{"id":5806,"date":"2025-09-24T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5806"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:43:50","slug":"john-young-memorial-award-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/john-young-memorial-award-4\/","title":{"rendered":"John Young Memorial Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2007, CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Region decided to celebrate the memory of John Young and his impact on real ale and pubs within London by introducing an annual award in his name.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Nominations are made by the London branches and voted on by them.&nbsp; The award is not open to volunteers or groups within CAMRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award\u2019s objectives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to celebrate the memory of John Young and his impact on real ale and pubs within London;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to publicly acknowledge on an annual basis an individual or organisation, external to CAMRA, that the London branches believe has done the most for real ale and\/or pubs within the Greater London area;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to raise the profile of CAMRA within Greater London and the activities of London branches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the winner, nominated by the East London &amp; City (ELAC) branch, is Robert Thomas, the founder of the Remarkable Pubs company.&nbsp; The nomination reads as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Founded in 1985 by Robert Thomas, Remarkable Pubs\u2019 first venture was the purchase and renovation of the Prince George in Hackney.&nbsp; Cask ale pumps were installed as part of their mission to serve great beer to the local community.&nbsp; 17 pubs later (11 in the ELAC area), Robert\u2019s venture has resulted in a very remarkable and much loved set of pubs.&nbsp; Their acquisitions are always carefully restored with some magnificent examples including the Boleyn Tavern in Upton Park where a huge amount of love and care went into bringing this beautiful and majestic building back to its former impressive Victorian glory.&nbsp; Other recent examples of restored pubs include the Holly Tree, whose large pub interior has been beautifully refurbished with a classic look and feel, and the Leyton Engineer, in the old Victorian Leyton Town Hall built in 1895, which has had an extensive and loving restoration.&nbsp; All their pubs serve a selection of cask ales, with many of them in the Good Beer Guide.&nbsp; Robert Thomas continues to run Remarkable Pubs as its Chairman.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.londonist.com\/uploads\/2019\/10\/i730\/hollytree2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo (c) Londonist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The London Pubs Group recently toured a number of Remarkable\u2019s pubs and their report gives you a good idea of the company\u2019s achievements.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/a-remarkable-day-out\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to say that the award will be presented by John\u2019s nephew, Torquil Sligo-Young, on Tuesday 28 October, at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/camra.org.uk\/pubs\/prince-george-hackney-156073\">Prince George<\/a><\/strong>, 40 Parkholme Road, Dalston (7pm for 7.30).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2007, CAMRA\u2019s Greater London Region decided to celebrate the memory of John Young and his impact on real ale and pubs within London by introducing an annual award in&hellip; 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