It's Official - Bollington has the
Best Community Pub in the UK ,
Best Community Pub in the North West, and
Best Pub in the North West!

The Bollington pub that was taken over by a group of regulars just 18 months ago has been named the Best Community Pub in the UK and has also scooped two other top regional prizes at the prestigious national pub awards ceremony in central London.

The Church House Inn took three awards from its four nominations by also winning Best Pub in the North West and Best Community Pub in the North West ahead of stiff competition from across the region.

Described by some as the 'Pub Oscars'' and backed by trade publication The Morning Advertiser, this programme of national annual awards seeks to highlight the very best of the licensed trade and aims to specifically reward licensees for their hard work, dedication and entrepreneurial skills.

Bollington residents and Church House Inn consortium members Allan Sherratt and Steve Murphy attended the glittering awards ceremony and received their awards from TV comedian Rob Brydon and Morning Advertiser editor Andrew Pring.

"We are delighted to win Best Community Pub in the UK and to be recognised as the overall regional winner and pick up the Best Pub in the North West award.

"There are some 60,000 pubs in the UK so to be nominated as a finalist in the first instance is a great achievement. Bollington's pubs have always played an important role in our community and we are extremely proud and grateful to our staff, customers, suppliers and supporters who have all helped us to gain this accolade", says Steve Murphy

Judges praised the fact the pub management team had "played to their strengths and forged strong links with their neighbours and sourced local food.

They also praised the fact that The Church House has developed links with a local church by appointing a pub Chaplain, The Reverend John Buckley from nearby St Christopher's in Pott Shrigley, and now hold regular Christian services in the bar.

For more details contact: The Church House Inn. Church Street, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5PY Telephone: 01625−574014, email.

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