The name’s Francesca/Chess. Beer expert & telly lover. Career changer to TV Production at @bbcstudios. Aspiring actor. Founder of Manchester @craftybeergirls 🍻
It's Opening Night at Stockport Garrick Theatre!
Get your tickets and find out what spooky events happen in the Condomine household!
🔮 BLITHE SPIRIT
✍️NOËL COWARD
📆 6-13 SEP 2025
📍MAIN STAGE
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📷 WT Hewitt
ALT The Condomines and Bradmans hold a séance with Madame Arcati. They are sitting around a table, bathed in supernatural blue light
This month’s Manchester @craftybeergirls takes in two of our city’s classic pubs
Wed 27 Aug
5.30pm at @cityarmsmcr
7.30pm at @NorthWestwardHo w/ the option to order in food
All 18 lasses welcome. No sign-ups. Come go as you please. We love meeting new and solo faces! 🍻
ALT The green sign frontage of Manchester’s City Arms pub
ALT The grey-arched and red brick frontage of Manchester’s North Westward Ho pub
ALT A group photo of Manchester Crafty Beer Girls at Rivington Brew Co on their old tractor. Lots of the girls are wearing our “MCR CBG” Run DMC style t-shirts
It’s Manchester @craftybeergirls this Sat & we’re off on a trip!
19 July @rivingtonbrewco Taproom
We’re hopping on the 12:02 train from
MCR Piccadilly to Adlington, Lancs & walking 25 mins to the tap
Meet at station ‘Upper Crust’ at 11:50 or join us there! Hourly trains home
ALT A photograph of a full beer garden in the sun outside the Rivington Brewery taproom
What were you saying about trying to limit your material that could be easily misconstrued @daraobriain ?
ALT The Irish comedian and telly/science personality, Dara O’Briain, performing a strident gesture that is reminiscent of something that one would see around Europe in the 1930’s
Well that was a bloody lovely evening. Always wonderful to welcome new faces, too!
Big thanks to local legends Track & Balance for hosting our May Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up.
Get Wed 11 June in your diaries for the next one. Watch this space for details…
ALT Smiling group shot of Crafty Beer Girls outside at Track Brew Co Taproom
ALT Another smiling group shot inside Balance Brewing & Blending Taproom
It’s our Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up this week we’re heading to two of our city’s best brewery taprooms
Thur 22 May
5.30pm at @TrackTaproom
8pm at @balancebrew
No sign-ups. Just pop along. We were all strangers once love welcoming new women for a bev chat
ALT Pink poster with white writing and a anthropomorphic smiling pint class. Text reads: “MANCHESTER CRAFTY
BEER GIRLS
MAY MEET-UP
... Thur 22 May .••
5.30pm at Track Brewery
Taproom
8pm at Balance
Brewery Taproom
Food options at both
All lasses welcome!”
Join us this May for midweek beers in either of the two brilliant cities we call home! 🏠
Expect warm chats, great pints & welcoming vibes - whether you're new or a CBG regular, you're very welcome. 🤗
As the weather has taken a turn for the worse, remembering our lovely warm walk at the weekend from Davenport to Romiley.
Another fine adventure courtesy of @caskexplorerssm.camra.org.uk/viewnode.ph…
Felt spontaneous. Wanted to enjoy the glorious weather get out into nature. Hopped on a train in 20 mins we were in the middle of the beautiful
Cheshire countryside.
Many thanks to @caskexplorer for his stunning Chelford Circular walk as inspiration:
ssm.camra.org.uk/viewnode.ph…
ALT A planter at Chelford train station full of spring plants such as daffodils
ALT A selfie of me and Alex in our sunglasses with the Cheshire countryside in the background
ALT Alex enjoying a pint in the sunny front beer garden of The Dog Inn
ALT Inside the proper old school Parkgate Inn, with lots of wood, playing Rummykub
Our next Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up is a Triple Header.
