{"id":4053,"date":"2023-11-28T13:56:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:56:54","slug":"john-young-memorial-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/john-young-memorial-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"John Young Memorial Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The John Young Memorial Award was created by CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Region in 2007 to celebrate annually the memory of John Young and his impact on real ale and pubs within London. The award is presented to an individual or organisation that the London branches of CAMRA believe has made a substantial contribution to promoting real ale and\/or pubs within the Greater London area. Nominations are made by the London branches and voted on by them. The award is not open to volunteers or groups within CAMRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The winner this year, nominated by CAMRA\u2019s Croydon & Sutton branch, is the well known publican Rodger Molyneux. For over ten years, Rodger has been a significant force in the promotion of good quality beer and good pubs in south and south west London. As one of the management team at the Hope<\/a><\/strong> in Carshalton, Rodger helped oversee the formation of a company firstly to lease and subsequently to buy the freehold of the pub from Punch Taverns. The high standards which he has helped set have led to the Hope winning the branch Pub of the Year award every year since 2012 and winning the Greater London Pub of the Year award six times in the last 12 years, including the current year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, Rodger has also run the Trafalgar Free House<\/a><\/strong> in South Wimbledon. This has also been a Pub of the Year, this time for South West London branch. It closed temporarily in 2021 while the owners were reviewing their options but, happily, this has now been resolved and the \u2018Traf\u2019 reopened to general acclaim on 12 September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, Rodger was part of a small team that successfully bid to run the former Charles Cryer Theatre in Carshalton. Cryer Arts<\/a> is now a popular arts centre and Rodger has ensured that the bar quickly reached Good Beer Guide standard. Rodger has also helped other local publicans to maintain high standards and has assisted CAMRA at several branch beer festivals with both equipment and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The presentation took place at the Trafalgar on Tuesday 14 November. The award, as is now traditional, was presented by Torquil Sligo-Young who is holding the perpetual shield. This is updated with the name of each year\u2019s winner. Ellie Eames, CAMRA\u2019s Regional Director for Greater London and who is a regular at the \u2018Traf\u2019 is holding the certificate which is the winner\u2019s permanent reminder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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