Remembering a real ale hero

Blues guitarist Colin Walker opened an afternoon and evening of live entertainment at the Sair Inn at Linthwaite, West Yorkshire, as regulars gathered to raise a glass to the memory of one of the pioneers of the contempory real ale movement. Ron Crabtree, the former landlord of the pub, died from cancer at the age of 79 in October 2016 and every year since then, on the anniversary of his death, his contribution to the CAMRA cause has been celebrated. ...