Park Tavern scoops duo of CAMRA awards

The Park Tavern has been announced as Cider Pub of the Year and Community Pub of the Year by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA’s) Macclesfield & East Cheshire Branch.

The Park Lane-based pub became part of the Bollington Brewing Co in 2011, and under the management of Tim Jones and Rebecca Prunty since 2013, and has become a magnet for both locals and visitors to the area.

The first CAMRA award recognised the pub’s commitment to serving high quality cider, including locally produced favourite Maxonian Mist by SiDa – award winners in their own right.

The second award celebrated The Park Tavern’s dedication to creating a friendly and welcoming family environment with regular charity events and collections, free space for local groups, exhibition space for local artists, a free boutique cinema, free monthly science lectures and fortnightly philosophy discussion groups.

The pub also hosts regular business networking events and supports local social enterprises. Manager Tim Jones is a director of S:Park, the community interest company working with Cheshire East Council and other partners to improve South Park

Commenting on the accolades Rebecca Prunty from The Park Tavern said: “We’re thrilled to have received two awards from CAMRA, particularly as these categories are close to our heart. We’re really passionate about being a pub that genuinely sits at the heart of our local community, working for it not against it, and a place that’s equally inviting to real ale and cider lovers as it is to families, film buffs, locals and visitors to Macclesfield.”

Lee Wainwright, owner of The Bollington Brewing Co., added: “This is a great coup and reflects Tim and Rebecca’s commitment to running a thriving pub that serves its local community. We’re blown away to receive three CAMRA awards in recent months following The Cask Tavern’s success. It’s certainly worth raising a glass to the hard work put in by all of the team.”

The Bollington Brewing Co. has three pubs and a brewery within its Cheshire estate; The Vale Inn (Bollington), The Park Tavern (Macclesfield) and The Cask Tavern (Poynton).