Obituaries
Neil Kellett – Campaign pioneer
Neil Kellett, a CAMRA pioneer who played a vital role in keeping the Campaign solvent and able to challenge the power of big brewers, has died suddenl...
Committed to building a truly inclusive cider world
It is with great sadness CAMRA has learned of the passing of Susanna Forbes. Susanna was much loved across the UK cider and perry scene and her drive...
Geoff Mumford – Burton brewing pioneer
Geoff Mumford, (above right) a pioneer of the small brewery movement, has died aged 82 just weeks after securing the future of his Burton Bridge brewe...
Veteran Oxford pub campaigner remembered
A familiar figure in Oxford CAMRA circles until a few years ago, John Mackie died on June 27 aged 85. Mobility problems meant he had been housebound f...
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...
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