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The Club Of The Year award is presented annually to the club, which shows the greatest commitment to Quality Real Ale. Factors to be considered are quality of cask ale (and cider); sympathy with CAMRA's aims (e.g. CAMRA literature displayed; hosting CAMRA events such as branch or committee meetings); welcome given to non-member cask ale drinkers; value for money on cask ales and ciders; promotion of real ale (e.g. real ale beer festivals, brewery nights, other real ale promotions).
Additionally CAMRA members must be welcomed to drink in the club on production of a current CAMRA membership card (guest admission fees and maximum visits before joining the club may apply).
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch's process for pub and club awards here.
Flixton Conservative Club.
For 10 years running now, FCC has won the Trafford and Hulme Club of the Year award! Such an amazing accolade just shows what a fantastic club they are.
Ralph Warrington, Regional Director, presenting the award to Andrea, Club Steward and barmaid bar heroess - Pauline
Well done everyone!
For more information on what's going on at Flixton Conservative Club, head over to their website at https://flixtonconservativeclub.co.uk/
On Saturday the 16th April the Branch once again visited Flixton Conservative Club who were having an Easter Beer Festival to present them with the 2017 Club of The Year award. Stewards Sharon and Nigel Porter have continued to offer a great selection of beers, brewerey evenings and other events, including a Cooperage demonstration Those visiting enjoyed a range of excellant beers, an Irish Band, and some even indulged in a game of Bingo.
Pictured (L-R) Club Stewards Sharon & Nigel Porter, Branch Chair John O'Donnell & Club President Mike Kielty
Sadly this year the presentation to Flixton Conservative Club for Club of The Year 2020 for the 8th year in succession, was a very muted, socially distanced affair. The certificate was presented in a "Covid Safe" presentation and is now proudly displayed along with the previous seven.
On Thursday 3th June Flixton Conservative Club was presented with the Branch Club of The Year 2022 award. Here we see George Elmslie the Branch Chirman presenting the award to Andrea Doherty and Pauline.
and here it is with the team, Pat, Andrea, Pauline and Tom.
The Trafford & Hulme Branch Club Of The Year for the fourth year in a row is Flixton Conservative Club. Having retained its branch title, the Flixton Road club will be hoping to also retain the Greater Manchester Club Of The Year title it took last year.
Stewards Nigel & Sharon Porter have continued to improve the choice and quality of real ales on offer at the club. The main club room has six handpumps with permanent Theakston Best Bitter being joined by an ever changing range of guests, mostly from local breweries. In the last year they have installed five further pumps in the upstairs function room to allow them to save the same great range of beers to the many clubs and groups who use function room. Turnover of beers is increasing all the time allowing the club to feature even more variety while keeping quality which recently saw the club awarded 100 out of 100 in its latest Cask Marque inspection.
The club’s monthly “brewery nights” have now been running for 18 months and a eagerly anticipated by the club’s members who get to sample five beers from the selected brewery over a pie & pea supper. The most recent night featured Bollington Brewery with Weetwood Ales & Deeply Vale being other recent participants.
Presentation of the award will coincide with the next brewery night on 29th April when the featured brewer is due to be none less than the Pictish Brewing Company.
Trafford & Hulme Branch is fortunate in having a number of Clubs in its area doing an excellent job in selling and promoting quality cask ale. However, it is Flixton Conservative Club who continues to set the benchmark and for that reason they have been selected as the Trafford & Hulme Branch Club of the Year 2015.
T&H Chairman Paul King presenting the award to Nigel & Sharon Porter
The Trafford & Hulme Branch Club of the Year 2014 is Flixton Conservative Club, deservingly retaining the title they gained last year.
Rather than resting on their laurels, being crowned last year’s Club of the Year seems to have inspired Flixton Conservative Club to endeavour to reach even higher levels. This drive to continually improve is one of the reasons why the club has again been selected as Club of the Year.
It has been an impressive 12 months for a club which was probably not even on most CAMRA Members radar this time last year. It’s apparent that those who have visited the club since have been suitably impressed , reflected by the fact that the club went on to finish a very close Runner-up in the Greater Manchester Regional Club of the Year 2013.
The Timperley Taverners Club on Park Road, Timperley has retained their title as Club of the Year 2011. The Club will now go forward in to the Regional competition which will be announced later on this year.
Originally a tennis club in the 1960’s the current building on the site was built in 1981 to replace the wooden hut, by the Liberal Democrats as their Head Quarters for the area. In 1985 a further extension was added to give a large function room.
The Trafford & Hulme CAMRA Club Of The Year for 2011 is.....
Timperley Tavener's Club
43A Park Road, Timperley
This is the second year running that the Tavener's has received this award. They are delighted to have retained their title!
The presentation will take place on Thursday May 19th from 8pm.
More details to follow. See the Timperley Tavener's listing at www.whatpub.org.