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		<title>Our Mutual Friend &#8211; Winter Beer Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a whole 5 weeks to wait until the Hitchin Beer &#38; Cider festival &#8212; what to do in the meantime? Well all year round you can get great cask ale in excellent North Herts pubs &#8212; especially at their own independent beer festivals! The Our Mutual Friend in Stevenage, a Good Beer Guide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2012/01/our-mutual-friend-winter-beer-festival/</link>
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		<title>2012 Hitchin Beer &amp; Cider Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not long to go now! Only about 7 weeks at the time of this post! Mark March 9th and 10th on your calendars for the Hitchin Beer &#038; Cider festival. Held jointly by North Hertfordshire CAMRA and the Hitchin Round Table at the Town Hall. (Maybe for the last time &#8211; yes, we keep saying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2012/01/2012-hitchin-beer-cider-festival/</link>
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		<title>Summer Wine Brewery &#8220;Diablo&#8221; &#8211; Letchworth Festival Winner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The months do fly by! It was back in September last year that we held our successful 20th Letchworth Beer Festival, and here I am now posting a story about the beer-of-the-festival win from that festival while simultaneously thinking about beers for the Hitchin festival on March 9th &#38; 10th. By popular vote, the beer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2012/01/summer-wine-brewery-diablo-letchworth-festival-winner/</link>
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		<title>2012 Whittlesea Straw Bear and Branch Social &#8211; final details</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised, here are the final details and the itinerary for the annual visit of the ‘North Herts Branch’ to the ‘Straw Bear Festival’ at Whittlesea on Saturday 14 January 2012. Though you can obviously make your own way there, a group from the branch plans to meet up at certain train stations (and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/12/2012-whittlesea-straw-bear-and-branch-social-final-details/</link>
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		<title>Pints of View 250</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Edition 250 of the Hertfordshire CAMRA branches&#8217; &#8220;Pints of View&#8221; newsletter should be arriving in pubs near you soon! If your local pub doesn&#8217;t receive Pints of View please consider helping out by dropping a few off there &#8211; to do so contact us using editor@camranorthherts.org.uk and we&#8217;ll allocate some copies to you at one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/12/pints-of-view-250/</link>
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		<title>Winter is coming, bringing plenty of festivals with it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few winter beer festivals have come to our attention recently, so if you would like a little excitement leading into Christmas: Polhill Arms Beer &#038; Bangers Festival, Renhold, Bedfordshire: Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th November Canary Club Winter Beer Festival, Hitchin Town Football Club: Friday 18th to Sunday 20th November Orange Tree Winter Beer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/11/winter-is-coming-bringing-plenty-of-festivals-with-it/</link>
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		<title>Call for Community Pub of the Year Nominations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are seeking nominations for this year’s North Herts Community Pub of the year. These are pubs that support their local community through hosting sports clubs, supporting local charities, organising community events or just for being the centre of the local community. If you know of a pub that you think deserves this award please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/10/call-for-community-pub-of-the-year-nominations/</link>
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		<title>2012 Whittlesea Straw Bear and Branch Social</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the words &#8220;Straw Bear Festival&#8221; I must admit that I first thought it was a typo &#8211; too much &#8216;beer&#8217; finding it&#8217;s way in my thinking perhaps? Actually, the North Herts Branch has been going to Whittlesea for many years &#8211; this year the Branch outing will be on Saturday 14 January [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/10/2012-whittlesea-straw-bear-and-branch-social/</link>
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		<title>Your beer scores count! Get them in for 2013!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, finally after the excitement of the Letchworth festival things seem to be slowing down a little in the lead-up to Christmas break. But that is the best time to start counting up beer scores for the year in time for 2013! If you have placed your favour in a branch pub (or two, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/10/your-beer-scores-count-get-them-in-for-2013/</link>
