Branch Diaries – August/September 2024

This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for August and September 2024, as notified at the date of production.  For full details of the events listed below and where no events are shown, please consult the branch website as listed.  If no events are listed, it does not mean that there are none taking place.  Meetings, visits and socials are open to all; everyone is welcome to come along.  To check on the areas covered by the branches shown below, please go to www.london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=20208.

LONDON PUBS GROUP

Jane Jephcote, jane.jephcote@googlemail.com, 07813 739856

www.londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk

August

• Wed 14 (7pm) Belgravia tour; meet Fox & Hounds, 29 Passmore St, SW1W 8HR

September

• Mon 9 (7.30) Meeting; Royal Oak (upstairs), 44 Tabard St, SE1 4JU. All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome

CIDER

http://ianwhite.info/London_Cider_Events.html

YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP

Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members

E-mail: youngmembers@sel.camra.org.uk

August

• Sat 3 (2pm) Bermondsey Beer Mile; meet Kernel Brewery Taproom, Arch 7, Dockley Rd, SE16 3SF

September

• Sat 28 (2pm) Visit to St Albans Beer Festival; Alban Arena, AL1 3LD

BEXLEY

Rob Archer, branch.contact@bexley.camra.org.uk

August

• Wed 14 (7pm) Meeting; Hangar 2, Welling DA16 3PB

September

• Sat 7 (from 12pm) Beer of the Festival presentation social; Bexley Brewery, Erith DA8 2AJ

• Wed 11 (7.30) Meeting; venue tbc

www.bexley.camra.org.uk

BROMLEY

social.secretary@Bromley.camra.org.uk

August

• Sat 10 (from 1pm) Beer festival social; Beckenham Rugby Club, BR3 3RD

• Fri 16 (12.30) Beer festival social; Five Bells, Chelsfield BR6 7RE

• Tue 27 (7.30) Cttee meeting; Imperial Arms, Chislehurst BR7 5LZ

• Sat 31 (12pm) Biggin Hill to Farnborough cramble; meet Black Horse TN16 3DX

September

• Mon 2 (7.30) Beckenham BR3 social; Chancery 5NP, then (8.10) Jolly Woodman 6NR, (9.10) Erin’s 1EA, (10pm) Bricklayers Arms 1AH

• Sat 7 (9am) East Malling Beer Festival social; meet Bromley South Station for 09:23 to West Malling, thence free courtesy bus at 10:35 to the festival

• Wed 18 (7.30) Bromley South social; Bricklayers Arms BR2 9HW, then (8.15) Cork n Cask BR2 9HW, (9.30) Richmal Crompton BR1 1DS

• Mon 30 (7pm) Penge SE20 social; Goldsmiths Arms 7TJ, then (7.50) Southey Brewery Tap 7JD, (9.30) Moon & Stars 7QS

http://bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/

CROYDON & SUTTON

Social Sec: Roger Ford, 07977 984219, social@croydon.camra.org.uk

August

• Thu 1 (8pm) Carshalton social & London Drinker pick up; Hope SM5 2PR

• Thu 8 (8pm) Croydon/S Norwood social; White Horse SE25 5QF, then (9pm) 50-year presentation, Two Brewers CR0 2DW

• Thu 15 (7.30) Carshalton social; 50-year celebration party, Hope SM5 2PR

• Sat 17 Bob Steele Memorial Tour, see website for further details

Wed 21 (8pm) Carshalton 50-year presentations; Greyhound SM5 3PE, then (9pm) Coach & Horses SM5 3AG

Thu 29 (8pm) Sutton SM1 social; Sutton Arms 1EZ, then (9pm) Nightingale 4LG

September

• Wed 4 (8.30) Open cttee meeting, Green Dragon CR0 1LA

• Wed 11 (8pm) Croydon social; 50-year presentation, Surprise CR0 5HF

• Wed 18 (1pm) Croydon social; Builders Arms CR0 6TP

• Thu 26 (8pm) Carshalton social & London Drinker pick up; Hope SM5 2PR

www.croydon.camra.org.uk

EAST LONDON & CITY

Branch Sec: Andy Kinch, 07757 772564, elacbranch@mail.com

August

Tue 13 (7pm) Heritage tour; Queens Head E14 7LS, (8pm) Ye Olde Watling EC4M 9BR and two others