Thur 10 April
5.30pm: Early Birds & Keenos at @OldMonkeyMCR
6.45pm: Next Stop at The Salisbury
8.30pm: Final Stop at @sandbar_mcr
Food options at all venues.
New solo faces always welcome.
ALT The front of the Joseph Holt “Old Monkey” pub
ALT The front of the tiled and red bricked “Salisbury” pub
Good morning Happy International Women’s Day!☀️
Our Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up this month is a mini pub crawl to celebrate the launch of our @IWCBD collaboration beer with @bundobrewery raising funds for @MancWomensAid
Pals partners all welcome
1/2
#IWCBD#IWD
ALT The badge for “Mahila”, meaning “woman” in Hindi - a 6.2% No Coast IPA
ALT A map showing the pub crawl spots - North Bar, Bundobust Brewery, City Arms and Joule
“Mahila”, meaning “Woman” in Hindi is a 6.2% No Coast IPA - juicy yet clean.
Our crawl will take in some of the Manchester venues pouring the @IWCBD special beer.
12:00 at North Bar, Circle Square
13:30 at @bundobrewery
15:15 at @cityarmsmcr
17:00 at Joule Bar
#IWCBD#IWD
Manchester Crafty Beer Girls On Tour!
What a stunning weekend celebrating 10 years of the OG Crafty Beer Girls with a massive Meet-Up in Birmingham.
Making new pals across the country sharing more joyful memories. Such a laugh!
ALT A group shot of the Manchester Crafty Beer Girls arriving at Birmingham New Street posing under the Commonwealth Bull statue
ALT A selfie with OG Crafty Beer Girls Founder Tash at Attic Brew Co. Sporting dimply mugs full of tasty mild.
ALT A huge aerial group shot of 30 ladies enjoying beer at Kilder bar
ALT A group shot of the hardcore, last women standing, in the Victoria pub
We’re having another Feb Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up it’s extra special
We’re on tour heading to Birmingham to celebrate the 10th Birthday of the OG CBGs from London
Sat 22 Feb // Itinerary below // Some doing it in a day others staying over
All lasses welcome! 🍻
ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL OUR SUPER MEETUP IN BIRMINGHAM 🎉
🥳 CBG 10th Birthday Event
📆 Saturday 22nd February
📍 Birmingham
12.30PM Attic Taproom / 2.45PM Kilder / 4.00PM Cherry Reds / 5.15PM The Wellington / 6.15PM The Colmore / 7. 45PM Tilt
Our next Manchester @craftybeergirls is extra special!
We’re brewing in celebration of @IWCBD raising money for @MancWomensAid
Sat 8 Feb at local legends @bundobrewery
8.30am arrival for 9am start until
approx 2pm, followed by a city pubcrawl
Email or DM me to sign-up!
🍻 Manchester Crafty Beer Girls is a social group for beer-loving women and we'd love to welcome any new lasses who'd like to join the brew day. 🎗️A donation will be made to @MancWomensAid 🎟️ To attend - please email manchestercraftybeergirls@gmail.com #IWCBD#IWCBD2025
It’s tomorrow!
Considering popping along or know a lass who’d enjoy it? Why not kick-off 2025 with a warm & welcoming evening of chats with new pals over some beers (other bevs are a-okay, too!)?
Manchester @craftybeergirls enjoys visits to @TheMarbleArch & @TheSmithfieldNQ
A brace of beautiful boozers for our January Manchester @craftybeergirls Meet-Up!
Thur 16
5.30pm at @TheMarbleArch w/ tasty food options
8.15pm at @TheSmithfieldNQ
We’re a social group for beer-loving and beer curious women. All lasses welcome. No sign-ups, just pop along.
ALT The beautifully tiled and wooden interior of the Marble Arch pub in Manchester
ALT The grey and red exterior of The Smithfield Market Tavern in Manchester
Graham Chapman was born OTD in 1941.
Chapman was the best actor in the Monty Python crew, he shone as both King Arthur and Brian in their movies. John Cleese said Chapman's biggest contribution to Python was an intuition for what was funny.
And now I'm in a Python mood...