11/09/2024
HAWKSHEAD BREWERY CLOSURE, STAVELEY, KENDAL, CUMBRIA
We’re naturally disappointed to be losing a popular tenant but our thoughts right now are with the 12 team members who have lost their livelihoods
We have made repeated attempts to engage with Halewood over the last four months in the hope of finding a constructive way forward, but these attempts have been met with a wall of silence.
We strongly refute any suggestions that parking charges on site are responsible for a drop in trade and it seems most people have seen through this flimsy narrative. Indeed since they were implemented in March, we have recorded an incredibly steady number of visitors choosing to use our parking facilities.
Our focus now is on supporting Halewood to vacate the premises as soon as possible and to finding a use for the unit that supports our ethos of providing a vibrant hub for the community across the wider yard complex.
One possibility we are exploring is the creation of a community brewery and beer hall. This will, of course, require the cooperation of Halewood.
After enjoying the support of our community for many years, we are hopeful they will see fit to pay that back by leaving the unit intact.
DAVID BROCKBANK,
STAVELEY MILL YARD
