Proper Pubs and Carling Donates £60,000 to Initiatives in Need Across the UK

Proper Pubs, the community wet-led division of Admiral Taverns, has par tnered with Carling, the number one lager brand in GB and ActionFunder to launch a community fund with £60,000 available to donate to a host of charity schemes across the UK The campaign highlighted the impor tance of fostering strong connections with the community by focusing on groups that run physical activities or provide mental health suppor t to the nearby area

Five Proper Pubs were selected to take par t and a voting system was created for locals to have their say on the most deser ving charities The chosen initiatives range from local spor t clubs to learning centres that all suppor t their neighbourhoods and encourage the community to come together

Thanks to the community fund, one pub – The Brown Cow in Manchester – was able to donate almost £28,000 across three local groups including Healthy Me Healthy Communities, Angels of Hope for Women, and the Ryder Brow Community Allotment Society

Lee Willett, Brand Director at Carling, said: “Pubs are already vital community hubs, which makes them the perfect focal point for this initiative aimed at bringing people together to suppor t local causes It will help our customers to engage with their communities and get involved in projects that will make a real difference , and we re looking forward to seeing the positive impact the fund has across the UK

It builds on Carling’s ongoing suppor t for communities all over the UK through its Made Local Fund, investing in regional projects across the UK The brand has suppor ted local projects up and down the countr y, including ever ything from grassroots spor ts and accessible g yms to ar ts centres and community hubs

Proper Pubs has approximately 170 community pubs across England, Scotland, and Wales, and has always been a strong suppor ter of mental health initiatives, demonstrated through its par tnership with national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma

Mark Brooke , Director of Proper Pubs, commented: “At Admiral we have always championed community pubs because we recognise the vital role they play in bringing people together We are thrilled to have par tnered with Carling to launch this community fund, allowing us to give back and empower the neighbourhoods we ser ve On behalf of Admiral Taverns and Proper Pubs, I’d like to thank Carling and our passionate operators for all their hard work in helping us to achieve this ”

Proper Pubs has approximately 170 community pubs across England, Scotland, and Wales, and has always been a strong suppor ter of mental health initiatives demonstrated through its par tnership with national mental health charity Chasing the Stigma To date , it has raised an impressive £35,000 for the charity and is preparing to under take a 35-mile walk this summer with a fundraising target of £50,000

In addition, Proper Pubs is constantly suppor ting its local communities through an annual schedule of events, including installing life-saving defibrillators Easter Egg and Christmas selection box donations as well as live music events