Official Statements of Support

Chief Supt. Nick Adderley of Greater Manchester Police

GMP is committed to ensuring that Manchester enjoys a vibrant night time economy within our City Centre. By continuing our active working relationship with The Pub & Club Network we are keen to build relationships and partnerships with all the venues to ensure that together we can maintain, and continually improve, the safety and enjoyment of the vast numbers of visitors we receive.

Through working together we can, and will, tackle all anti social behaviour and lawlessness as and when needed to ensure that the city continues to host a vibrant and successful night-time economy. We regard this partnership as extremely beneficial to both parties and I am delighted to assure all The Networks members of our continued commitment to it.

Councillor Patrick Karney
Labour, Harpurhey Ward
Manchester City Council

As the for issues relating to leisure for Manchester City Council, On behalf of the City Council, I am pleased to support the new and exciting interactive web site for The Manchester Pub & Club Network. For 29 years the council has worked in partnership with members of the network, Greater Manchester Police and other agencies to make Manchester one of the safest and most vibrant city centres in the country.   

Manchester is without doubt an exciting place to live, work and visit; and is the North West’s regional centre for finance, leisure, retail and culture, with over 95 thousand visitors every weekend.

It is world famous for its music scene and buzzes into life at night and through schemes such as The Pub and Club Network with its members working in close partnership with the authorities and each other, one of the safest and most forward thinking cities in the country.

Rachel Christie
Head of Environmental Services
Manchester City Council

The Manchester Pub and Club Network has always been central to the consultative and decision making process when constructing and applying licensing guidelines for Manchester.

Many forward thinking schemes were pioneered in Manchester and we all take pride in seeing them adopted further afield. The Pub and Club Network has always been receptive to new ideas and positive in helping to trial these schemes and show that with collaboration and determination, a whole city can benefit from them.

Manchester has successfully introduced late night taxi marshals, glass free policies in stress areas, an alcohol byelaw in the city centre preventing consumption of or the carrying of open containers of alcohol, the drugsafe scheme, the Best Bar None awards scheme and many others.

We would like to congratulate The Manchester Pub and Club Network on its continued work and hope that we can achieve still more by working together in the future.