Branch Diaries – October / November 2024

This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for October and November 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.

REGIONAL EVENTS

October

• Thu 10 (7.30 for 8pm) Greater London Club of the Year presentation; Orpington Liberal Club, 7 Station Rd, BR6 0RZ

November

• Sun 3 (from 12pm) Windsor social; meet Windsor & Eton Brewery Tap Room for (1pm) 2024 John Young Memorial Award presentation to Paddy Johnson, then visits to Indie Rabble and Two Flints breweries

• Wed 13 (7pm for 7.30) Brewery Liaison Officers meeting; Brewhouse & Kitchen (upstairs), Highbury Corner N5 1JJ

LONDON PUBS GROUP

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

October

• Sat 19 (12pm) West Middlesex tour; meet Queens Head, 31 High St, Pinner HA5 5PJ

November

• Mon 11 (7.30) Meeting; Royal Oak (upstairs), 44 Tabard St, SE1 4JU.  All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome.

https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/

CIDER

http://ianwhite.info/London_Cider_Events.html

YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP

Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members

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

BEXLEY

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

October

• Wed 9 (7pm for 7.30) Branch AGM; Dartfordians RFC, DA5 1LW

• Sat 12 Beer Festival staff outing to Oxford (contact Andy Wheeler)

Fri 18 (12pm) Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival social

• Wed 23 Social tba

November

• Wed 13 Meeting tba

• Wed 27 Social tba

https://bexley.camra.org.uk/

BROMLEY

social.secretary@bromley.camra.org.uk

October

• Thu 10 (7pm) Orpington Liberal Club Beer Festival social (including regional CotY presentation, as listed under Regional Events)

• Sat 19 Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival social; meet (10.25) Orpington Stn for 10:40 train to Tunbridge Wells (arr. 11:08) and walk to West Stn.

• Wed 23 (7.30) St. Paul’s Cray & Orpington social; meet Bull Inn BR5 3HS; then (9.15) Cricketer’s Knoll BR6 0DQ

• Tue 29 (7.30) Cttee meeting; Southey Brewery & Taproom SE20 7JD

• Thu 31 Redhill Beer Festival social. Merstham Village Hall RH1 3ED; meet (11am) East Croydon Stn for 11:17 or 11:26 train to Merstham

November

• Wed 6 (from 7pm) Greater London PotY Runner-up celebration evening; Cockpit, Chislehurst BR7 6NR

• Tue 12 (7.30) Farnborough Village social; Change of Horses BR6 7BB

• Sat 16 (1pm) Social; Chelsfield BR6 6EY

• Sat 23 (2pm) West Wickham & Hayes social; Real Ale Way BR4 0PX; then (3.45) Real Ale Way BR2 7EB

• Thu 28 (from 5pm) Dark Beers Festival social; Hope, 48 West St, Carshalton SM5 2PR

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

CROYDON & SUTTON

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

October

Thu 3 (8pm) Thornton Heath social & 50-year presentation; Railway Telegraph CR7 7JJ

Wed 9 (7.30) Croydon & Sutton 50-year celebration party; Cronx Tap CR0 1QE

Wed 16 (8.30) Meeting; Cryer Arts, Carshalton SM5 3BB

Thu 24 (8pm) Coulsdon social; Smugglers Inn CR5 3BE

Thu 31 (8pm) Beddington social; Dog House CR0 4QR, then 410 bus at 21:25 to Wallington, Whispering Moon SM6 8QF

November

Wed 6 (8pm) Sutton social & 50-year presentation; Robin Hood SM1 1SH, then (9.30) Shinner & Sudtone SM1 1DT

Wed 13 (8pm) Committee meeting, Green Dragon CR0 1NA

Thu 21 (8pm) Crystal Palace social & 50-year presentation; White Hart SE19 2EZ, then (9.30) Royal Albert SE19 1RX

Thu 28 (8pm) Carshalton social & London Drinker pick up, Hope SM5 2PR

http://www.croydon.camra.org.uk

EAST LONDON & CITY

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

October

• Tue 8 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion E13 0AD

• Sat 12 (12pm) Roberts Ramble, meet Golden Fleece E12 5DB: see website for details

