Branch Diaries – Dec/Jan 2024/5

This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for December 2024 and January 2025, 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

December

Wed 4 (7pm) Temple and Fleet Street tour; meet Cheshire Cheese, 5 Little Essex St, WC2R 3LD

January

• Thu 16 (7.30) Meeting; Royal Oak (upstairs), 44 Tabard St, SE1 4JU.  All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome.

www.londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk

CIDER

http://ianwhite.info/London_Cider_Events.html

YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP

youngmembers@sel.camra.org.uk

December

• Sat 12 (6pm) Christmas Knees-up; Bullfinch Brewery, Herne Hill SE24 9EH

Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members

BEXLEY

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

December

• Wed 11 (7pm) Meeting; Door Hinge, Welling DA16 1TR, tbc

• Thu 19 (7pm) Carols with Rev Trev; Furze Wren, Bexleyheath DA16 7DY

• Fri 27 (12pm) Social; meet Robin Hood & Little John DA6 8PF

January

• Wed 8 (8pm) Meeting; George Staples, Blackfen DA15 8PR, tbc

• Wed 22 (7pm) Social; meet Railway Tavern, Bexley DA5 1AH

https://bexley.camra.org.uk

BROMLEY

social.secretary@bromley.camra.org.uk

December

• Mon 2 (7pm) Social; Orpington Liberal Club BR6 0RZ

• Wed 11 (7pm) Micropub social; Hackney Carriage, Sidcup DA15 7AA, then (8.15) Halfway House DA15 8DJ, (9.40) River Ale House, East Greenwich SE10 0RJ

• Sat 28 (1.30) Bromley social; Crown & Anchor BR1 3HJ, then (2.20) Freelands Tavern BR1 3HZ, (3.10) Red Lion BR1 3LG. Other pubs will be visited

January

• Sat 4 (7.30) Wassail social with the Ravensbourne Morris; Two Doves BR2 8HD

• Sat 11 (2.30 prompt start) GBG selection meeting; Orpington Liberal Club

• Wed 15 (7.30) Sundridge Park social; Prince Frederick BR1 4DE, then (8.45) Crown in Sundridge BR1 3PA

• Tue 21 (7.30) Committee meeting; Chancery, Beckenham BR3 5NP

• Wed 29 (7.30) Bromley Common & Petts Wood social; Chequers BR2 8AP, then (8.30) One Inn the Wood BR5 1LA, (10pm) Sovereign of the Seas BR5 1DG

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

CROYDON & SUTTON

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

December

• Thu 5 (8pm) 50-year presentations; Plough, Beddington CR0 4QR, then (9.30) Duke’s Head, Wallington SM6 0AA

• Wed 11 (8.30) Meeting; Cryer Arts (Watercress Suite), Carshalton SM5 3BB

• Thu 19 (8pm) Christmas social; Royal Standard, Croydon CR0 1SS

January

• Wed 8 (8pm) Croydon social; Dog & Bull CR0 1RG, then (9.30) George CR0 1LA

• Wed 15 (8.30) Committee meeting; Green Dragon CR0 1NA

• Thu 23 (8pm) Selsdon social; Julian Huxley CR2 8LB, then (9.30) Golden Ark CR2 8LB

• Thu 30 (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

elacbranch@mail.com

December

• Tue 3-Sat 8 Pig’s Ear Beer Festival; Round Chapel, E5 0LY

• Wed 18 (3pm) GBG selection meeting; North Star, Leytonstone E11 3AR

• Thu 19 (6pm) Social; Leyton Orient Supporters Club, E10 5NF. Beers from Mighty Oak + mince pies

January

• Tue 14 (8pm) GBG selection meeting; Olde Rose & Crown, Walthamstow E17 4SA

www.pigsear.org.uk

ENFIELD & BARNET

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

December

• Wed 11 (7pm) Social; Olde Mitre Inne, Barnet EN5 5SJ

• Thu 19 (4pm) Festival social; Leyton Orient Supporters Club, E10 9NF

January

• Wed 1 (12pm) Social; New Crown, Southgate N14 5PH

• Thu 9 (8pm) GBG Selection meeting; Bohemia N12 9QH

• Wed 15 (7pm) Social; Orange Tree, Winchmore Hill N21 3HA, then (8pm) Fox, Palmers Green N13 4JD

• Thu 23 (7pm) Social; Arnos Arms, N11 1AN, then (8pm) Southgate Club, N14 5BP, (9pm) New Crown N14 5PH

• Wed 29 (7pm) High Barnet EN5 social; Sebright 4ET, then (8pm) Black Horse 4BW

www.enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk

KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD

John Burns, jburnsklc@gmail.com

December

• Tue 10 (7pm) Chessington & Hook KT9 social; William Bourne 2BQ, then (8pm) Chessington Oak 1HX, (8.45) Cricketers 1NQ, (9.30) North Star 1EQ

• Sat 21 (12.30) Kingston walkabout; Grey Horse KT2 5EE, then Oak KT2 5EN, Queens Head KT2 5HA, Boaters KT2 5AU, Bishop KT1 1PY, Ram KT1 1HL and Druids Head KT1 1JT. Timings tbc

