Welcome to the vancouver branch of the campaign for real ale, an independent. No new ale breweries were set up in the uk for the fifty years before we were founded. In the early 1970s, camra coined the term real ale to describe traditional draught cask beers, distinguishing them from the processed and highly carbonated beers that were promoted by big brewers at that time. Viewranger and camra books, the publishing arm of the campaign for real ale, have begun to publish guided trails from camras range of pub walk guidebooks into the viewrangers mobile gps app and web community platform. Support our vital campaigns to save pubs, clubs, your pint and more. The first stage comprises an analysis of data from the small independent breweries association to. Learning resources to help you discover more about beer and brewing. In camras case, the answer is a team of researchers at microsystems software in massachusetts, which has been selling cyber patrol since 1995, and claims 80 per cent of a fastgrowing market.
Camra membership is your route into the world of real ale, cider and perry and protecting the great british pub. Camras online database whatpub allows you to search for real ale pubs near you or use our good. Camra membership offers great value for money with a wide range of benefits and discounts, join us and play your part in campaigning for great beer and pubs. The views expressed are those of the individual authors and may not be those of the editor or those of camra either locally or nationally. Inside beer hunter tribute column campaign for real ale. Excellent few days representing the campaign for real ale camra at the bbc good food show the other week promotion of membership and christmas.
Camra members can receive discounts from 10p off a pint to a whopping 10% discount across selected products on the production of a valid membership card. John cottrell, camra head of membership services case study campaign for real ale camra intelligent software for membership stratum. Camras good beer guide app camra campaign for real ale. Founded by four real ale enthusiasts back in 1971, today we. An ex electrical and software engineer and later management consultant, he worked for several organisations including. This database is maintained by local volunteers, covering all pubs in the uk and listing information such as opening times, location and. Opinions expressed within these pages are those of individuals and do not necessarily reflect those of the campaign for real ale either locally or nationally. Insights from campaign for real ale camra festival volunteers.
Camra is extending its voucher system, which offers its members discounts on real ale, to more than 600 additional pubs this summer. Camra saved real ale, it is no exaggeration to say, and as a result saved many independent breweries. Camra stands for the campaign for real ale which was set up in 1971 to campaign for real ale, the breweries that produce it and the pubs it is sold in. Members should be able to access and manage their own details. There are now around 300 new brewers producing real ale, part of a massive real ale revival. Campaign for real ale camra is considered one of the most successful consumer organisations across europe. Campaign for real ale hit by drop in visitors to festivals. Support our vital campaigns to save pubs, your pint and more, whilst enjoying exclusive member benefits, discounts and beer festivals. View john cottrells profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The 21st annual burp real ale competition will be held on friday, november 10th ahead of the monthly meeting on saturday, november 11th.
Please visit our website for a full list of our branch committee members. All pages, their contents and related items are provided as is. My article for last septembers whats brewing was my first attempt to bring to light. The bar is produced by the barnsley branch of the campaign for real ale. Every month we select 12 different 500ml bottles with occasional 330ml bottles or cans of quality ale and. The competition is registered with the beer judge certification program bjcp, and only invited judges and stewards may attend. We have teamed up with camra for a special networking event taking place opening night of the district camra, 11th elysian winter beer festival. Eventbrite camra the campaign for real ale presents tuesday 4th great british beer festival 2020 tuesday, 4 august 2020 at olympia london, london, england. Marsh mash winter 2019 by marsh mash camra magazine issuu. During the evening there will be an exclusive networking area for attendees and there will also be a wide selection of real ales and ciders on offer for your enjoyment. Wigan branch news camra greater manchester branches. Enjoy exclusive benefits including beer vouchers, discounts and reduced entry to real ale festivals. Support pubs and breweries, receive awardwinning publications.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. Discover all the great reasons why membership of camra is for you. The campaign for real ale camra has appointed tim page as its new ceo, effective november 1 2014. This web site is produced by the campaign for real ale camra. Camra campaign for real ale is a notforprofit company with a strong online presence. Liked by gregory rycroft camra is seeking a talented full time it developer php to join its it team in st albans, for more details. Campaign for real ale email campaign software for branches. The camra management needs to recognize that theres plenty of room for keg and cask on this planet and let them exist sidebyside without the childish highbrow comments against keg.