• Thu 17 (6pm) Ale Night social: Leyton Orient Supporters Club E10 5NF

• Tue 22 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting, Olde Rose & Crown E17 4SA

• Tue 29 (6.45) Heritage tour; Three Cranes, 28 Garlick Hill, EC4V 2BA, then (7.30) Woodins Shades, 212 Bishopsgate EC2M 4PT (+ 3 others)

November

• Tue 5 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion E13 0AD

• Thu 7 (7pm) Pig’s Ear publicity crawl: see website for details

• Wed 13 (8pm) Meeting; Great Beyond Taproom, 417 Union Walk, E2 8HP

• Thu 14 (7pm) Pig’s Ear publicity crawl: see website for details

• Tue 19 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Olde Rose & Crown E17 4SA

http://www.pigsear.org.uk/

ENFIELD & BARNET

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

OCTOBER

• Thu 3 (7pm) High Barnet EN5 High Street social; Olde Monken Holt 5SU, then (8pm) Olde Mitre 5SJ

• Wed 9 (7pm) Social; Cock Inn EN4 9HU, then (8pm) New Crown N14 5PH

• Sat 12 (12pm) Social; Spaniards Inn NW3 7JJ, then (2pm) Crown N6 5HX

• Wed 23 (7pm) Lower Edmonton N9 social; Rising Sun 9EF, then (9pm) Beehive 9JZ

• Thu 31 (7pm) North Finchley N12 social; Elephant Inn 8NR, then (8pm) Bohemia 9QH

NOVEMBER

• Wed 6 (7pm) East Finchley N2 social; Old White Lion 0NW, then (8pm) Bald Faced Stag 8AB

• Fri 15 (12pm) Social; Railway Bell EN4 8RR

• Wed 20 (7pm) Enfield EN2 social; Cricketers 6QA, then (8pm) Crown & Horseshoes 6PZ, (9pm) Moon Under Water 6NN

• Sat 30 (12pm) Colindale & Hendon social; Moon Under Water NW9 6RR, then (2pm) Greyhound NW4 4JT

https://enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk/

KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD

John Burns, jburnsklc@gmail.com

October

Wed 2 (2pm) Social; Watchman, New Malden KT3 4ES

Wed 16 Oxshott & Stoke D’Abernon; meet (1pm) Bear KT22 0JE, then (2pm) Victoria KT22 0JR and by train to (3.30) Old Plough KT11 3BN

Tue 22 (8pm) Joint Pub of the Year presentation; Lamb, Surbiton KT6 5NF

November

Sun 3 (from 12pm) Windsor social (including JYMA award presentation, as listed under Regional Events)

Thu 7 (8pm) Meeting, Royal Oak, New Malden KT3 4RD

Sun 10 (2pm) Long service award presentation to Rick Robinson; WIlloughby Arms, Kingston KT2 6LN

Wed 27 (2pm) Social; Assembly Rooms, Epsom KT19 8EH

https://kandl.camra.org.uk

NORTH LONDON

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

October

Tue 1 (8pm) Autumn Pub of the Season presentation; Robin N4 4AP

Tue 8 (3-9pm) GBG launch; Perseverance WC1N 3NB

Tue 15 (7.30) GBG launch; Gipsy Queen NW5 4BS

Sat 19 Rail Ale Trail with South Herts and Herts/Essex Borders branches; NL members meet (11am) Tottenham Hale Stn

