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Our Festive Tree stands proud in St.Wilfrid’s!

Our Mobberley Pub Teams joined forces, with the help of ‘Team Captain’ Jenny, to create a ‘Cheshire Cat Pubs’ themed Christmas Tree for St. Wilfrid’s Church in the village. Reverand Ian Blay set the charitable challenge to local businesses around Mobberley to bring a ‘themed’ tree to be displayed for two weeks within the Church for congregations to enjoy, create smiles and raise money for the Church. What a great idea with many trees on show. As you can see our tree was an amazing team effort. Big thanks to the Bulls Head, the Church Inn and the Roebuck Inn for bringing it altogether under the watchful eye of Jenny. The Tree is to be moved to our private dining room of the Church Inn after the charitable fortnight for our guests to enjoy too.

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Our Tim is a Beer Sommelier!

We are delighted to let everyone know that Tim our Deputy manager at our Fitzherbert Arms has successfully passed his Beer Sommelier assessment exam on Friday 28th November in Sheffield. Well done, Tim! You are now officially an accredited Beer Sommelier!

We are so proud of Tim, he has been through some tough training and exams over the last year but passed with flying colours.

Tim joins an elite group at the Guild of Beer Sommeliers which is operated in association with Cask Marque, who visit our pubs regularly to assess the quality of our Cask Ale, which is at the heart of our drinks act. Cask ale is the most sustainable pint on our bars because we work with local micro-brewers from within 35-mile radius of each pub….supporting local business and employment. It is the freshest pint on the bar and the most reasonably priced pint too with a mass of styles, colours and flavours. A pub is not a pub without cask ale…it is woven into our heritage!

Tim is a great ambassador and long may he pour pints with pride!

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Welcoming Tomorrow’s Talent: Work Experience at Cheshire Cat Pubs

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming some brilliant students from Knutsford Academy into our pubs as part of their work experience placements.

It’s no secret that only one in four employers believe young people are well-prepared for the workplace – and we think that needs to change. That’s why we’re proud to offer hands-on opportunities where local students can start building vital employability skills such as teamwork, communication, presenting ideas, and problem-solving. These aren’t just skills for the hospitality industry – they’re skills for life.

For us at Cheshire Cat Pubs, supporting young people into the world of work is about more than filling shifts. It’s about investing in our community, helping shape confident, capable individuals, and building relationships that could inspire future careers in our industry. It also reflects our wider commitment to sustainability – not just through the environment, but through people. Caring about our communities means creating opportunities, sharing knowledge, and championing local talent.

We’re proud of our close ties with local schools and even prouder to give young people a chance to experience the buzz of our pubs, the passion of our teams, and the values that set us apart.

A huge thank you to the teams who supported the students throughout their time with us – and to the students themselves, who brought curiosity, enthusiasm, and fresh perspective to our workplaces.

Here’s to investing in the future, one shift at a time.

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Fitz does it again! A Special win in London!

On Tuesday 24th June, in London, our Fitzherbert Arms pub was crowned Best Pub in Staffordshire for 2025 at the Pub and Bar Magazine awards. Up against excellent opposition the Fitz triumphed for the fourth year running. We are all very proud of this achievement

Manager Rebecca and Head Chef Connor were away on holiday, so our most senior chefs Nathan and Andy travelled to London together and joined up with our sister pubs from Cheshire the Cholmondeley Arms and the Bulls Head who were also up for awards. The great photo shows Nathan and Andy showing off their award before taking the trip back to Swynnerton!

Manager Rebecca said….”what a true honour this is for the Fitzherbert Arms team and for Nathan and Andy to accept the award on the pub team’s behalf was so appropriate too! No one would deny the Fitz the title of the Best Pub in Staffordshire when so much hard work has gone in to our lovely village pub, cooking great food, serving cracking local ales, a fine collection of ports, log fires in the winter, lovely terraces in the summer, but most importantly a great team of people serving our loyalist customers, who have supported the Fitzherbert Arms over the years since it was rescued from closure….and of course our we have to remember our local suppliers too. A winning combination! Well done to everyone!”

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Bulls Head is voted best in the Northwest!

On Tuesday 24th June, in London, our Bulls Head pub was crowned best Pub in Cheshire for 2025 and then went on to gain Best Pub in Northwest at the Pub and Bar Magazine’s National Awards 2025. This comes on the eve of our 15th Anniversary celebrations this coming weekend.

What great timing and yes, it is 15 years ago that owners Tim and Mary took on the Bulls Head on the verge of closure and turned around the fortunes of our great pub! Manager Steph, Head Chef Andy and Deputy Nathan travelled to London together and joined up with our Cholmondeley Arms manager Helen and Head Chef Richard who we also up for best in Cheshire.

Owner Tim said….”what a true honour this is for Steph, Andy, Nathan and Team Bully! No one would deny them the title of the Best Pub in the Northwest because it is! This is the perfect quintessential English village pub cooking great food, serving cracking local ales, a fine collection of whiskies, log fires in the winter, lovely garden in the summer, but most importantly a great team of people serving the loyalist customers, who have supported the Bulls Head over the years and of course our local suppliers too. A winning combination! Well done to everyone!”

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Church Inn is a Nationally acclaimed Top 10 Pub!

At the National Pub and Bar Magazine Awards held in London on Tuesday 24th June, the leaders of the Hospitality industry came together to vote for their top pubs in the UK, and we are delighted to announce that our Church Inn pub came in at number 7!

 

This is really great recognition for Stewart and the Church Inn Team. We are all delighted for everyone concerned. Well done!

 

The Church Inn is rubbing shoulders with some top pubs with the winner at number 1 being the well-known Devonshire Arms in London.

 

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