CAMRA branch for Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock & surrounds.

Social events – June 2018

Social events – June 2018

The Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival may be over but there are other events happening during the rest of June! Saturday 23th June:  Minibus trip to: Lytton Arms, Old Knebworth, The Plough, Datchworth, Bull, Watton at Stone, Lordship Arms, Bennington, Our Mutual Friend, Stevenage. £5 members, £8 non-members. Pickups from 6pm, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock &Read more about Social events – June 2018[…]

Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival – calling volunteers!

We’re looking for volunteers to work at the Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival and you can volunteer here: http://volunteer.hitchinbeerfestival.org.uk/ There are all sorts of roles before, during & after the festival. We are looking for help from Monday 4 June through to Sunday 10 June and any amount of time that you can offer onRead more about Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival – calling volunteers![…]

“Beer of the Festival” trip

Saturday 7th April – Brewery Trip – “Beer of the Festival” The joint winners of the Stevenage Beer and Cider Festival “Beer of the Festival” were Arbor Ales Brewery “Simcoe” and Moor Brewery “Hoppiness”. Arbor Ales Brewery http://arborales.co.uk/ Moor Brewery  https://www.moorbeer.co.uk/ As usual we plan to present the breweries with an award. As it happens both breweriesRead more about “Beer of the Festival” trip[…]

North Hertfordshire Branch Pubs of the Year

2018 Branch Pub of the Year Winner:- Red Lion, Preston http://www.theredlionpreston.co.uk/ Runner up:- Garden City Brewery, Letchworth Garden City http://gardencitybrewery.co.uk/ Congratulations to Ray and Jo and their Red Lion team for winning the POTY for the second year running. We will announce the date for the official presentation soon. The Red Lion will go forward toRead more about North Hertfordshire Branch Pubs of the Year[…]

Save The Cabinet in Reed

The Save the Cabinet Action group has launched a petition to the Planning Inspectorate to make sure that the developer’s appeal is heard by way of a hearing or an inquiry, and not just a paper exercise. The petition is here … https://www.change.org/p/the-planning-inspectorate-save-the-cabinet-at-reed-a-400-year-old-gem-and-the-last-pub-in-the-village The full article and more information about the campaign can be foundRead more about Save The Cabinet in Reed[…]