East and Mid Surrey

2021

  • The Castle, Outwood Reopens Friday 1 October 2021

    The Castle, Outwood, which has been closed since pre-pandemic times, successfully fought planning permission to turn it into house and had AVC status granted has now reopened as a pub.

    The beers on reopening were Harveys, Shere Drop, Green King IPA and their own and they expect to start doing food from the middle of October.

    Any other news would be welcome.

  • Club of the Year Presentation Tuesday 27 July 2021

    With restrictions coming to end end, we’ve recently been able to present, in a socially distanced manner of course, our 2020 Club of the Year certificate to Kingswood Village Club.

  • GBBF at Your Local 2021 Sunday 4 July 2021

    Let’s get back to the pub in with the Great British Beer Festival at Your Local this summer!

    East and Mid Surrey CAMRA is urging people to visit pubs this summer under the banner of the Great British Beer Festival, supporting them after a year of restrictions.

    In the absence of a single Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) event this year due to COVID-19, the campaigning organisation is encouraging licensees to hold events and activities celebrating live beer and real cider as part of a Great British Beer Festival at Your Local event, taking place from 30 July – 8 August, just a week after the proposed date that restrictions are set to end. GBBF at Your Local hopes to present the very best that the nation’s pubs, clubs, breweries and cider producers have to offer.

    This campaign hits right at the heart of CAMRA and hopes to help encourage footfall to pubs and clubs and increase demand for brewers and cider-makers. In previous years, GBBF has attracted over 38,000 attendees, and CAMRA are hoping that in the year that the industry needs it most, those beer and cider lovers will come out to support independent and local businesses.

  • Cider Month May 2021 Saturday 1 May 2021

    CAMRA celebrates Cider and Perry Months in May and October. Unlike real ale production, which can happen at any time of the year, real cider and perry can only be made when the fruit is ripe and is tied to a natural cycle of the apple and pear trees found in orchards around the country.

    May was chosen because it is when the orchards bloom and begin producing fruit which will then be harvested. It is also when cider and perry production in the previous year reaches maturity and can start being enjoyed.

    October is also a very active time for cider makers when production is in full flow and most cider producers are harvesting the fruit.

  • Cask is Back, So Back Cask Friday 9 April 2021

    A new campaign has been launched calling on beer drinkers to back British brewing and pubs and opt for a pint of fresh cask beer from a local independent brewery when they return to pubs next week.

    Sales of hand-pulled cask beer, which can only be sold in pubs, have been hit hard by Coronavirus restrictions – with sales of this fresh British beer down 70% over the last twelve months – but this new campaign is seeking to reverse those fortunes and has the backing of brewers, beer drinkers and publicans alike.

    The 'Cask is BACK, so back CASK' campaign has been launched by the Society of Independent Brewers, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), the British Institute of Innkeeping, and Cask Marque – who are championing Britain’s National drink, which can only be enjoyed down the pub.

  • Pubs Matter in the Budget Sunday 28 February 2021

    The #PubsMatter campaign aims to flood social media with positive messages about why pubs, social clubs and taprooms matter to people and communities.

    On 3 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the next Budget and we will find out if pubs, clubs, brewers and cider makers will get the support they need to thrive when they can reopen after lockdown.

    That's why from Sunday 28 February we will be encouraging anyone who loves pubs to Tweet the Chancellor (@RishiSunak) with a personal message about why #PubsMatter and need support in the Budget.

  • Annual General Meeting Information Saturday 23 January 2021

    The branch AGM is scheduled to take place on 16 February 2021 at 8pm, online and via phone. Joining instructions are available in our Members' Area.

    We currently have vacancies for the roles of Secretary and Social Secretary, if you are interested in joining the committee then please let us know via our Contacts and Help page.

  • Tryanuary At Home Saturday 9 January 2021

    Take part in Tryanuary!

    Tryanuary encourages supporting small independent beer businesses during January, a tough trading month in normal years, let alone when pubs & clubs are closed under lockdown.

    Learn about Tryanuary At Home and get involved at https://www.tryanuary.com.