As we begin a new year, we look back and reflect on 2025 and what a year it was! We welcomed two new pubs into the Blind Tiger Inns estate, The Castle & The Little B, forming new partnerships and opening the door to a wealth of exciting opportunities.
Blind Tiger Brew Co, the outdoor event and bar rental side of the business continued to grow from strength to strength with more events and festivals than ever before.
But one constant that remains the same and has through all the years; is our managers continuing to go above and beyond for their teams, customers and communities. Despite challenges that the year threw at us, the teams kept strong and finished with an incredible final month. We truly ended on a high.
There were multiple standout pubs over the Christmas period, but we’d like to shine a spotlight on a few in particular. The Wishing Well in Lostock Hall who fed 50 families for free and spent their time delivering Christmas dinner to disadvantaged families on Christmas Eve. Thank you to Daniel and his team.
The Talbot in Euxton that saw it’s best Christmas to date which their socials certainly showcased. Manager Andy and his team have gone viral on social media this year for all the right reasons, and they invested massively into the PDC Word Darts Championships which was one of our company goals this Christmas.
And finally, The Castle and the Broadfield Arms. It just so happens that the managers of both these pubs are sisters, and it is apparent that they are both cut from the same cloth! Michelle and Lousie both stood out to us for making their pubs the most magical and festive pubs to be in; winning them awards for best dressed pubs at Christmas.
Michelle Ashworth, Manager of The Castle commented:
Thank you so much for the recognition, it means a lot to us! Joining Blind Tiger Inns last August to take on The Castle is the best decision I could have made for my family.
We absolutely love this community and since our transformation, we are the busiest and best pub in Clitheroe! We’re not biased at all, ask our customers!
We haven’t even touched the surface with what we can do here, and we know with the support of all the team at Blind Tiger Inns, we have so much more excitement to come this year!
