Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Great British Beer Festival. Britain’s biggest beer festival runs from 2nd August until 6th August 2011 at Earls Court, London. Advance day tickets are priced at £6 for CAMRA members and £8
17 – 19 March – Cask Ale Festival
Non-CAMRA EVENT Standish Unity Club Cask Ale Festival Showcasing an excellent selection of locally produced Cask Ales. Venue: Standish Unity Club Cross Street Standish Wigan WN6 0HQ Opening Times Thursday 17th March – 7.30pm-11.30pm (feat. quiz) Friday 18th March –
30 March 2011 Branch Meeting
The 30th March branch meeting will be at Ye Olde Man and Scythe, starting at 8.15pm. If you have any issues you would like putting on the agenda, please email the branch secretary, Graham Walsh – secretary@boltoncamra.org.uk . The meeting
CAMRA Links
CAMRA National Site – www.camra.org.uk CAMRA Regional Site – www.camragreatermanchester.org.uk BRANCHES High Peak and North East Cheshire – www.hpneccamra.org.uk North Manchester – www.northmanchestercamra.org.uk Rochdale, Oldham and Bury – www.robcamra.org.uk South East Lancashire Stockport and South Manchester – www.ssmcamra.org.uk Trafford and Hulme
18 May 2011 – May is Mild Month
Mild Crawl Wednesday 18th May – Bolton Town Centre (route subject to confirmation of beer availability – please check this page for any changes) Bolton CAMRA Branch Event Start at the Sweet Green Tavern 8pm. Move to: The Alma
Little Lever Pub Survey
4 August 2010 The end of the world as we know it. Almost beneath the Welcome to Bury sign (but definitely on the Bolton side) is the Stopes Tavern, a pub rarely visited by the Bolton Camra regulars taking part
The Poacher, Blackrod
1 April 2010 I recently tried out the Poacher on Scot Lane, Blackrod. It is a quality drinkers pub, albeit one a bit out in the sticks for many of us. The landlady told me that she took over about
Is Bank Top Brewery working a Mickey Finn? Yes it is!
2009 Following on from a previous article on this website, the brewery has just appointed Mickey Finn as sales development manager. He will help the brewery grow through new customers, whilst maintaining business with current customers within about a fifty
Beer Appreciation Evening
10 June 2009 On Wednesday the 10th June 2009, I had the pleasure of being invited to a beer appreciation evening at Over Hulton Conservative Club. The evening was hosted by Frank Molloy of the Manchester Brewing School Society, with
Bank Top Staff Addition
2009 Business is going from strength to strength at the brewery and we have recently employed the services of Mickey Finn as our sales development manager. Mickey is an ex Burnley FC goal keeper who after leaving the sport turned