September

Tue 3 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion, Plaistow E13 0AD

Thu 5 (8pm) Meeting; Beerblefish Taproom, Unit 2A-4 Uplands Business Park, E17 5QA

Thu 19 (7.30) Pub of the Year presentation; North Star, Leytonstone E11 3AR

Tue 24 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Olde Rose & Crown, Walthamstow E17 4SA

www.pigsear.org.uk

ENFIELD & BARNET

Peter Graham, 07946 383498, contact@enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk

August

• Sat 10 (from 2pm) Social; Botany Bay Club EN2 8AS

• Wed 14 (7pm) Finchley N3 social; King of Prussia 1DH, then (8.30) Catcher in the Rye 1DP

• Thu 22 (7pm) Winchmore Hill N21 social; Queens Head 3NB, then (7.30) Kings Head 1BB, (8pm) Salisbury 3NP, possibly also Little Green Dragon N21

• Thu 29 (6.30) New Barnet EN4 social; Railway Tavern 8RR, then (7.15) Builders Arms 9SH, (8pm) Railway Bell 8RR

September

• Sat 7 East Malling Beer Festival visit; 09:12 train from Victoria to West Malling and free bus to the festival site. (Website https://mmk.camra.org.uk/festival)

• Wed 11 (7pm) Enfield social; Jolly Butchers EN1 3JS, then (8.30) Moon Under Water EN2 6NN

• Fri 20 (from 1pm) Social; Lord Nelson EN5 2SA

• Thu 26 (7pm) North Finchley N12 social; Tally Ho 0BP, then (7.45) Bohemia 9QH for Meet the Brewer evening

www.enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk

KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD

John Burns, jburnsklc@gmail.com

August

• Wed 14 (2pm) Social; Coronation Hall, Surbiton KT6 4PJ

• Tue 20 (8pm) Summer Pub of the Season, venue tbc

• Sun 25 (from 2pm) Celebration; Willoughby Arms, Kingston KT2 6LN. Long service award to Rick for 30 years as licensee (3pm presentation)

• Wed 28 (12.30) New Malden/Berrylands Clive Taylor memorial wander; Royal Oak KT3 4RD then (1.30) Bar Malden KT3 4HG, train to (2.30) Berrylands KT5 8LS, (3.30) Woodies KT3 5DX, (4.30) Watchman KT3 4ES

September

• Tue 10 (8pm) Meeting and joint Pub of the Year presentation; Walton Village, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1DG

• Thu 19 (7.30) Hampton Court and East Molesey KT8 tour; Mute Swan 9BN, then (8.15) Prince of Wales 9EU, (9.15) Bell 0SS, (10pm) Poyntz Arms 0DP

