The New Pack Horse: Take a look inside this fully refurbished Cleckheaton pub which has reopened with ‘a new vigour’

The New Pack Horse, at the top of Moorside, held its grand reopening on Friday, May 1, having closed its doors to the public in February.

Now run by local husband and wife duo Bradley and Sarah Mitchell, the pub, which has had a glowing five-week makeover, is aiming to be the beating heart of the community once again.

“It was our local and we wanted to reopen it and give people somewhere to come and socialise and be proud of again,” Bradley told the Reporter Series when we were given a special tour around the new-look pub.

“We have since had an amazing response from everyone locally. The first day was fantastic. Everyone came out to support us. It was just really busy. You couldn’t move. It has been great.”

He added: “We know what people want. We have a wide range of local products which people have asked for and everyone has supported it so far.

“It has been a really positive response. People are just so glad that it has reopened. But it has reopened with a new vigour.”

The pub, which has Sky Sports and TNT Sports across three big screens, caters for Halifax FC Women’s team, and has a pool and darts team. It also hosts regular live music events as well as a weekly quiz.

It also has a jukebox and an additional space with its fabulous novelty Tiki Bar.

Sarah said: “We want it to be a community hub. That is the most important. It is the driving factor.

“We are also proud of the aesthetics of the place. It is nice that people can come through the door and go ‘wow, this has changed.’ It wasn’t just a lick of paint, it was a full refurb.

“It is a nice environment to work and drink in.”

The family-run pub also sees Bradley and Sarah’s daughters, Lauren (events manager), Lyla (IT) and Summer (glass collector), help out, while Halifax FC Women players Megan Shaw (Tiki Bar manager) and Farah Crompton (resident DJ) are also involved. The bar manager is Leanne Asquith.

Take a look at these great photos of the recently reopened New Pack Horse pub.