• Fri 27 Dorking RH4 by bus; 465 at Surbiton arriving at the Cricketers 2JU about 12pm, then (1.30) Cobbett’s 1BY, (2.30) Old House at Home 1BY, (4pm) White Hart 2DR

January

• Wed 8 (8pm) Meeting, Albion, Kingston KT1 2PY

https://kandl.camra.org.uk

NORTH LONDON

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

December

Tue 3 (7pm) Social; Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, Round Chapel, E5 0LY

Sat 7 (2pm) Sausage and beer tasting; Pineapple NW5 2NX Tickets: here

Tue 10 (7.30) Kentish Town tour; meet Tapping the Admiral NW1 8SU

Tue 17 (7.30) Hampstead tour; meet Holly Bush NW3 6SG

January

Tue 7 (7.30) Euston tour; meet Prince Arthur NW1 1BX

Tue 14 (7.30) Holborn tour; meet Old Red Lion WC1V 6LS

Tue 21 (7.30) Museum tour; meet Museum Tavern WC1B 3BA

Wed 22 (2pm) Social; King William IV NW3 1RE

Tue 28 (8pm) Meeting; Snooty Fox N5 2NN

www.northlondon.camra.org.uk

RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW

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

December

• Wed 11 (8pm) Meeting; Moon Under Water, Hounslow TW3 3LF

• Mon 30 (2pm) Social; Pilot, Chiswick W4 4BZ, then Old Pack Horse TW4 5TF

January

• Wed 8 (8pm) Meeting; Prince of Wales, Twickenham TW2 5QR

• Tue 21 (8pm) Social; Admiral Nelson, Whitton TW2 7BB

rh.camra.org.uk

SOUTH EAST LONDON

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

December

• Fri 6 (7pm) Social; Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, Round Chapel, E5 0LY

• Sat 14 (12pm) Gravesend social; meet Compass Alehouse DA12 1AA

• Wed 18 (7pm) Wapping social; meet Town of Ramsgate E1W 2PN

January

• Thu 2 (7pm) Greenwich Market social; meet Spanish Galleon SE10 9BL

• Tue 7 (7.30pm) GBG selection meeting; Royal Oak SE1 4JU

• Wed 15 (7pm) North Greenwich social; meet Stargazer SE10 0DX

• Mon 20 (7.30pm) Branch AGM and social; Southwark Brewing Company SE1 2EZ

• Tue 28 (7pm) Bellingham & Catford social; meet Fellowship Inn SE6 3BT

www.sel.camra.org.uk

SOUTH WEST LONDON

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

December

Tue 3 (5pm) Social; Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, Round Chapel E5 0LY

Tue 10 (7.30) Committee meeting; Balham Bowls Club SW12 8QX

January

Wed 8 (7pm) Christmas social; Battersea Brewery Tap Room SW11 8AB

Sun 12 (1.15) GBG shortlisting meeting; Cat’s Back SW18 1PP

Wed 22 (7.30) Committee meeting; Sambrook’s Brewery (Chimney Room) SW18 1UD

https://swl.camra.org.uk

WATFORD & DISTRICT

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

December

• Fri 6: (8.30) Bushey WD23 social; Red Lion 3HN, then (9.15) King Stag 3EH, (10pm) Swan 3EE

January

• Wed 1 (1pm) Social; Nascot Arms, Watford WD17 4QS

• Fri 10 (6pm) Annual ‘Pre-Xmas’ London Pub Crawl; meet Bethnal Green Tavern E2 0EA

• Mon 13 (8pm) Meeting; Essex Arms, Watford WD17 3EG

www.watford.camra.org.uk

WEST LONDON

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

Social Sec: Paul Young, 07591 125486, pyoung3114@aol.com

December

• Tue 3 (2pm) Social; meet Warrington Hotel W9 1EH

• Mon 16 (7pm) Social; meet Duke of York, 47 Rathbone St, W1T 1NW

January

• Tue 7 (2pm) Social; meet Lots Road SW10 0RJ

• Wed 22 (7/7.30pm) Meeting; Bear (downstairs) W2 1JA

• Tue 28 (2pm) Social; meet Scarsdale Tavern, 23a Edwardes Sq, W8 6HE

www.westlondon.camra.org.uk

WEST MIDDLESEX

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

December

• Thu 5 (8pm) Drayton Court refurbishment social; W13 8PH

• Fri 13 (7pm) Christmas Party; Greenwood Hotel UB5 4LA: book here.

• Tue 17 (2pm) Social; Moon on the Hill HA1 2AW

• Thu 26 (12pm) Ealing tour; meet Sir Michael Balcon W5 3TJ

• Tue 31 (8pm) New Year’s Eve at Questors W5 5BQ

January

• Wed 8 (8pm) Meeting; venue tbc

• Thu 16 (8pm) Uxbridge town centre tour; meet Three Tuns UB8 1JN

• Tue 21 (2pm) Social; Botwell Inn UB3 3EB

• Thu 30 (8pm) Ickenham UB10 social; Coach & Horses 8LJ, then Tichenham Inn 8DF

https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk

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