The ale amblers will stay local and visit the Cheltenham Food and Drink Festival.
Contact Veronica for more details
Beer Day Britain will be taking place on 15 June 2018.
The idea is simple – for people to drink beer, ideally in a pub. The focus of the day is the National Cheers to Beer at 7pm, which entails raising a glass of beer, saying “Cheers to Beer” and posting a social media message tagged #CheerstoBeer.
The event is organised by beer sommelier Jane Peyton and supported by a coalition of brewers, pubs, retailers and beer drinkers. The aim is to encourage people to drink beer, raise its profile and celebrate Britain’s brewing scene.
15 June was chosen for the event because it is also the date that Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. The document mentioned ale by saying “Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale and a single measure for corn, namely the London quarter.”
This year the celebration will extend over the weekend to Father’s Day on 17 June, making it a perfect time to visit local pubs and breweries.
Father’s Day weekend cider festival
- Saturday – All day bbq and live music
- Sunday – Family day. Delicious hog roast, live music, face paints and bouncy castle
Veronica will lead a Summer Solstice stagger around the pubs of London.
The suggested itinerary is to get the 9:00am National Express service to London from the Royal Well, returning on the 6:30pm service. Please contact Veronica for more details,
Sat and Sun 23rd/24th June at Hatherley & Reddings CC. 26 beers/ciders with the majority from local brewers including Gloucestershire Camra beer of 2017 Goffs Cheltenham Gold.
£5 entrance Sat, no charge Sunday. All beers £3 a pint.
Cricket, BBQ, Wine Bar both days. Ukeholics performing Sat night.
All profits go to charitable causes.
For further information rotarybeerfestcheltenham.co.uk
The June Ale Amble will head to the seaside – destination Dawlish!
Photo courtesy of visitsouthdevon.co.uk
This will be a trip by train, and it is recommended that you go for the split ticket option – which works out cheaper than a direct return fare. You’ll need to book from Cheltenham to Bristol TM, Bristol TM to Exeter and Exeter to Dawlish. If you’ve not done this before, then please contact Veronica for further details and to express your interest. The departure from Cheltenham will be at 10:46am and is a direct train. The return is scheduled for 5:56pm, changing at Exeter.
July business meeting will take place at Sandford Park Alehouse.
All members welcome.
Moved to WEDNESDAY 4th JULY to avoid clash with England vs Colombia match
Join us in one of the most picturesque pub gardens in Cheltenham. We’ll be starting here before moving on to others pubs in the area.
We recommend getting the Stagecoach “A” service leaving the town centre at 7:34pm, which means you can get an “Evening Rider” ticket. The last buses back from Prestbury are at 10:46pm or 11:16pm.
CAMRA Tasting Panels are responsible for tasting all the real ales that are regularly brewed within their area, and for submitting the descriptions to CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. They also put forward beers to CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain Competition and members can get involved with beer judging if they wish.
All of the Panel members are volunteers who have been trained by CAMRA. No experience is necessary, just a good nose, a taste for a variety of beers and a willingness to fill in tasting cards throughout the year. The panel also meets occasionally.
The next Cheltenham Tasting Panel will be open to all CAMRA members to attend, see what the panel does and, if interested, find out how training can be arranged to join a panel. Details of the next panel meeting are:
Sunday July 15th at 19:30
Old Courthouse, Regent Street (opposite the Everyman Theatre)
Cheltenham
Following that we may also visit the Sandford Park Alehouse or other locals, depending on beer availability.
If anyone is interested in attending please email press@cheltenhamcamra.org.uk