Young Members
How much does it cost to join CAMRA?
If you’re lucky enough to be under 26 years old, you qualify for a discounted CAMRA membership rate. The full UK membership rate of £18 (£21 Joint) per annum, is reduced to £10 (£13 joint), reflecting CAMRA’s acceptance and importance of younger members. If you join CAMRA by Direct Debit, you’ll get 15 months membership for the price of 12. Further discounted rates are available if you’re a member of a University Real Ale Society that takes advantage of Affiliated Membership.
- For more information about CAMRA Affiliated Membership for University Real Ale Societies, click here .
- Read on about CAMRA membership rates and benefits .
University Real Ale Society Affiliated Membership
Affiliated Membership is open to University Real Ale Societies. Details about Affiliated Membership and Affiliated Membership rates are available from Tony Jerome and the national CAMRA web-site (details below).
Do you want to set up a Real Ale Society?
We can give advice on how to approach the powers that be in your University or College in order to set up a Real Ale Society.
Does your Student Union Bar serve Real Ale?
CAMRA can help by providing information about Real Ale in a Bottle and breweries that can supply small casks of Real Ales, as well as providing help, information and advice on other issues. Your local CAMRA Branch Members will be able to suggest good Real Ale pubs in your area.
Are you part of a Real Ale Society at University?
Affiliated CAMRA Membership could be what your University Real Ale Society is looking for and will really benefit your society members. Ask Tony Jerome about affiliation and he will tell you about the merits and incentives that this new membership scheme has to offer your members!
More information about University Real Ale Society Affiliated Membership can be found here .
For full details on affiliation, phone Tony Jerome on 01727 798444,
or E-mail him at tony.jerome@camra.org.uk .
How can I get involved?
There is a CAMRA Young Members Google Group. The Google Group was set up as a discussion group so that Young CAMRA Members can air their views about subjects related to their membership, including Young Members social events and CAMRA policy, as well as talking about pubs, breweries, beery news.
Just E-mail Gus Manning (the Chairman of the YMGC) at gusintheymgcpub@yahoo.co.uk to request to join or log on to http://groups.google.co.uk/group/CAMRA-YM .
To get involved with Young Members social events in CAMRAs East Anglia Region, just E-mail or phone the network of Branch Young Members Contacts (BYMCs) to find out what events are being organised for Young Members, and then turn up – it really is that easy!
CAMRA Branches all over the UK are finding that Young Members are volunteering to become BYMCs. This person works alongside the local Branch Membership Secretary and Social Secretary and is responsible for organising trips and events for Young Members in the local Branch area.
If you’re a Young CAMRA Member, you can join in with the social events that are being organised for Young Members in your Branch Area and nationwide.
Contact details of all BYMCs and RYPMCs can be found on the Young Members Section of the CAMRA web-site by following the link to the ‘Young Members Group Contacts ‘ page.
The Branch Young Members Contacts (BYMCs) in the East Anglia Region are:
NORTH HERTS BYMC
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Colchester & North East Essex BYMC
Jonathan Bennet,
E-mail ymc@colchestercamra.org.uk ,
phone 01206 769650,
web-site http://www.colchestercamra.org.uk/youngmembers.shtm .
Huntingdonshire BYMC
Gwen Godfrey,
E-mail young@huntscamra.org.uk .
Norwich & Norfolk BYMC
Helen Nightingale,
E-mail youngmembers@norwichcamra.org.uk,
phone 01362 696834 (h), 07714 095618 (m).
Peterborough & District BYMC
Lauren Carey,
E-mail young-members@real-ale.org.uk,
phone 0870 334 0326 (CAMRA at home, national rate), web-site http://www.real-ale.org.uk/index.php?module=youngmembers&func=main .
South Hertfordshire Branch Contact
John Bishop,
E-mail ask@hertsale.org.uk.
In addition to BYMCs; the East Midlands, Greater London, the South West, the West Midlands, South & Mid Wales, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Central Southern Regions also have Regional Young Persons’ Membership Co-ordinators (RYPMCs) to liaise with the BYMCs, Branch Committees, Regional Directors and the YMGC. The regional contacts invite all Young Members in those regions to larger social events.
The East Anglia Region hasn’t got a RYPMC, so if you’re willing to take on this role, contact
Mike Harvey – CAMRAs East Anglia Regional Director,
on 01255 420085
or at RD.EastAnglia@camra.org.uk.
Contact details of all BYMCs, RYPMCs and members of the YMGC can be found on the Young Members Section of the CAMRA web-site by following the link to the ‘Young Members Group Contacts ‘ page.
Young Members Social Events
The most popular part of the YMG activities are the social events that are organised for Young Members and non-members by the network of BYMCs. Over 50 Branches nationwide already have BYMCs who organise social events for Young Members and non-members within their Branch Areas.
Come and join us on our social events in CAMRAs North Herts Region. We’re a friendly, bunch of Young Real Ale Drinkers who always enjoy good beer, good company and a good day out. Most of our events are open to members and non-members.