https://kandl.camra.org.uk

NORTH LONDON

Jerry Wigens, 07887 606820, social.sec@northlondon.camra.org.uk

August

• Tue 6 (7.30) Clissold tour; meet Brownswood Tavern N4 2EX

• Tue 13 (7.30) Hilldrop tour; meet Tufnell Park Tavern N7 0EE

• Tue 20 (7.30) Euston tour; meet Doric Arch NW1 2DN

• Wed 21 (2pm) Social; Beaten Docket NW2 3ET

• Tue 27 (7.30) Stroud Green tour; meet Nicholas Nickleby N4 4ED

September

• Tue 3 (7.30) Bloomsbury tour; meet Mabel’s Tavern WC1H 9AZ

• Tue 10 (7.30) Highgate Road tour; meet Duke of St. Albans NW5 1QX

• Tue 17 (7.30) Covent Garden tour; meet Craft Beer Co. WC1V 7AA

• Wed 18 (2pm) Social; Duke WC1N 2PB

• Tue 24 (8pm) Meeting; Perseverance (upstairs) WC1N 3NB

www.northlondon.camra.org.uk

RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW

George Gimber, 020 8977 8104 (h), contact@rh.camra.org.uk,

August

• Sat 3 (2pm) Teddington TW11 social; Red Lion 8UD, then Masons Arms 8PJ

• Tue 13 (8pm) Meeting; Rising Sun, TW1 2NP

September

• Wed 4 (8pm) Meeting; Old Ship TW9 1ND

• Tue 17 (8pm) Social; Cross Lances TW3 3TU

rh.camra.org.uk

SOUTH EAST LONDON

Andrew Large, 07794 350930, contact@sel.camra.org.uk,

August

• Wed 7 (7pm) Perry Hill/Catford social; meet Perry Hill SE6 4EY

• Sat 24 (12pm) Visit to Watford Beer Festival; meet Membership stand

• Wed 28 (7pm) Waterloo social; meet Waterloo Tap SE1 7ES

September

• Tue 3 (7.30pm) Meeting and social; venue tbc

• Wed 11 (7pm) Borough social; meet Gladstone Arms SE1 1QN

• Sat 21 (12pm) Leigh on Sea Andy Sewell memorial trip; meet Crooked Billet SS9 2EP

• Sat 28 (12pm) Visit to St Albans Beer & Cider Festival, meet Membership stand

SOUTH WEST LONDON

Mike Flynn, 07751 231191, info@swl.camra.org.uk

August

• Tue 6 (5pm) Putney social; early meet Eight Bells, Fulham SW6 3JS, then Spencer Arms SW15 1HJ, Bricklayer’s Arms SW15 1DD and others

September

• Fri 6 (4pm) Social; Sambrook’s Beer by the River festival

• Thu 19 (7.30) Open cttee meeting, then (8pm) Branch AGM; Surprise SW8 2PP

• Mon 23 (6pm) Branch 50th Anniversary party; Railway SW16 5SD

https://swl.camra.org.uk

WATFORD & DISTRICT

Andrew Vaughan, 07854 988152, branch@watford.camra.org.uk

August

Mon 12 (8pm) Meeting; West Herts Sports Club, Watford, WD18 7HP

Thu 22-Sat 24 28th Watford Beer Festival, Halsey Hall, Rickmansworth Rd, WD18 0JE

September

Thu 26 (6pm) St Albans Beer Festival social; Alban Arena, AL1 3LD

Mon 30 (8pm) Meeting; Essex Arms, Watford WD17 3EG

www.watford.camra.org.uk

WEST LONDON

Paul Charlton, 07835 927357, contact@westlondon.camra.org.uk;

Social Sec: Paul Young, 020 7386 8105, pyoung3114@aol.com

August

• Tue 6 (2pm) Covent Garden social; meet Nags Head WC2E 8BT

• Mon 19 (2pm) Social; Kings Head SW5 0QT

September

• Tue 3 (7pm) Paddington social; meet Mad Bishop & Bear W2 1HB

• Tue 17 (7/7.30) Meeting; Antelope (upstairs), SW1W 8EZ

• Mon 23 (2pm) Hammersmith social; meet Blue Boat, W6 9RU

www.westlondon.camra.org.uk

WEST MIDDLESEX

Social Sec: Roy Tunstall, 07585 744533, roy@westmiddx.camra.org.uk

August

• Tue 6 (8pm) Harrow on the Hill social; White Horse HA2 0HL, then (9pm) Castle HA1 3RF, (10pm) Moon on the Hill HA1 2AW

• Thu 15 (7.30) Harefield UB9 social; Old Orchard 6HJ, then (8.45) Kings Arms 6BJ, (10pm) Harefield 6BY

• Wed 21 (2pm) Ruislip Manor social; J.J. Moon’s HA4 0AA

• Fri 30 (7.30) Acton Beer Festival; West London Trades Union Club W3 6ND

September

• Sun 1 (12pm) Brentford Festival, Blondin Park W5 4UR

• Wed 18 (8pm) Meeting; venue tbc

• Sat 21 Branch 50th Anniversary party (see website)

https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk

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