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Entries written in November 2013

Minibus Ramble – South of Hitchin – Saturday November 16th

Handpumps in The Windmill, Charlton

Forsaking the joys of X Factor, 8 CAMRA members ventured out on the latest minibus trip to some of the branch’s more remote pubs. Trips like these help members get to pubs they might otherwise not visit to sample the beers and also to score the beers as part of the process of selection for [...Read on]

Written by Yvan Seth on 20th November 2013
Category: Minibus Ramble
Tagged with: Breachwood Green, , , NBSS, Plough, , St Pauls Walden, Strathmore Arms, Windmill
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SCORE YOUR ALES! Nominate your community pub! Join our minibus trip.

North Herts CAMRA Needs You! (for the Letchworth Beer Festival)The next edition of the Good Ber Guide needs YOU – CAMRA member.

Score Your Beers!
I know 2015 is a long way off but at the next Branch meeting & Social (8.15pm Monday 25th November in the GBG listed Standing Order in Stevenage) we will start the process of selecting those pubs good enough[…Read on]

Written by Yvan Seth on 11th November 2013
Category: Branch News, Campaigning
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Triple Success for Buntingford Brewery

Polar Star

[This article appeared in the CAMRA’ Oct/Nov 2013 Pints of View – found in good ale pubs throughout Hertfordshire and surrounds! Click here for a PDF of the full newsletter. This article on page 5.] The CAMRA North Herts branch was overjoyed to see our local Buntingford Brewery win three awards for their beers [...Read on]

Written by Yvan Seth on 7th November 2013
Category: Brewery News
Tagged with: Buntingford Brewery, CBoB, Champion Beer of Britain, Polar Star, Twitchell
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It's Starts Tomorrow! Letchworth Beer & Cider Festival Sneak Peek

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  • Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival

    Starts: 12:00 am

    Ends: 12:00 am, 11th January, 2015

    Location: Whittlesea, then Ely

    Description: Sat 10th Jan Branch trip to the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival 2015 and then GBG pubs* in Ely, Cambridgeshire.

    Trains as follows: Knebworth 0839, change at Hitchin or Stevenage, Stevenage 0842, Hitchin 0852. Change at Peterborough to catch the 0950 and arrive at Whittlesea at 0958. This gives us plenty of time to get to the town for the parade. Leave Whittlesea around 1600 and go to Ely to visit the GBG Pubs. Leave Ely around 2000*, arriving Hitchin around 2100.

    * Ely crawl/itinerary: Liberty Belle, Town House, Prince Albert (then a supermarket run before heading to the station) - the order may change on the day depending on how the party feels

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  • Minibus trip

    Starts: 6:30 pm

    Ends: 11:30 pm, 17th January, 2015

    Location: Western edge of North Herts

    Description: The second of our special GBG longlist minibus trips is this Saturday the 17th and there are still places available if you want to come. Visiting:

    - Bucks Head, Little Wymondley
    - Plough, Ley Green
    - Lilley Arms, Lilley
    - Plume of Feathers, Ickleford
    - Victoria, Hitchin

    Pick ups from 6:30pm in Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin and Stevenage; £8 for members, £12 for non members. To reserve seats contact Graham Perry on 07984 548783 or email

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  • Branch Open Meeting

    Starts: 8:00 pm

    Ends: 10:00 pm, 26th January, 2015

    Location: The Cock, Baldock

    Description: This is the time or place to ask questions about CAMRA, branch or at the national level. Format is simple and open.

    Come along and have a chat with the committee. And have a drink or two.

    Link to agenda here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/321bf2f1991bc022c558962fa/files/AGENDA_Branch_Mtg_26_01_15.pdf

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