I am well aware that much of our coverage of news about pubs\nis on the gloomy side. I make no apologies for that; like many of my CAMRA colleagues,\nI feel strongly that the unfair, cynical and money-grasping activities of the\nbig (and some smaller\u2026) pub owning businesses need to be brought to the\nattention of as many people as possible, not least you, the pub-goer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said, let us not forget the reason why we strive to\nsave and protect pubs; we like them, what they stand for and the beer that they\nserve. They are the hub of many local communities, hosting a huge range of\nenjoyable social events. There is, in my humble opinion, nothing (well, almost)\nbetter than having a few good pints in good company and if you look at the item\nabout the increase in activity in the night-time economy on page 18, I\u2019m not\nalone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
CAMRA has launched a new campaign, the \u2018Summer of Pub\u2019 (a paraphrase\nof the \u2018Summer of Love\u2019). The thinking behind the campaign is to increase\npub-going over the summer and to demonstrate the importance of Britain\u2019s\npubs, as well as to highlight how CAMRA\u2019s national and local campaigning can\nwork well together. Of course we must continue to campaign for pubs but that\ndoesn\u2019t mean that we can\u2019t have fun while we do it. If at the same time we can\nraise CAMRA\u2019s profile as a positive, forward-thinking and fun organisation to\njoin, then so much the better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The campaign will be officially launched on the late May\nBank Holiday on 27 May and events will be held on significant dates throughout\nthe summer, including Beer Day Britain on 15 June and the Women\u2019s World Cup (7\nJune to 7 July). Look out for details. The campaign will close on the August\nBank Holiday, 26 August. You can find details of events happening throughout\nthe period on www.camra.org\/summerofpub<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have asked CAMRA\u2019s branches across Greater London each to nominate a pub with a nice garden or outside area. Obviously the outer areas are more likely to have pubs with gardens but I thought that readers would prefer a spread across the whole of London. These local recommendations are listed below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Blacksmiths\n Arms<\/td> | Cudham\n Lane South, Cudham TN14 7QB\n <\/td> | Festooned with flowers and has a\n delightful garden<\/td><\/tr> |
| Builders\n Arms<\/td> | 65\n Leslie Park Road, Croydon CR0 6TP\n <\/td> | Secluded garden at the rear \u2013 a\n hidden gem of Croydon<\/td><\/tr> |
| Constitution<\/td> | 42 St Pancras Way, Camden Town NW1\n 0QT<\/td> | Canalside; multiple winner of\n \u2018Camden in Bloom\u2019 award<\/td><\/tr> |
| Duke of\n Edinburgh<\/td> | 204\n Ferndale Road, Brixton SW9 8AG\n <\/td> | Surprising rear garden<\/td><\/tr> |
| Old\n Orchard<\/td> | Jacks Lane, Harefield UB9 6HJ<\/td> | Stunning views across the Colne\n Valley<\/td><\/tr> |
| Orange\n Tree<\/td> | 18\n Highfield Road, Winchmore Hill N21 3HA\n <\/td> | Prize winning garden by the New\n River Walk<\/td><\/tr> |
| Plume of\n Feathers<\/td> | 19 Park Vista, Greenwich SE10 9LZ<\/td> | Lots of flowers and an attractive\n garden<\/td><\/tr> |
| Union\n Tavern<\/td> | 45 Woodfield Road, Maida Vale W9\n 2BA<\/td> | Canalside terrace<\/td><\/tr> |
| White\n Swan<\/td> | Riverside, Twickenham TW1 3DN<\/td> | Views across the river \u2013 mind the\n tide<\/td><\/tr> |
| Wych Elm<\/td> | 93\n Elm Road, Kingston KT2 6HT\n <\/td> | Attractive garden<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n You will find full details of all of these pubs, including travel advice and opening times, on CAMRA\u2019s WhatPub database \u2013 see page 43 for details. Sadly, the one important aspect of this campaign that we cannot control is the weather; let\u2019s just hope that at some point the sun shines. When it does, enjoy! If it doesn\u2019t then sit inside\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tony Hedger <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am well aware that much of our coverage of news about pubs is on the gloomy side. I make no apologies for that; like many of my CAMRA colleagues,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |