Hydes appoints experienced general manager at popular Stockport community pub

A leading North West brewery and pub retailer has appointed an experienced general manager to run a popular community pub in Stockport.

Salford-based Hydes brewery has recruited Jordan Nolan to head up the team at The Nursery Inn, which has just reopened following a £250k refurbishment.

With over 12 years of hospitality experience across Greater Manchester and the North West, Jordan previously managed pubs in Chorlton and Manchester city centre for a rival pub company.

The refurbishment of the 1939-rebuilt Nursery Inn, a Grade II listed building which has been in the Hydes estate since 1911, includes a full interior overhaul including a respectful redecoration, new furniture and fixtures totally in keeping with the pub’s original 1930’s build.

The interior refurbishment has been carried out to fully complement the building’s Grade II listed status and heritage, enhancing its charming features and retaining all the character of its lounge, smoke room and vault, making The Nursery Inn a hugely popular community pub for decades.

An exterior makeover has also improved the outside drinking area with the addition of a pergola and new seating, opening up the space. The pub also boasts an immaculately maintained and well-used bowling green, and is home to several bowling teams.

The popular pub is of important cultural and historical significance, having been the first headquarters of Stockport County AFC, when the club’s ground was nearby in the late 1800s on the site of the pub’s bowling green.

New general manager Jordan, commented: “I know The Nursery Inn very well so the chance to run such a key hub for the local community is a major opportunity for me to further my career with Hydes. Working in busy community pubs for the past decade has served me well, including operating under the most challenging conditions the hospitality industry has ever faced. With some fresh ideas of my own and a real passion for quality cask ale, I’m hoping to replicate the success I’ve had in my previous pubs to ensure The Nursery Inn is equally successful.

“The recent £250k investment from Hydes will ensure it retains its reputation for providing customers with a memorable experience and continues to play an important role in the community. I intend to build on the strong community bond that the Nursery has established over the past 90 years or so. The entire team at Hydes have been very welcoming and supportive of my future plans. I’m looking forward to working closely with them to give a new lease of life to this great community pub.”

This latest refurbishment forms part of an ongoing multi-million investment programme across the Hydes’ estate over the next few years. Over the last two years, Hydes has committed over £10m to refurbishments of pubs across its estate and intends to continue with supporting and investing in its pubs throughout 2025.

Managing director of Hydes Brewery, Adam Mayers said: “Jordan is a first-class manager with lots of energy and enthusiasm and the perfect fit for The Nursery Inn. His experience and commitment is second to none and he possesses all the key customer service attributes that Hydes looks for in its employees. Alongside his dedicated team at The Nursery, Jordan will prove to be a huge success with both regular and new customers delivering a great experience for all within characterful surroundings, combined with Hydes’ quality range of beers and unrivalled standards of customer service.”

Hydes, with its brewery in Media City, Salford, was formed in 1863 and supplies beers to wholesalers, pub companies and other brewers throughout the UK and a pub retailing estate of nearly 50 pubs across the North West of England and North Wales.