Tue 22 (7.30) Crouch End tour; meet Kings Head N8 8AA

Wed 23 (2pm) Social; Ferry Boat Inn N17 9NG

November

Tue 5 (7.30) Holloway Road tour; meet Swimmer N7 6AR

Tue 12 (7.30) Old Street tour; meet Wenlock Arms N1 7TA

Tue 19 (8pm) Holborn tour; meet Penderels Oak WC1V 7HJ

Wed 20 (2pm) Social; Lamb WC1N 3LZ

Tue 26 (8pm) Meeting; North London Tavern NW6 7QB

https://northlondon.camra.org.uk/

RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW

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

October

• Mon 14 (8pm) Meeting; Mitre, Richmond TW9 1UY

• Wed 23 (8pm) Social; Botanist, Kew TW9 3AA

November

• Mon 18 (8pm) Meeting; Hare & Hounds, East Sheen SW14 8AH

• Tue 26 (8pm) Social; Jolly Coopers, Hampton TW12 2SJ

https://rh.camra.org.uk/

SOUTH EAST LONDON

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

October

• Wed 2 (7pm) West Norwood social; meet Great North Wood SE27 0HS

• Tue 8 (7pm) Kennington social; meet Old Red Lion SE11 4RS

• Wed 23 (7pm) North Lambeth social; meet Hercules SE1 7BL

• Wed 30 (7pm) Camberwell social; meet Cambria SE5 9AR

November

• Tue 5 (7.30pm) Meeting and social; Long Pond SE9 1UT

• Sat 16 (3pm) Branch 50th Anniversary Past, Present and Future GBG pub tour; meet George SE1 1NH

• Wed 20 (7pm) Deptford & New Cross social; meet Duke SE8 3BU

• Tue 26 (7pm) Hither Green & Lee social; meet Station Hotel SE13 5NB

https://sel.camra.org.uk

SOUTH WEST LONDON

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

October

• Wed 9 (7pm) Mitcham social; meet Windmill CR4 4HA

• Tue 15 (7.30) Committee meeting; Cat’s Back SW18 1PP

November

• Mon 4 (7.30) Committee meeting; Old Sergeant SW18 4DJ

• Tue 12 (7pm) Wimbledon social; meet Alexandra SW19 7NE

• Mon 25 (7.30) GBG long-listing meeting; Sultan SW19 1BT

https://swl.camra.org.uk

WATFORD & DISTRICT

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

October

• Fri 18 (8.30) Rickmansworth High Street WD3 social: meet Coach & Horses 1ER, then (9.15) Pennsylvanian 1AN, (10pm) Wishful Drinking 1AB

• Tue 29 (8pm) Meeting, Oxhey Conservative Club WD19 4DS

November

• Sat 2 (8.30) Watford social; meet Essex Arms WD17 3EG, then (9.30) Two Trees Micro WD18 0EH, (10.30) Moon Under Water WD17 2BS

• Mon 25 (8pm) Meeting; West Herts Sports Club, Watford WD18 7HP

https://watford.camra.org.uk/

WEST LONDON

Paul Charlton, 07591 125486, contact@westlondon.camra.org.uk;

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

October

• Fri 4 (2pm) Social: Temple Brew House WC2R 3JF

• Tue 22 (2pm) St James’s social; meet Two Chairmen SW1H 9BP

November

• Tue 5 (7pm) Kensington social; meet Elephant & Castle, W8 4LT

• Mon 18 (2pm) Soho social; meet Shaston Arms W1F 7QN

• Wed 20 (7/7.30pm) Meeting: Speaker (upstairs) SW1P 2HA

https://westlondon.camra.org.uk/

WEST MIDDLESEX

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

October

• Thu 3 (8pm) Cider Month social; Owl & The Pussycat W13 9RT

• Wed 9 (7.30) Wetherspoons Beer Festival 1st day; J.J. Moon’s HA4 0AA

• Tue 15 (2pm) Wetherspoons Beer Festival social; Greenwood Hotel UB5 4LA

• Sat 19 (12pm) West Middlesex LPG tour; meet Queens Head, 31 High St, Pinner HA5 5PJ

• Thu 24 (8pm) Open Mic Night; General Elliot UB8 2UR

• Thu 31 (8pm) Burger Night; Plough, Norwood Green UB2 4LG

November

• Thu 7 (8pm) Cask Club Night; Black Horse, Sudbury HA0 2QP

• Tue 12 (2pm) Social; Sir Michael Balcon W5 3TJ

• Wed 20 (8pm) Meeting; Venue tbc

• Thu 28 (8pm) Ruislip social; Hop & Vine HA4 7AN

https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk

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