Thwaites announces winners of its awards for excellence

The awards reward dedication and innovation across the company’s pub estate.

Scooping the top title of Pub of the Year was the Eagle and Child, which also took home the gong for Best Pub Dining. The Ramsbottom pub has been run by 35-year-old Glen Duckett since 2011 and is renowned for its locally sourced and home cooked traditional food. Duckett and his team beat over 300 pubs from across Thwaites’ estate to take the title, eventually winning out over 20 other finalists.

The full list of 2014 winners were:

Pub of the Year 2014 - Sponsored by Heineken UK ​​

Glen Duckett, Eagle & Child, Ramsbottom

Best Newcomer - sponsored by Britvic Soft Drinks​​

Tony Keates and Jeanette Hamer, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside

 ​Finalists:

·         The Crown, Croston

·         Old Queens Head, Sheffield,

·         Penny Farthing, Denton

Best Pub Dining –sponsored by Total Foodservice​    ​

Glen Duckett, Eagle & Child, Ramsbottom

 ​Finalists:

·         Game Cock, Austwick

·         The Sportsmans, Tattenhall

Best Pub Fayre – sponsored by Napthens Solicitors ​​

Kieron Johnson, Swan & Cemetery, Bury

 ​​Finalists:

•          The Albion, Arnside

•          Old Horns, High Bradfield

Best Customer Experience - sponsored by Sceptre Leisure​​

John & Sue Hughes - The Albion, Arnside 

 ​Finalists:

•          Swan & Cemetery, Bury

•          Jacobs Well, Honley

Best Pint – sponsored by Thwaites Wainwright​​

Joanne Bentley & Rob Thornton - The Crown, Croston

 ​​Finalists:

•          Black Bull, Bury

•          John Bull Chophouse, Wigan

Best What’s On – sponsored by Huddle Media​​

Lindsay Bowler - Cock & Bottle, Tarleton

 ​Finalists:

•          Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside

•          Swan & Cemetery, Bury

Best Turnaround – sponsored by Parkinson Signs​​

Andrew & Terry Eccles - The Dungeon, Tottington

 ​Finalists:

•          Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside

•          The Anchor, Darwen

Best Trainer – sponsored by CPL Training ​​

Kieron Johnson - Swan & Cemetery, Bury

 ​Finalists:

•          Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside

•          Eagle & Child, Ramsbottom

Best Community Involvement – sponsored by AON ​​

Neil & Ann France, Kings Arms, Burton-in-Kendal

 ​Finalists:

•          Cock & Bottle, Tarleton

•          Eagle & Child, Ramsbottom