Camra - The Campaign For Real Ale

Nominations for the 2018 Pub Saving Award are open!
This award, won last year by Harrow CBS who successfully saved The Harrow Pub Stockbury in Kent, aims to celebrate the achievement of groups that have campaigned for their local pub.
Send your nominations to paul.ainsworth@camra.org.uk

"Picking up an award like this reminds us of the history of British brewing, which along with the contemporary American craft beer revolution, has inspired what our brewery is today.’
Read more from Siren Craft Brew on their Champion Beer of Britain gold at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival 👇🏻

CAMRA is again offering you the opportunity to visit cider producers.
During the trip you will have the chance to visit orchards, spend time with experienced producers and find out how they make their cider.
The itinerary is as follows:-... The bus will depart from Worcester Shrub Hill Railway Station at 11am and then visit: v Tardebigge Cider, Tutnall; and v Barbourne Cider, Worcester.
We will then return to Worcester Shrub Hill for 6pm. Please have appropriate footwear with you for cider farms and orchards. There may also be short walks during the trip. The price for this trip is:- CAMRA Members £22.00; Non Members £24.00
Lunch at Tardebigge Cider is included in the price. (If you have any dietry requirements please contact Liz Wickham on 01727 798459)
The cost of the trip is to be paid in full when booking. Booking can ONLY be made via Eventbrite. If no tickets are remaining, you can request to be put on the reserve list by contacting Liz Wickham on 01727 798459.
PLEASE NOTE: NO REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. Please also note, we are no longer able to take written/paper bookings for this trip.
If you have any queries please contact Andrea Briers on 07732 754888.
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The Good Beer Guide 2019 shop is now open!
Pre-order your copy of the Good Beer Guide 2019 direct from CAMRA to receive a special discount complete with shipping.
Click below to pre-order today 👇🏻

In case you missed it...
Broken Dream Breakfast Stout by Siren Craft Brew was named the Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival last week! 🍻
Find out more about the competition and the category winners here:

Phew! We're drawing breath after a busy week at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.
A huge, huge thank you to everyone who volunteered, visited and enjoyed the festival with us.
See you again next year?

With the second day of CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival under way, why not take a quick tour of the event...
There's still time to buy ticket, both online and on the door, so don't miss out!

CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain 2018, awarded at the opening ceremony of CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival is...
Broken Dream Breakfast Stout from Siren Craft Brew! Congratulations! 🍻
#CBOB #GBBF

NEW: CAMRA's latest pub closure figures have been revealed today, and reveal the huge obstacles facing pubs including high beer duty, rapidly rising business rates and VAT: http://ow.ly/BEnX30lipTj

We hope to see some of you there...
If you haven't got tickets but would like to join us, just visit: tinyurl.com/GBBF2018

It's time to take a first look at the beer lists for CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival - they've just gone live!

UPDATE: The deadline to apply for our Communications Assistant vacancy has been extended until 9am on Monday, 30th July.
Find all the details about the role and how to apply here: http://ow.ly/nlai30l5HXD

We welcome the launch of the Long Live The Local campaign yesterday, and are very supportive of its aims.
Please do visit find out more about the campaign and sign their petition to cut beer tax at: https://www.longlivethelocal.pub
#longlivelocals

Loganair are offering up to 30% off flights for members attending the 2019 CAMRA Members' Weekend, AGM and Conference in Dundee and are travelling between London Stansted and Dundee.
More details here: https://agm.camra.org.uk/travel-informati

Great British Beer Festival merchandise is on sale now.
Why not get your polo shirts, t-shirts and pin badges before the festival fun begins?

The deadline to apply for our Communications Assistant role is approaching fast...
Make sure your application is with us by Friday at 12pm: http://ow.ly/R5Tk30kRQ6X

Send over your questions for Bob Steel, author of CAMRA's Peak District Pub Walks, ahead of our online Q&A tomorrow evening!
#AskBob

Don't forget that CAMRA members get a discount on tickets, too! 💰

well!! I am a viclet!

I am the daughter of the late victor Attwood, a man who dedicated a lot of his life giving his support to camera. I hope he hasn't been forgotten. I grew up with camera and the large group of like minded friends of the family. those were the good days. beer festivals all over the country, especially Suffolk!!. buildeston pub crawls for charity. stowmarket beer tents on the green. abbey garden bury st Edmunds beer tents. lots of fond memories growing up!!

This is an outstanding campaign and I have been made to feel really welcome as a member. Ignore the negative reviews, they are mostly from modernists who want to bash tradition.

No sign of my Husbands 2018 good beer guide, our house has been a nightmare until my daughter contacted Camra as it was a month late as she couldn't take it anymore, fantastic service sent another one out very quickly. Well done great customer service.

Joined recently with my wife as we are surrounded by quality real ale pubs and was pleasantly surprised when my pack arrived with loads of money of vouchers for our beer and by beer fest tickets will be cheaper this year to and every pint at a discount can't go wrong .

