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LOCAL CAMRA EVENTS
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NEWS
Bedfordshire Pub of the Year
For the second year running, the Globe in Dunstable has been voted the CAMRA Bedfordshire pub of the year. The Globe narrowly beat the Wellington Arms in Bedford and the Rising Sun in Potton to win this prestigious award. Our congratulations go to Maureen the landlady and her staff and to the B&T Brewery. The Globe will now go up against the winners in the other five counties in the East Anglia region: -
- Cambs: Hand & Heart, Peterborough
- Essex: Bell, Castle Hedingham
- Hertfordshire: Half Moon, Hitchin
- Norfolk: Angel, Larling
- Suffolk: Dove, Bury St.Edmunds
The Good Beer Guide 2010
Is now available to buy - click on the picture to find out how.
SAVE THE PUB
The Axe the Beer Tax campaign needs your support. Click on the logo above to learn more. Not convinced? Then check out the Beer Tax O Meter to see how much you pay in tax when you buy your beer.
The key demands of the campaign are: -
1. To stop plans to increace beer tax by up to a third
2. To enforce existing laws - not create new ones - to deal firmly with irresponsible drinkers and premises
3. To end the irresponsible promotion of alcohol in supermarkets, pubs and alsewhere
4. To trust responsible adults to make informed choices about what they drink, not punish them for the actions of an irresponsible minority
5. To support the British pub as a vital part of social life in local communities
Beds Online Pub Guide
This is intended to be an up to date guide to all public houses and bars serving draft beer in Bedfordshire. Please feel free to browse the guide using the Pub Guide link on the left.
We need your help in keeping it up to date. If you see something that's wrong, missing or could just be improved please let us know.
LOCAL CAMRA BEER FESTIVALS
3-7 Aug - Great British Beer Festival - Earls Court, London.
23-25 Sept - 19th Letchworth Beer Festival - Plinston Hall, Broadway, SG6 3NX. 50 real ales + ciders, perries & bottled foreign beers
29 Sep - 2 Oct - 15th St.Albans Beer Festival - Alban Arena, Civic Centre, AL1 3LD. A massive 350 real ales! Plus a range of live entertainment.
6-9 Oct - 33rd Bedford Beer Festival - Corn Exchange, St.Pauls Sq, MK40 1SL. 110 real ales pluse ciders, perries and bottled foreign beers.
LOCAL BEER FESTIVALS (non-CAMRA)
Sat 3rd July - Ampthill & District Rugby Club Beer Festival. Midday to midnight. Beers, ciders, wines, barbecue & live music.
23-25 July - Totternhoe Village Hall. 10 ales. Beer list
29 Jul - 1 Aug - Victoria, Dunstable - Summer Beer Festival. Approx. 12 beers
27 - 30 Aug - Kings Arms, Tring. 20 ales
28-30 Aug - George, Silsoe. Bank holiday beer festival. A selection of 9 real ales. Barbecue Sun & Mon; live music from Ragged Staff on Monday.
29 Sep-3 Oct - Anglers Retreat, Marsworth Approx 12 real ales + ciders
Please let us know of any local festivals or brewery news email to: - webmaster@sbedscamra.org.uk.
For information on how to find local pubs, opening hours etc. click on Pub Guide link on the left of this page.
The South Beds branch publishes a quarterly newsletter, Beer in Beds. This newsletter is free and is distributed to pubs throughout
the South Beds branch area.
CAMRA's national press releases highlight national campaigns and events, such as the Pubs Week, Mild Month, Cask Beer Week, etc. and the Great British Beer Festival and National Winter Ales Festival.
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