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REGIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presentation to the Hope<\/a> <\/strong>was made on Thursday 2 November. The photo shows cellar team members Nick Williams (left) and Mark Cotton accepting the award from CAMRA\u2019s regional director for Greater London, Ellie Eames.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A profile of the pub can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Region Club of the Year for 2023 is, once again, the Leyton Orient Supporters Club<\/a>. The certificate was presented to bar manager Mark Harrison at their October ale night on 26 October by CAMRA\u2019s regional director for Greater London Regional, Ellie Eames.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The club has won many CAMRA awards over the years, including a CAMRA 50th Anniversary Golden Award. Staffed entirely by volunteers, the club normally opens before and after Orient home games, plus there are a number of ale nights held throughout the year. You will need to show your CAMRA membership card if using the bar before a home game. The next ale night will be on Thursday 14 December where the beers will be from Mighty Oak Brewery. The full address is the Breyer Group Stadium, Oliver Road, Leyton.
Andy Kinch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGIONAL CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Region Cider Pub of the Year for 2023 is the Hop Inn micropub<\/a><\/strong> in Hornchurch, thus retaining the title from 2021 and 2022. They also took CAMRA\u2019s National Cider & Perry Pub of the Year award in 2022. You can usually find at least ten traditional ciders and perries available.
It is owned by Phil Cooke and Alison Taffs and Alison is well known as an advocate for cider, promoting interest in and knowledge of this special drink. The presentation was made on 12 September by Ian White, CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Cider Co-ordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The photo shows Phil and Alison centre, flanked by Danny and Andrew, their bar staff, with Ian on the left. The full address is 122\/124 North Street, Hornchurch RM11 1SU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WEST MIDDLESEX BRANCH CIDER AWARD 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s award went to the Owl & The Pussycat<\/a> in Northfields. The certificate was presented by branch cider officer Stephen Gilmour (left) to co-owner Paul Nock on 23 October.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Paul was delighted with the award and said how much it was appreciated, especially given the struggles of the past year. The micropub and brewery serves up to ten real ciders and perries, along with a range of cask beers. The full address is 106 Northfield Avenue, a short walk from Northfields Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREATER LONDON YOUNG MEMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday 8 November, CAMRA’s Greater London Young Members group held a social event at the Royal Oak<\/a><\/strong> in Tabard Street, a Harvey’s pub and South East London Branch\u2019s Pub of the Year for 2023. Many of the attendees had never been to the pub before and all who came agreed that the beer was fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The pub had six Harvey’s beers on and a particular favourite of the group was this month’s seasonal beer, Bonfire Boy (5.8% ABV). We also took part in the pub’s weekly quiz, which was a lot of fun even though we didn’t win. We plan to visit the pub on quiz night again in the near future. If you enjoy real ale and would like to meet like-minded people for a friendly chat, keep an eye on our Facebook Group: Greater London Young CAMRA Members.
Joseph Paul<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NATIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR \u2013 THE FINALISTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regional winners in CAMRA\u2019s National Pub of the Year competition were listed in the previous edition. CAMRA\u2019s volunteer judges have now selected a final panel of four, based on their atmosphere, d\u00e9cor, welcome, service, value for money, customer mix and, most importantly, the quality of their beer and cider. They are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n