Obituaries
Award-winning landlord dies
Roger Cudlip, the multi-award winning landlord of the Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton passed away at the end of August. The Tom had been in the CAMRA Good...
‘Much-loved’ landlord dies
For several years, well-loved former landlord Russell Fletcher (above), who died recently, had the unique distinction of running the very first pub li...
Manchester loses the Pev matriarch
The Peveril of the Peak (pictured) has lost its matriarch and Manchester one of its great characters. Nancy Swanick, landlady of the Grade II-listed p...
Green brewery pioneer dies
Brendan Moore, who died in July, was a pioneer of small independent breweries who also campaigned in support of the environment and used the finest ra...
Brewing enigma dies
The death of Humphrey Smith at the age of 81 sees the passing of the controversial owner of Samuel Smith’s brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. He l...
Dark Star champion remembered
Rob Jones, who has died aged 69, had a remarkable career that helped put small independent breweries in the spotlight, challenging the power of big re...
WB pioneer much missed
Ted Bruning, who has died aged 68, was a writer and journalist who played a pivotal role in turning What’s Brewing into an influential newspaper and a...
Des de Moor – a man of many words
Des de Moor, who died this month, was a phenomenon. He was a prolific writer about beer and took part in beer judging events in many countries. He del...
First Good Beer Guide editor remembered
CAMRA pioneers are mourning the death of John Hanscomb, the first editor of the Good Beer Guide in the 1970s, who was a great campaigner and influenti...
Branch founder and saviour remembered
CAMRA’s Bexley branch was saddened to hear of the death of its longest-serving chairman and only president Martyn Nicholls. For a few months in 1975 B...
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