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		<title>2011 Letchworth Beer &amp; Cider Festival Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another Letchworth Beer Festival has come and gone, making it 20 that the branch has under its collective belt now. On the stats it was a good one as Letchworth festivals go, a handful more people than last year and a reasonable range of beer available until the end but not too much left over. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/10/2011-letchworth-beer-and-cider-festival/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Starts Tomorrow! Letchworth Beer &amp; Cider Festival Sneak Peek</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday (20th of September), some of the members donated their time and manpower to help set up. I was there a little after 9am to see what I could assist with. Unexpectedly we had more hands than anticipated &#8211; and thus finished in good time! Sadly, this may be the last year the Letchworth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/09/its-starts-tomorrow-letchworth-beer-cider-festival-sneak-peak/</link>
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		<title>Beer Festival Volunteers Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calling all CAMRA members &#8211; North Herts branch needs you! We could still do with a few more volunteers for the Letchworth Beer Festival &#8211; which is very soon! &#8211; It&#8217;s on today! 5pm and we&#8217;re opening the doors! &#8211; function pluralize( num, thing ) { var text = ""; text += num + " [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/09/beer-festival-volunteers-needed/</link>
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		<title>20th Letchworth Beer &amp; Cider Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark the dates in your diary: September 22nd to 24th! For more details and future updates keep an eye on the festival page.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/08/20th-letchworth-beer-cider-festival/</link>
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		<title>Minibus Ramble: South of Royston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year summer seems to be rather hit or miss, so July&#8217;s minibus ramble couldn&#8217;t of turned out much better than a gloriously sunny (and dry) evening visiting pubs south of Royston. Ray, our minibus driver, picked up six eager CAMRA members from the Half Moon in Hitchin who were joined by another two members [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/08/minibus-ramble-south-of-royston/</link>
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		<title>Minibus Ramble: South of Hitchin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another month past, another North Herts Saturday evening “minibus ramble” – which this time took the attendees through the lovely countryside settings of Gosmore, Chapelfoot, St Paul&#8217;s Walden and Preston to the south of Hitchin. Evenings like these are our attempt to get out to remote pubs in our branch area that may otherwise have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/07/minibus-ramble-south-of-hitchin/</link>
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		<title>Redemption Brewery Trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday June 4th a group of North Herts CAMRA members headed into London. We assembled at the Betjeman Arms in St Pancras station then made our way to the Tottenham Hale tube stop, twice losing members along the way – but in the end we all safely reached our goal. Tucked away inside an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/06/redemption-brewery-trip/</link>
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		<title>Herts Pubs-of-the-Year for 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hertfordshire CAMRA region is made up of 4 branches, these being Watford &#38; District, South Herts, Herts &#38; Essex Borders, and us &#8211; North Herts. Each year each branch selects a &#8220;pub of the year&#8221; from their branch area. In North Herts we start with a short-list of the 8 eligible pubs that have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/06/herts-pubs-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Late May Bank Holiday Beer Festivals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We know of several of beer festivals in and around our area this late May bank holiday weekend: The Fox, Aspenden &#8211; Thursday May 26th to Monday May 30th 16 cask ales, 3 regional ciders Live music Friday, Saturday, Sunday BBQ Saturday, Sunday, Monday The Goat, Codicote &#8211; Saturday May 28th to Monday May 30th [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/05/late-may-bank-holiday-beer-festivals/</link>
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		<title>Nominate Your &#8220;Most Improved Pub&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update @ Tue May 24th: The &#8220;most improved pub&#8221; nominations were pooled at the North Herts CAMRA branch meeting on May 23rd and those pubs with multiple nominations short-listed for the award. The contenders are: The Orange Tree, Baldock The Three Horseshoes, Willian The Victoria, Hitchin The Plough, Datchworth We encourage members who know these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/05/nominate-your-most-improved-pub/</link>
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		<title>Long Weekend Beer Festivals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a list of beer festivals we know about this wedding &#38; spring bank holiday extra-long weekend: Baldock Independent Beer Festival &#8211; Friday to Sunday -  58 ales, 23 ciders &#38; perrys, &#38; 14 continental beers! Half Moon in Hitchin: 7th Anniversary Beer Festival &#8211; Thursday to Sunday &#8211; 35 ales, plus ciders and perrys [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.camranorthherts.org.uk/2011/04/long-weekend-beer-festivals/</link>
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