A PUB on the Flintshire/Chester border has been recognised for its charity fundraising efforts

Proper Pubs, the community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which has more than 185 pubs across Wales, England and Scotland, has raised an incredible £43,500 for local charities and community initiatives in the three months to October 2023. This is the latest fundraising milestone for the group, having raised £80,000 in May for national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma.

They continuously encourage operators to host a regular schedule of charity fundraising initiatives throughout the year. These range from Christmas selection box collections to Easter Eggs and local foodbank donations as well as fundraising events to have lifesaving defibrillators installed.

Proper Pubs recently installed its 126th defibrillator across its estate and in the lead up to Christmas, will begin its selection box collections, aiming to beat last year's record of more than 18,000!

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To celebrate the hard work its operators put in to support their communities, Proper Pubs launched its Quarterly Community Hero Awards to recognise the pubs in each region that have gone the extra mile. Pubs across its estate were extremely creative in raising money, from hosting family fun days to collecting clothes from customers to donate to a local women's shelter.

The Brewery Arms in Saltney, raised an incredible £2,600 through hosting an array of interactive games and activities, for a local child who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, to send him and his family on holiday.

The operator, Warren Kelly, has also collected an additional £1,000 for several local football teams to go towards the vital equipment and kit needed to ensure the clubs can continue to run.

Matthew Gurney, operations director for Proper Pubs, said: "On behalf of myself, and the whole team at Proper Pubs I would like to thank every single operator for their fantastic fundraising efforts. I'm absolutely blown away by the fact they have managed to raise such an incredible amount of money in just three months.

"Local communities are so important to us as they support our pubs, so it's essential that we find ways to give back to them and I feel this is a little something to show our appreciation."