Obituaries

A man of many passions

Under the pseudonym Joe Lung, Mick Lewis was one of the presenters on the London pirate radio station, Radio Concord, between 1972-6. Pirate radio gav...

CAMRA stalwart remembered

Many members are mourning the loss of friend and CAMRA stalwart Chris Gillette who died at the end of June aged 73. He started work in social services...

Real ale champion and Kegbuster creator dies

Bill Tidy, who has died aged 89, was a comic genius who tickled the nation’s ribs for decades with such hilarious strips as the Cloggies, the Fosdyke...

Caley saviour dies aged 83

Russell Sharp, who helped save and revive the fortunes of the Caledonian brewery in Edinburgh, has died aged 83. The success of the Caley, as it’s pop...

Uley founder dies

Chas Wright (above right) founder of Uley brewery, in the Gloucestershire village of the same name died at the end of January aged 74. Back in the 198...

Jonathan Kemp – a CAMRA giant

A gentle giant is often an overused cliché, but it is absolutely fitting for CAMRA national director Jonathan Kemp, who died suddenly at the end of Oc...

Matt Valentine - Liverpool stalwart

It is with great sadness that Liverpool and Districts CAMRA announces the sudden passing of its social secretary Matt Valentine. Branch members will r...

Branch chairman much missed

Darlington branch is mourning former chairman Garry Hewitt, who died on 10 March after a short battle with cancer. Garry served as the chairman from...

Obsessive pub visitor turned eccentricity into an art form

Stuart Ashby died in November after contracting Covid. His name may not mean much to many, but Stuart visited close to 21,000 pubs all from the Good B...

First chair of Merseyside CAMRA much missed

Bob Thurlow was already well versed in both beer and pub preservation when he was elected chair of Merseyside CAMRA in January 1974. He was ready for...


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