As a fully fledged member and real ale campaigner along with my good friend and real ale connoisseur Oliver Matthew Stirk, I would like to highlight all the good work and tireless effort carried by all he staff and volunteers. Your dedication to the future of ale is second to none. From two happy members. Thank You

I've been a member for a couple of years after moving to Denmark some time ago. It breaks my heart to see well run pubs in my old haunts round Manchester go to the wall, or see pubs reducing their offering to a few stale brands that just about keep the place open. So, I say more power to CAMRA and like-minded organisations. They have made, and are still making, a big difference.

Just found out that the entrance free for the festival in Cardiff is £10.00 which includes a "glass" no free or discounted entry for CAMRA members or discount on drinks, £10 just to go in and then pay for all drinks- too expensive. Shan't be going this year, going to the pub instead-free entry. Is membership worth it?

Regards.

I like the idea of Camra and agree with its ideals... However I get the feeling it's middle Class in its views and seems to accept what I consider high prices... I've seen campaign to reduce taxation but that doesn't allow for the greed of the brewery's. In my opinion any reduction in tax would be quickly be swallowed up brewery's in order to 'maintain profits',

Camra please take a stance on the Cask Marque Cask Report to support pubs and drinkers.



I like the cask report, it's always positive and perfectly presented. But this year's is worrying, with the persistent message to the trade to 'premiumise' cask, and raise prices assuming customers who drink cask will just keep coming in and buying it. It's underestimating the fall in numbers of pub goers due to pricing-many people don't visit pubs regularly now because they can't afford to. Rather than fleecing loyal pub supporters who may have been just about fortunate enough to be able to afford going, surely the target now must be getting people back into pubs, affordably, and tackling punitive burdens on pubs which will enable more sustainable profit and generate social and economic benefit. People want to support pubs; it must not become impossible for them to do so.

Whilst claiming to be more inclusive nowadays, CAMRA insist on promoting a pub and landlord that think that gollywogs and Britain First make for a pleasant atmosphere for all ale drinkers and pub goers.

They have no interest in emerging from their Jurassic past.

THE BRIDGE INN. CALVER. MATLOCK. Animal Rights Protests against the selling of foie gras on their menu. The owners refuse to stop selling this despicably cruel 'delicacy' - where the ducks and geese are held in crates and several times a day have Food Forced down their Throats. The production of this has been banned in the UK for a long time. I'm all for a good pint - but This is just Cruel as any decent person would agree. PLEASE HAVE A WORD. thank you.

Supported them for years, never again. Their old-fashioned ways appal me. Looking after the 70+ generation,.

Run by old farts who don't want to try keg beer

Not very impressed tried to find out what was on in the IOM and put in the post code IM1 as requested and it took me to Chester beer festival. Since when has the IOM been in Cheshire?

NOT IMPRESSED with the two CAMRA members who walked in to the White Hart in Calne last night and abused the tenant Landlord, who has only been running the place for less than a week for not having real Ales. The fact he had three on that night, DOOMBAR, GEM and one from Box Steam Brewery, obviously didn’t count, because the members didn’t like then owners of the brewery!



My experience is this is typical of CAMRA members towards establishments operated by younger landlords, and is the reason your charity will die within a decade.

Honestly, this organisation need to move with the times. Going on national television saying 'craft beer doesn't exist' does a great disservice to an industry currently in boom.



CAMRA, grow up, embrace the craft beer movement and enjoy the great beer the modern era is bringing.

Could this be a first for a CAMRA Beer Festival?

The winning beer of the festival was a KeyKeg, Spartacus Belgian IPA from Fixed Wheel, well done Scott Povey

Runner up was Black Voodoo from Fernandes and third, jointly was Fixed Wheel again with Mild Concussion, US PA from Raw and 12 Apostles from BBB.

Congratulations to you all.

Boo Hiss, yer scurvy land lubbers, a pox on you and may you have constant yeast infections



Anne-Marie Thomson, 36, is part of the Withernsea Pirate Crew, a performing troupe who raise funds so they can put on a "pirate festival" in the town.



But, as they were about to perform at the popular festival held in Hull Minster last weekend, she says she was told by a member of The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) society, who organise the event, she had to "cover up".

Bloody Hell - a video outlining proposed changes to the aims and objectives of CAMRA that doesn't show a single hand-pulled pint, but lots of top pressure stuff! What is going on?

We hope to see some of you there...
If you haven't got tickets but would like to join us, just visit: tinyurl.com/GBBF2018

well!! I am a viclet!

I am the daughter of the late victor Attwood, a man who dedicated a lot of his life giving his support to camera. I hope he hasn't been forgotten. I grew up with camera and the large group of like minded friends of the family. those were the good days. beer festivals all over the country, especially Suffolk!!. buildeston pub crawls for charity. stowmarket beer tents on the green. abbey garden bury st Edmunds beer tents. lots of fond memories growing up!!

