A THRIVING South Lakeland microbrewery is set to move to Ulverston after being granted planning permission and an EU grant worth around £40,000 for the relocation.
Owners of Ulverston Brewing Company now intend to move the business from its current home at Lindal Moor, Pennington, to the Auction Mart Building in Lightburn Road, in March.
Planning permission was needed because part of the building needed demolishing to create a larger car parking area as owners Anita Garnett and Paul Swann want to make the brewery a new tourist attraction for the town.
“It is very exciting for the business,” said Miss Garnett. “March is a realistic date to have the car park completed and to have the brewery in.
“We want to have a tasting area where people can watch dvds of the brewing process as well as of the history of Ulverston and the surrounding area.
“We will be able to have a selling area and we will be able to sell other Cumbrian products. We hope to bring people in on coach trips to do tours.”
The move will allow the company to double its brewing capacity immediately - it is producing at its maximum capacity in its current location. This will also lead to the creation of at least one new job in sales and delivery.
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