IT'S BEER WE GO FOR TOWN'S NEW CRAFT ALE BAR

OPENING a new bar is no small feat, especially in a town you don't hail from, or know all too well.

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However, Stockport is currently in the middle of the UK's largest town centre regeneration so if you were going to take a punt on anywhere, then the south Manchester town is certainly worth a crack.

That's what David Thorley reckoned too when he opened Saints Club on Petersgate in the town centre back in June.

He's no novice though. Until recently he ran Brewsmith Brewery’s Bar, Broad Street Social, in Bury, before selling his share to his business partner James, and headed south of the M60 to try something new.

David shows us around the small but perfectly formed beer den just a few minutes walk from the historic Underbanks.

Formerly a Christian charity shop called Rev 320, the site has been transformed with quirky artwork on the walls, fairy lights cascading from the ceiling and a fully stocked bar back, as well as impressive keg range.

There are still some remnants of its former life as a charity shop though. Elaborating on the name, David explained there's a couple of inspirations behind it.