This is an outstanding campaign and I have been made to feel really welcome as a member. Ignore the negative reviews, they are mostly from modernists who want to bash tradition.

No sign of my Husbands 2018 good beer guide, our house has been a nightmare until my daughter contacted Camra as it was a month late as she couldn't take it anymore, fantastic service sent another one out very quickly. Well done great customer service.

Joined recently with my wife as we are surrounded by quality real ale pubs and was pleasantly surprised when my pack arrived with loads of money of vouchers for our beer and by beer fest tickets will be cheaper this year to and every pint at a discount can't go wrong .

As a fully fledged member and real ale campaigner along with my good friend and real ale connoisseur Oliver Matthew Stirk, I would like to highlight all the good work and tireless effort carried by all he staff and volunteers. Your dedication to the future of ale is second to none. From two happy members. Thank You

I've been a member for a couple of years after moving to Denmark some time ago. It breaks my heart to see well run pubs in my old haunts round Manchester go to the wall, or see pubs reducing their offering to a few stale brands that just about keep the place open. So, I say more power to CAMRA and like-minded organisations. They have made, and are still making, a big difference.

Just found out that the entrance free for the festival in Cardiff is £10.00 which includes a "glass" no free or discounted entry for CAMRA members or discount on drinks, £10 just to go in and then pay for all drinks- too expensive. Shan't be going this year, going to the pub instead-free entry. Is membership worth it?

Regards.

I like the idea of Camra and agree with its ideals... However I get the feeling it's middle Class in its views and seems to accept what I consider high prices... I've seen campaign to reduce taxation but that doesn't allow for the greed of the brewery's. In my opinion any reduction in tax would be quickly be swallowed up brewery's in order to 'maintain profits',

Camra please take a stance on the Cask Marque Cask Report to support pubs and drinkers.



I like the cask report, it's always positive and perfectly presented. But this year's is worrying, with the persistent message to the trade to 'premiumise' cask, and raise prices assuming customers who drink cask will just keep coming in and buying it. It's underestimating the fall in numbers of pub goers due to pricing-many people don't visit pubs regularly now because they can't afford to. Rather than fleecing loyal pub supporters who may have been just about fortunate enough to be able to afford going, surely the target now must be getting people back into pubs, affordably, and tackling punitive burdens on pubs which will enable more sustainable profit and generate social and economic benefit. People want to support pubs; it must not become impossible for them to do so.

Whilst claiming to be more inclusive nowadays, CAMRA insist on promoting a pub and landlord that think that gollywogs and Britain First make for a pleasant atmosphere for all ale drinkers and pub goers.

They have no interest in emerging from their Jurassic past.

THE BRIDGE INN. CALVER. MATLOCK. Animal Rights Protests against the selling of foie gras on their menu. The owners refuse to stop selling this despicably cruel 'delicacy' - where the ducks and geese are held in crates and several times a day have Food Forced down their Throats. The production of this has been banned in the UK for a long time. I'm all for a good pint - but This is just Cruel as any decent person would agree. PLEASE HAVE A WORD. thank you.

Supported them for years, never again. Their old-fashioned ways appal me. Looking after the 70+ generation,.

Run by old farts who don't want to try keg beer

Not very impressed tried to find out what was on in the IOM and put in the post code IM1 as requested and it took me to Chester beer festival. Since when has the IOM been in Cheshire?

NOT IMPRESSED with the two CAMRA members who walked in to the White Hart in Calne last night and abused the tenant Landlord, who has only been running the place for less than a week for not having real Ales. The fact he had three on that night, DOOMBAR, GEM and one from Box Steam Brewery, obviously didn’t count, because the members didn’t like then owners of the brewery!



My experience is this is typical of CAMRA members towards establishments operated by younger landlords, and is the reason your charity will die within a decade.

Honestly, this organisation need to move with the times. Going on national television saying 'craft beer doesn't exist' does a great disservice to an industry currently in boom.



CAMRA, grow up, embrace the craft beer movement and enjoy the great beer the modern era is bringing.

Could this be a first for a CAMRA Beer Festival?

The winning beer of the festival was a KeyKeg, Spartacus Belgian IPA from Fixed Wheel, well done Scott Povey

Runner up was Black Voodoo from Fernandes and third, jointly was Fixed Wheel again with Mild Concussion, US PA from Raw and 12 Apostles from BBB.

Congratulations to you all.

Boo Hiss, yer scurvy land lubbers, a pox on you and may you have constant yeast infections



Anne-Marie Thomson, 36, is part of the Withernsea Pirate Crew, a performing troupe who raise funds so they can put on a "pirate festival" in the town.



But, as they were about to perform at the popular festival held in Hull Minster last weekend, she says she was told by a member of The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) society, who organise the event, she had to "cover up".

Bloody Hell - a video outlining proposed changes to the aims and objectives of CAMRA that doesn't show a single hand-pulled pint, but lots of top pressure stuff! What is going on?