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News articles from within and around the branch area

Members’ Weekend 2025 Round Up - Branch Website of the Year Wednesday 25 June 2025
What's Brewing have published a roundup of the Members' Weekend, which can be viewed on the national website.

The feature includes a video and transcript of the Website of the Year presentation; won this year by Mansfield and Ashfield.

https://wb.camra.org.uk/2025/06/22/members-weekend-2025-round-up-branch-website-of-the-year

Rob Green accepting the award on our behalf
Newark's magazine added to Newsletter page Friday 13 June 2025
Beer Gutter Press - the revived branch magazine for Newark CAMRA is now linked from the Newsletter page of the website.
Pub of the Season Winners Monday 2 June 2025
The votes have been counted and we're delighted to announce the Spring Pub of the Season Winners.

The Scruffy Dog, Sutton-in-Ashfield won in the urban category and the Dixies Arms, Bagthorpe in the rural category. Congratulations to both, and all who were shortlisted this quarter.

Presentations will be organised and dates posted on the website.

Both winners are now shortlisted for our 2026 Pub of the Year, which will be judged in January.

The Summer Pub of the Season shortlist will be drawn up from beer-scoring via the CAMRA website, WhatPub and GBG web app (not Untappd) from May to July and voted on in August. Full rules can be found here

Scruffy Dog Dixies Arms
The Yard, Langwith announces closure Sunday 1 June 2025
Spring Pub of the Season voting opens Friday 23 May 2025
Voting is open to determine the Spring pub of the Season 2025.

The shortlist - derived from beer scoring via WhatPub, GBG webapp and national CAMRA website (not Untappd) - is:

Urban
Barrel Micropub, Mansfield Woodhouse
Dandy Cock, Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Garrison, Mansfield
Pavilion, Mansfield
Scruffy Dog, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Rural
Black Market, Warsop
Dixies Arms, Bagthorpe
Hilcote Arms, Hilcote
The Yard, Langwith

Voting closed Monday 2nd June at 12pm.

The full rules can be found here
Champion Beer of Britain Category Winners Revealed Wednesday 21 May 2025
The winners of each category in the Campion Beer of Britain have been judged and revealed at the Cambridge Beer Festival.

The beers which scooped gold are now shortlisted to be named overall Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival; held at the Birmingham NEC in August.

Read more here
Final Whistle, Southwell takes Nottinghamshire PotY Wednesday 14 May 2025
The Final Whistle at Southwell took the Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year award, it was announced on Saturday. The Newark branch pub beat The Mallard, Worksop, into second place, with FireRock in Sutton in Ashfield, Horse and Jockey in Stapleford and Wheatsheaf in Bingham also in the running. Congratulations to the team on their success.

https://newark.camra.org.uk/county-top-for-final-whistle/
CAMRA adds top Cask Marque ratings to website Tuesday 13 May 2025
Drinkers can now search the CAMRA website for pubs with four and five-star Cask Marque ratings for beer quality and cellar hygiene.

CAMRA national chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said: “There’s nothing better than a pint of top-quality cask beer in a pub. That’s why we want to make the CAMRA website the go-to place to find your next pint.

“We’re really pleased to partner with Cask Marque so that consumers can now search for pubs with high beer quality and cellar hygiene ratings, as well as mark favourite pubs, create and share interactive trips with friends and even tag your must-try beers to plan your perfect pub visit.”

Cask Marque executive director Paul Nunny said: “Great beer starts with great cellar practices. The beer and cellar rating helps pub-goers find establishments that prioritise quality, just like a food hygiene rating does for your dining out.

“CAMRA’s addition of the rating to its website gives consumers more choice, helping beer lovers easily find pubs committed to quality cellar practices and the perfect pint.”

https://cask-marque.co.uk/
Indie Brewery Checker Tool added to links Tuesday 13 May 2025
https://indiebeer.uk/index.php#beerChecker

A link has been added to the website that takes you to the Indie Beer Brewery Checker tool, where you can find out in seconds if a beer is brewed by an independent brewery or a global organisation, such as Budweiser or Carlsberg.

The website is packed full of information to give an informed choice, when it isn't always clear where a beer has been brewed.

See more at https://indiebeer.uk/index.php
Copies of Booze News scanned to website Wednesday 7 May 2025
The Summer 1999, Spring 2001 and Summer 2001 copies of Booze News have been scanned and added to the newsletter page.
Keep Cask Alive Monday 5 May 2025

A recent seven-part documentary series called ‘Keep Cask Alive’ from the ‘The Craft Beer Channel’ on YouTube has highlighted the importance of cask ale and its association with the UK. The series follows founders Jonny Garrett and Brad Evans as they travel across the UK, visiting breweries, pubs, festivals and farms to highlight the challenges and opportunities facing cask ale. The journey is part of a larger campaign to secure recognition for cask ale as Intangible Heritage under UNESCO’s framework – a status that would help preserve this tradition for generations to come.

Signing the petition takes two minutes and can be done by scanning the larger QR code on the advertisement or by clicking here

More information can be found on the campaigns page
Summer editions of Pints of View, Nottingham Drinker and InnSpire released Wednesday 30 April 2025
The summer editions of Pints of View, Nottingham Drinker and InnSpire have been released and can be downloaded from the Newsletter page.
Three Stooges Brewery relocate to Arnold Saturday 19 April 2025
Three Stooges Brewery have had to relocate from Kirkby-in-Ashfield to Arnold following the sale of the building by the landlord.
Ashover Brew Co: A New Chapter in Brewing Monday 14 April 2025
Jono and Lisa's 10 years at the Brown Cow Monday 14 April 2025
Congratulations to you both!!!
Campaingner of the Year 2025 Sunday 13 April 2025
Congratulations to Steve Alton, Chief Executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping, who has been awarded the Campaigner of the Year.

Well done to Rob Green, the neighbouring North Notts chair and East Midlands deputy regional director, who came runner-up.
Magazine of the Year awards Sunday 13 April 2025
The branch Magazine of the Year winners were announced at the CAMRA AGM on Saturday afternoon.

Congratulations to Bristol and District branch, who took first place with Pints West.

The runners up were Norfolk Nips (Norfolk) and Full Pints (Ayrshire & Wigtownshire)
Mansfield & Ashfield awarded Website of the Year 2025 Sunday 13 April 2025
Mansfield and Ashfield were awarded Website of the Year 2025 at the CAMRA AGM in Torquay. Thanks to East Midlands deputy regional director, Rob Green, who accepted the award on our behalf and then presented it to webmaster, Kirsten Yates, later that day. Congratulations to South Devon and Sheffield branches for placing runner-up and third place.

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