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Welcome to
our Fine City
The Halls are ready, the beers
and ciders have been ordered,
Pubs and Breweries are waiting
to welcome new friends. Yes,
the 2013 CAMRA Members’
Weekend and AGM is almost
upon us and you can feel the
excitement. At the time of
writing, over 1,000 CAMRA
Members have pre-registered
and we are on course for a
record attendance for this prestigious
event, which takes
place from Friday 19th –
Sunday 21st April in Norwich.
Many will already have been
here for the Norwich Beer
Festivals, but the Halls will have
a different feel about them this
time. The entrance to the
venue is via the doors to The
Cloisters, where the Registration
desk will be found. St
Andrew’s Hall is the main
Conference venue and will
have tiered seating facing the
stage, as it does for the regular
concerts held there.
The Members’ Bar will be in
Blackfriars’ Hall, tantalising
drinkers with around sixty
beers and eleven ciders and
perries. The average strength
will be about 4.5% in a variety
of styles, so there will be something
for everybody; all
produced by local Breweries
and Cider Makers. It will showcase
the best that Norfolk and
its environs have to offer. Soft
drinks and tea and coffee will
also be available, and the
Caterers have produced a tasty
menu. Blackfriars’ Hall is also
where you will find the CAMRA
merchandising stall, on the
stage.
The Branch have organised
six pub walks, which radiate
from the Halls in all directions,
visiting many of the City’s best
loved real ale pubs. Printed
leaflets with pub descriptions
and directions will be at the
Halls – you can also find details
on the website. There is also a
cider crawl which will visit four
pubs, including the East Anglia
Cider Pub of the Year 2012 –
The White Lion. Brewery Trips
are very popular and six have
been laid on, three each on
Friday and Saturday evenings.
They are sure to sell out, as will
the Cider Trip which visits two
popular Producers.
CAMRA Members have until
22nd March to pre-register
with CAMRA for the weekend
and get the Handbook in
advance. If you are not a
Member, then this is the
perfect opportunity to sign up
and join in the festivities!
For further information:
www.agmnorwich2013.org.uk
www.camraagm.org.uk
Norwich & Norfolk Branch
Chairman: Graham Freeman
Tel: 01603 687495
Email:
chairman@norwichcamra.org.uk
Secretary: Warren Wordsworth
Tel: 01603 665557
Email: w.wordsworth@ntlworld.com
Social Secretary: Michael Philips
Email:
socialsecretary@norwichcamra.org.uk
Pubs Officer: Ian Stamp
Email:
pubsofficer@norwichcamra.org.uk
West Norfolk Branch
Chairman: Steve Barker
email: steve.barker495@btinternet.com
Secretary: Ian Bailey
Contact: Ian Bailey
Tel: 01553 766904
Branch websites:
www.norwichcamra.org.uk
www.camra.org.uk/wnorfolk
Twitter:
Norfolk_nips
Facebook:
West Norfolk: West-Norfolk-Camra
Branch mailing list web
page:
groups.yahoo.com/group/
CAMRA_Norwich
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