'From No Man's Land to the Nightingale'

In a location at the very southeastern edge of the Greater Manchester border, wedged between 3 councils (Stockport, East Cheshire and High Peak), Strines was a no man’s land defined more by its bordering towns than its own identity. A new family-oriented estate and strong train links to Manchester shifted the demographic increasingly younger, resulting in a melting pot of old and young; A new and evolving population, yet still lacking a sense of identity and community. The traditional pub of this transient village, set along a main road that lies between the Peak Forest Canal and the edge of the Peak District, couldn’t be sustained in its current guise and closed for 3 years. Experienced pub-owner Chris, of the popular Rose & Monkey gig venue in Manchester’s NQ, was to take the reins with a vision to bring this very experience to the underserved suburbs in Strines. From 2022, emerging artists, well-established local singers and musicians and well-known North West bands of the 90s, and as far afield as Nashville have taken to the intimate indoor and outdoor venue of the newly-named Strines Nightingale with great warmth and affection from the local community.