New landlords have recently taken over at three Wilmslow pubs, all of whom are keen to get involved in the local community.
The Carters Arms on Chapel Lane has been closed for some time, but having recently undergone a £40,000 refurbishment it is re-opening on Friday, 25th March.
New tenants Anna and Mikey Sharples are hoping to welcome local residents back and will be celebrating with an evening of live music from local singer Catherine Taylor-Dawson.
Having previously run a garden maintenance business, this is the first pub venture for the Adlington residents who are looking forward to getting involved with the local community.
Anna told wilmslow.co.uk "Running a pub has always been something Mikey and I have wanted to do. When we decided to start looking The Carters Arms was available and just finishing off its refurbishment."
She added "Our plans for The Carters Arms is to get it back to the heart of the community. We plan to have live music twice a month, quiz nights, sports TV, and in a few weeks we will be introducing a food offer."
Angela and Paul Dineley have recently taken over as managers of The Horse and Jockey on Gravel Lane. Having lived in Manchester all their lives, they have run four pubs before this one.
Angela said "The Horse and Jockey was refurbished to a high standard in August 2014 which then re-opened as a tapas bar, this did great for the first couple of months but then things slowly started to decline, and with that the managers left.
"Since then there have been around six other managers which have come and gone. We have come into The Horse and Jockey with the intent to take it back to being a local community pub with fresh food on the menu, football on tv and a pool table, we are also child and dog friendly."
Angela and Paul both gave up their full time jobs to take on The Horse and Jockey and are committed to putting their heart and soul into making it an enjoyable place to visit.
Additionally, new landlords took over at The King William on Manchester Road a few months ago.
Phil Dawson and Coard Hulse also run a large family pub called the Saracen's Head in Warburton.
Speaking about why they decided to take on the King William, Phil said "We wanted to bring back a traditional pub feel in Wilmslow town centre and be at the heart of the community."
The King William has six rooms which have been stripped back, the pub has been cleared out and the main areas have been redecorated.
Phil added "For the food offer we have introduced an artisan pie menu served with traditional homemade chips, creamy mash and accompanied with fresh vegetables or homemade mushy peas finished with a choice of gravies. We also have a selection of salads, sandwiches and soup for the lunch customers."
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Little surprise it failed.
Most regulars decamped to other pubs such as The Rifleman's where the beer was about £2.80 for similar brands of real ale to that available in the Jockey.
I hope the new managers at The Jockey really can bring it round full circle to being a 'local' again, though does such a small pub with limited seating really need a space-gobbling pool table?
Time will tell if the pub will be successful in this latest guise. I wish them well.