations to Rob, Cuba and the team well deserved award.
In Timperley. The Gardners Arms has recently closed, and looks unlikely to re-open in the short term. The Stone Masons is also closed, but Altrincham Today reports it is to be taken over by the landlord of the Firbank Pub & Kitchen, Wythenshawe who hopes to re-open it late August.
A planning request to change the Bay Malton, Oldfield Brow into residentional property has been submitted. T&H Camra and the local residents group have sumitted objections.
In Altrincham the Belgian Bar has stopped selling real ale on hand pump. The Barrington has been undergoing internal and external refurbishment. The signs have been replaced but no indication of if or when it will re-open as a Pub
Pub tours of Altrincham designed by John Schofield are to commence in July at £10 a head
The Fox and Hounds in Flixton has new management, it is reported that they have experience of running a pub at the Fox and Goose in Manchester.
The Chadwick and Imbibe in Urmston are both still shut, and the Assembly also of Urmston has no Cask yet.
The Beech in Chorlton Green appears to be serving a lot of Timothy Taylors beers at the expense of guests.
Cask and Kiln in Chorlton are offering a 20% discount on ales, ‘half and half’ nights are rumoured to be happening in the future.
The Windmill Inn, Carrington is also closed an boarded-up.
If you have any pub news please e-mail it to pubnews <at> thcamra.org.uk
Many congratulations to Roger and Claire at The Old Packet House our Pub Of The Year 2018 being presented with there award this evening by our Branch Chairman. Previously being one of our Pubs of the Season in 2013 and 2016.
