Posts by: Timothy Hampson
Travellers return is no joke
The day that many, including even the most ardent campaigner, thought may never come is finally here. Thanks to the tireless hard work of a community,...
Festival returns at new venue
CAMRA’s Ipswich Beer and Cider Festival is set to make a post-pandemic comeback this summer at a new venue near the town’s waterfront. The 33rd festiv...
Support package plea as 21 pubs close every week
Shocking new statistics from CAMRA reveal 554 pubs have closed or stood empty without tenants in the last six months of 2022. CAMRA is now calling on...
Hop festival backer is back
Shepherd Neame has returned as the lead sponsor for this year’s Faversham hop festival (2-3 September). Following the successful revival of the Kent f...
Drinkers urge chancellor to save the UK’s pubs
Drinkers and pub-goers are being mobilised in their thousands to urge the chancellor to take action in his March Budget to save the UK’s pubs and brew...
Quiz gets right answer for charity
TV personality Jeff Stelling, seen with What's Brewing columnist Roger Protz, hosted a sports quiz in the Green Man pub in Sandridge, Herts, on 25 Jan...
Barley wine takes top bottled beer award
Norfolk's real ale lovers are raising a glass to Lacons Audit Ale, an eight per cent barley wine, recently judged by local CAMRA branches as Norfolk’s...
Shep’s cask club returns
Shepherd Neame has announced the return next month of its popular real ale initiative Cask Club next month, kicking off with Maverick (3.4 per cent)....
Thousands of breweries and pubs face closure
There are growing fears that 2023 could see a wave of company collapses as the cost of living crisis continues. New data published by accountants Begb...
Kent club scoops top CAMRA crown
A recently refurbished club in the centre of Marden has been named the best in the country in CAMRA’s National Club of the Year competition. Marden Vi...
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