{"id":98508,"date":"2025-05-13T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/98508\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T16:34:11","slug":"craft-union-pubs-in-greater-manchester-to-give-away-free-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/98508\/","title":{"rendered":"Craft Union Pubs In Greater Manchester To Give Away Free Drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"the market tavern in stoke on trent, the first craft union pub to open\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Market-Tavern-1024x662.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-sunny-day-activities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-sunny-day-activities\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">sun<\/a> is shining and it\u2019s got us all flocking to our nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/best-beer-gardens-manchester\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/best-beer-gardens-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">beer garden<\/a>, plus to make things even better you can enjoy a free pint this week. Pub brand <strong>Craft Union<\/strong> is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving away a massive<strong> 10,000 free drinks this Wednesday<\/strong> (May 14) and 17 pubs across Greater Manchester are taking part.<\/p>\n<p>But the celebrations for Craft Union\u2019s anniversary don\u2019t stop there. Craft Union is also raising money for local causes,<strong> donating 10p from every pint sold on the day<\/strong> \u2014 with a total of \u00a320,000 expected to be raised. Each individual pub will choose a local cause to donate their funds too.<\/p>\n<p>  How to claim a free drink <\/p>\n<p>Guests will receive <strong>one free drink on Wednesday 14th May while stocks last<\/strong> \u2013 these guests can choose from a <strong>pint of Birra Moretti<\/strong>, <strong>a single Gordons and mixer<\/strong>, or <strong>a regular glass Coca-Cola product<\/strong> such as Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke, or Schweppes Lemonade. All you have to do is simply turn up and ask for your free drink at one of the 637 Craft Union <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-pubs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/manchester-pubs\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">pubs<\/a> \u2013 and there are 17 pubs in Greater Manchester to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>And if that wasn\u2019t enough, one lucky guest will <strong>walk away from their local a whopping \u00a310,000 richer<\/strong> with a huge cash giveaway up for grabs. Every pint purchased on the day will come with a QR code giving guests the chance to enter the big birthday giveaway. The winner will be contacted the following day \u2014 so all it takes is one pint to be in with a shot!<\/p>\n<p>The 10,000 free drink giveaway is while stocks last. Each pub has their own <strong>set allocation of drinks to be given away<\/strong> on Wednesday 14th May, with the offer limited to <strong>one free drink per person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72209\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"outside railway and naturalist pub in prestwich with man united and city flags in windows, one of the craft union pubs in greater manchester giving away free drinks\" width=\"1199\" height=\"839\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/outside-railway-and-naturalist-pub-in-prestwich-with-man-united-and-city-flags-in-windows.jpg\"\/>Credit: Railway &amp; Naturalist All the Craft Union pubs in Greater Manchester giving away free drinks <\/p>\n<p>Beehive, Droylsden<br \/>Colliers, Tyldesley<br \/>Edgar Wood, Middleton<br \/>English Lounge, Manchester<br \/>Jolly Hatters, Manchester<br \/>Levenshulme, Manchester<br \/>Nags Head Hotel, Urmston<br \/>Nelson, Didsbury<br \/>Oddfellows, Middleton<br \/>Old Peg, Denton<br \/>Railway &amp; Naturalist, Prestwich<br \/>The Lion, Atherton<br \/>The Lost Dene, Manchester<br \/>Toll Point, Denton<br \/>Turing Tap, Manchester<br \/>Unicorn, Manchester<br \/>Victoria Hotel, Radcliffe<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJgWHKdK3Ik\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Frazer Grimbleby, Managing Director at Craft Union, said: \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be marking our 10th anniversary with three initiatives to give back to our guests as a thank you for how they have supported Craft Union over the last decade. We\u2019re delighted to have raised more than one million pounds for local causes in the last 12 months, and we are incredibly grateful to our guests for their unwavering support and enthusiasm in raising funds for charities \u2013 so what better way to show our appreciation than a drink on us!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake sure you get yourself down to your local Craft Union pub on Wednesday to claim your one free drink while stocks last, we\u2019re expecting the nation to get through 10,000 drinks in no time at all!\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72212\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"outside fleece and flagon pub, the 600th craft union site\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CU-600th-site.jpg\"\/>Credit: Supplied <\/p>\n<p>Craft Union opened its first site back in 2015, T<strong>he Market Tavern in Stoke-on-Trent<\/strong>, and now 10 years later, there are a total of <strong>637 Craft Union pubs<\/strong>. The pub company has opened 78 pubs in the UK in the last 12 months alone, equating to a new Craft Union pub opening just over every four days for a whole year.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Craft Union\u2019s 10th anniversary, head to their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftunionpubs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.craftunionpubs.com\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Supplied The sun is shining and it\u2019s got us all flocking to our nearest beer garden, plus&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[23341,748,393,45761,4884,2465,45762,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-98508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-beer","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-gin","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-manchester","14":"tag-soda-soft-drinks","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114501495538720142","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}