The branch is organising a crawl through Horwich to coincide with a visit to Blackedge Brewery. The event takes place on Saturday, 24th May and will kick off at 1pm at the Bank Top Brewery Ale House, Church Street, and
Branch Meetings – April to August 2014
Branch meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of the month, starting at 8.15pm. All are welcome to attend. Please note that the July 2014 meeting will be held a week earlier than usual, on Wednesday 23rd July. Meeting
New Town Centre Cask Outlet
The Bar, on Nelson Square, is the latest outlet in the town centre to offer cask ale. When we visited, Black Sheep Bitter was on the bar at £1.90 per pint. Contact The Bar for availability before setting out.
May is ‘Mild Month’
CAMRA promotes Mild every May – and to celebrate this we are holding a branch ‘Horwich Mild Mile’ social event on Thursday 8th May. The event will start at 8pm at the Bank Top Ale House, and visit
Pub of the Year Presentation
Congratulations to the Bank Top Brewery Tap – winners of the Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year. The branch will be presenting the awards at the pub on 7th May. The event is due
Ainsworth Arms to Re-open
The Ainsworth Arms, at the junction of Moss Bank Way and Halliwell Road, is due to re-open shortly. There is a notice at the pub stating that the doors will open on 16th April, but we have been unable to
Meet The Brewer Event – 22 March
Great Ale Year Round are holding their second Meet the Brewer event on Saturday 22 March. Matt from Privateer Beers will share the secrets behind his range of beers. The Privateer beers will be available to sample, with two ales on
OTB at the Sweet Green
The Sweet Green Tavern will be featuring the whole portfolio of Prospect Brewery Ales over the next two weeks, interspersed with their regular ales. Please contact the pub for availability. Details of the brewery can be found here, courtesy of
Bolton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year
It’s time to vote for the Cider Pub of the Year. Voting will take place at the branch meeting at the Spinning Mule on 26 February (as well as the Pub of the Year vote). The meeting starts at 8.15pm
Bolton Pub Closures
Twelve pubs closed in Bolton last year, two of which served real ale: Name Town Street Postcode RealAle Barristers of Blackrod Blackrod 359 Manchester Road BL6 5BL yes Cattle Market Bolton 6-8 Orlando Street BL3 6DE no Wellington Inn