She works at a local healthcare software startup, serves on the volunteer board of the local chapter of a healthcare innovation nonprofit organization, and coorganizes the healthcare experience design meetup group. London branches of camra, the campaign for real ale limited, and edited by tony hedger. Bbc news uk wales ale admiration without the beard. This is the irst issue using a new software package so i have updated the design of the magazine but dont worry, there is. The 23rd annual burp real ale competition will be held on friday, november 8 ahead of the monthly meeting on saturday, november 9. It was founded in 1971 by few ale enthusiasts to fight against counterfeit quality of ale and beer as well as breweries actions of producing beers with less demanding techniques and storing methods. The campaign for real ale was hit by a drop in visitors to its beer festivals last year, sending the group into the red. We believe that our beer subscription clubs are the finest in the country, as our policy is simple you choose the kind of beers, tell us how many deliveries you want and when you want them, and well sort out the rest. Material for publicationshould preferably be sent by email to ldnews. The opening date of the much anticipated real ale revolution bar in winstanley has been set as thursday 25 october at 12pm. The data is collected and maintained by camra members and is powered by whatpub, camras online pub database. Camra at the hickleton club, barnsley rd, hickleton. I was talking to my local homebrew retailer and learned that a co2 system is often used in conjunction with a beer engine to provide blanket pressure, which will prevent the carbonation from moving out of the beer and into the headspace as the keg is emptied. This paper reports on an exploratory twostage study of microbreweries in the uk.
Camra warns that without urgent action, thousands of community pubs in england could close as four in 10 pubs face a crippling rise in business rates. Nuneaton in 1972 where early membership records consisted of the four founders and their friends. Correspondents unable to send letters to the editors electronically may post them to brian sheridan at 4, arundel house, heath. Gregory rycroft senior it manager campaign for real. The editor acknowledges material supplied by other camra publications and welcomes comments or articles for inclusion and. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Newsletter from the barnsley branch of the campaign for real ale.
I procrastinated all summer but am now going to build one. Real ale is a living product, which is typically produced and stored in a cask container. Interest in camra and its objectives spread rapidly, with 5,000 members signed up by 1973. Inside this issue of the bar winter pub of the season 3 lager 5p more than water 15. The solution camra provides a service to our members and to our volunteers. Already live and available to download within the viewranger app on apple iphone, ipad, android and symbian mobile devices, are the guided trails from the camra london pub. It would be good to see local real ale on sale and maybe real cider as well. The campaign for real ale camra is an independent voluntary consumer organisation.
Awarded 100% with cask marque for the past six years running. We all know why camra was formed and i think protecting pubs and promoting real ale is what they do best and should continue to do so. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information is up to date and accurate, no. Camra, the campaign for real ale is an independent, voluntary organisation campaigning for. Real ale is too strong for the american moralists the. Our membership has increased by 30,000 since 1989 to 50,000 in 1997. As national young members coordinator, i have spent the last two years understanding and representing the thoughts and needs of our young members camras next generation of activists and campaigners including organising the first ever young members forum. The informer software report for richmond and hounslow branch shows a small net decrease in our membership of 1 last month. The free magazine of the ashford, folkestone and romney marsh branch of camra the campaign for real ale. Newsletter from the barnsley branch of the campaign for. Organised by the campaign for real ale camra, the events popularity has now seen it move from city hall to the much larger environs of cardiff international arena. Tuesday 4th great british beer festival 2020 tickets. The campaign for real ale offers great benefits and is a consumer organisation. John cottrell head of membership campaign for real ale.
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