BRANCH MEETING
The next branch meeting will be on Thursday 7 June at Rammy Craft Brewery, Unit 15A, Halliwell Business Park BL1 8DL. Please note the start is 7.45pm rather than 8pm. All welcome at our first branch meeting at this venue.
COMING UP
Branch socials & events:
16 June – 2nd Annual Rivington Beer Walk.
Start off at The Brewery Bar forecourt in Horwich at 1.30 pm.
Two mile walk to The Rivington (aka The Rivington Bowling Club) where two Abbeydale beers are usually available. Pasties, cakes, sandwiches & ice creams are for sale here.
Short walk to Rivington Brewery’s Tap Beneath the Trees, where two cask beers, 8 keykeg beers and several bottled beers are available. Food is available from Dough ’n’ Co, who specialise in wood-fired pizzas.
The Elephant & Castle
House Without a Name, Harwood
Jolly Carter, Little Lever
The Kings Arms Hotel, Farnworth
Ye Olde Man & Scythe
BEER SCORING
Have you ever wondered about how pubs get into CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide (GBG)? Unlike guides where paid individuals submit reviews, the GBG is an independent selection of pubs judged by local CAMRA members to consistently serve quality real ale. Read more about beer scoring and the GBG here
BEER BREAKS MAGAZINE
The Spring edition of the branch magazine is now available in pubs across Bolton. Click here to download a copy.
Download the Autumn edition here.
WHATPUB
CAMRA’s UK Pub Directory and Beer Scoring.
Our Whatpub videos are here, and the Whatpub website is here.
CAMRA KEY CAMPAIGNS
CAMRA members have chosen 4 main campaigns to concentrate over the next year to 18 months.
1) Stop tax killing beer and pubs
2) Secure an effective government support package for pubs
3) Encourage more people to try a range of real ales, cider and perries
4) To raise the profile of pub-going and increase the number of people using pubs regularly
Full details are on the CAMRA website campaigns pages
ABOUT CAMRA
CAMRA campaigns for real ale, real pubs and consumer rights. We are an independent, voluntary organisation with over 100,000 members and have been described as the most successful consumer group in Europe. CAMRA promotes good-quality real ale and pubs, as well as acting as the consumer’s champion in relation to the UK and European beer and drinks industry. We aim to:
- Protect and improve consumer rights
- Promote quality, choice and value for money
- Support the public house as a focus of community life
- Campaign for greater appreciation of traditional beers, ciders and perries as part of our national heritage and culture
- Seek improvements in all licensed premises and throughout the brewing industry
Why not join us today if you care about great quality real ale and pubs?
LINKS
National CAMRA Website – Click Here
Bolton Trading Standards – If you have concerns about short measures, top-ups refused – in short, if you are being ripped off, contact Trading Standards. Click Here or phone 01204 336586
Public Transport – Bus and Train timetables and route planners for Greater Manchester are available via Transport for Greater Manchester. Click here to visit their website, or phone 0871 200 2233 (7am to 8pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8pm at weekends and bank holidays)
Not From Bolton? Details of other Greater Manchester branches are available by clicking here, and for further afield at the CAMRA national website – click here.
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME
PUBLICANS: let us know what beers you are currently serving and if you are hosting any ale-related events – click here.
PUB-GOERS and FESTIVAL ORGANISERS – what’s happening with your local pubs? Are you organising a beer festival? If you have any news to share, click here .
NEWS AND RESOURCES – Have you been on a pub crawl or had an excellent pub experience? Have you seen a great ale-related website that you think we should link to? Or is there anything at all that you have come across that will be of interest to visitors to this site? Tell us about it – click here.
JOIN CAMRA
Benefits include £20 worth of JD Wetherspoon vouchers, holiday discounts, plus:
Exclusive members newspaper – ‘What’s Brewing’
A monthly colour newspaper informing you of beer and pub news and detailing events and beer festivals from around the country.
Exclusive members magazine – ‘BEER’
A quarterly copy of the magazine ‘BEER’ which is packed with superb features on pubs, beers and breweries.
Free / Discounted entry to over 160 beer festivals
Free or discounted admission to the 160 + beer festival that CAMRA organise, including the Great British Beer Festival.
Branch Social Activities
CAMRA is organised into 200 branches that cover the UK. Each branch runs a variety of socials events for their members.
Active Campaigning
Have the chance to campaign to save pubs and breweries under threat of closure, for the right to receive a Full Pint and a reduction in beer duty that will help Britain’s brewing industry survive.
Discounted Membership of the CAMRA Beer Club
The CAMRA Beer Club has been set up to provide a home delivery service to enthusiasts. All CAMRA members receive a £5 discount on each mixed case of 20 beers.
Book Discounts
CAMRA produce a variety of books every year and as a member you are entitled to discounts on all of the books we produce including CAMRA’s best-selling, annual Good Beer Guide.