Steve, who passed away on 2 November, was an active campaigner for CAMRA for many years, having been a member of the Croydon & Sutton branch since its inception. His roles included branch chair, festival organiser and committee member. In the 1990s, Steve edited the branch’s local newsletter, the ‘Croydon Crawler & Sutton Staggerer’. He was also at one time involved in ordering beer for the Great British Beer Festival. Latterly he looked after the casks for our own festivals at Wallington and he ensured that good quality ales were always served.
Steve was also an enthusiastic and talented home brewer; the annual invitation to his home was a highlight of the year, as he would brew up to ten ales of different types and strengths, all, of course, excellent. One of his brews was developed by local brewers Clarence & Fredericks and sold as Cascadian Black.
Steve is survived by his wife, Maureen, to whom we send our condolences.
Croydon & Sutton branch