Pints West 86, Summer 2010 - Bristol & District CAMRA

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It takes all sorts to campaign for real aleJoin CAMRA today...Complete the Direct Debit form below and you will receivethree months membership free and a fantastic discount on yourmembership subscription.Alternatively you can send a cheque payableto CAMRA Ltd with your completed form, visit www.camra.org.uk orcall 01727 867201.All forms should be addressed to MembershipSecretary, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans,AL1 4LW.Savemoney bypaying byDirect Debit!Your DetailsTitle SurnameForename(s)Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)AddressPostcodeEmail addressTel No (s)Partner’s Details (if Joint Membership)Title SurnameForename(s)Please state which CAMRA newsletter you found thisform in?Direct Debit Non DDPINTS WEST (Bristol & District) - edition 86Single MembershipSingle Membership £20 £22(UK & EU)Joint Membership £25 £27(Partner at the same address)For Young Member and concessionary rates please visitwww.camra.org.uk or call 01727 867201.I wish to join the Campaign for Real Ale, and agree to abideby the Memorandum and Articles of Association.Single membership (UK and EU) £20 £22Under 26 and over 60 single membership £14 £16Joint MembershipI enclose a cheque forDirect DebitPartner at the same address add £5 add £5Non DDPartner at the same address add £3 add £3(both either under 26 or over 60)Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)SignedDateApplications will be processed within 21 daysMem Form 0108Instruction to your Bank orBuilding Society to pay by Direct DebitPlease fill in the form and send to: Campaign for Real Ale Ltd. 230 Hatfield Road, St.Albans, Herts AL1 4LWName and full postal address of your Bank or Building SocietyTo the ManagerAddressPostcodeName(s) of Account Holder (s)Bank or Building Society Account NumberBranch Sort CodeReference NumberBank or Building SocietyOriginators Identification Number9 2 6 1 2 9FOR CAMRA OFFICIAL USE ONLYThis is not part of the instruction to your Bank or Building SocietyMembership NumberNamePostcodeInstructions to your Bank or Building SocietyPlease pay CAMRA Direct Debits from the account detailed onthis instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the DirectDebit Guarantee. I understand that this instruction may remainwith CAMRA and, if so will be passed electronically to myBank/Building Society.Signature(s)DateBanks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit Instructions for some types of account.✁detached and retained this sectionThis Guarantee should be detachedand retained by the payer.The Direct DebitGuarantee■ This Guarantee is offered by all Banksand Building Societies that take part inthe Direct Debit Scheme.The efficiencyand security of the Scheme ismonitored and protected by yourown Bank or Building Society.■ If the amounts to be paid or thepayment dates change CAMRA willnotify you 10 working days in advanceof your account being debited or asotherwise agreed.■ If an error is made by CAMRA oryour Bank or Building Society, you areguaranteed a full and immediaterefund from your branch of theamount paid.■ You can cancel a Direct Debit at anytime by writing to your Bank orBuilding Society. Please also send acopy of your letter to us.
Branch diaryDiary of the Bristol & District branch of CAMRA• Wed June 2nd – Explorer/Surveyor trip to Frampton Cottrell area.Coach departs 6.45pm from Cornubia, cost £6.• Sat June 5th – The Annual Docks Cider Saunter. Start mid-day at theOrchard, then Avon Packet, Coronation, Apple Barge, and possibly BankTavern and Bristol Cider House.• Wed June 9th – Committee meeting upstairs at Cornubia, 8pm start.• Thurs June 10th – BADRAG review meeting, 7.30 for 8pm upstairsat Cornubia.• Wed June 16th – Branch meeting, Robin Hood, St. Michael’s Hill,Kingsdown. NOTE REVISED DATE.• Sat June 19th – BADRAG South Glos Mild Trail and Explorer/GBGtrip (to include the Salutation at Ham, Beaufort Arms at HawkesburyUpton, New Inn at Mayshill, Cross Hands at Winterbourne Down andLamb at Iron Acton).• Tues June 22nd – Explorer/Surveyor trip to East Mendips. Coachdeparts 6.45pm from Cornubia, cost £6.• Thurs June 24th – Meet & Greet, Portishead, probably at Poachers,but full details to be confirmed.• Thurs July 1st – Pubs Group Quarterly Social. Meet Blackboy Inn,Blackboy Hill, near the Downs, 7pm, and visiting five other pubs.• Thurs July 8th – BADRAG gathering, Highbury Vaults, Kingsdown,front snug. 7.45 for 8pm.• Tues July 13th – Explorer/Surveyor trip to Thornbury area. Coachdeparts 6.45pm from Cornubia.• Wed July 14th – Committee meeting, Cornubia 8pm.• Wed July 21st – Explorer/Surveyor trip to North Somerset. 6.45pmfrom Cornubia.• Wed July 28th – Branch AGM to be held upstairs at Horts. Pleasebring your membership cards. 7.45 for 8pm sharp.• Thurs July 29th, Pubs Group meeting, 7pm, Cornubia.• August – Full details of events will be announced on the websitewww.camrabristol.org.uk although a forward date for your diary is theAugust Branch meeting, likely to be held on August 25th at a venue tobe confirmed.Please note that pre-booking of all coach trips is essential to avoiddisappointment. To book, or for more details on any event, or to joinour ‘yahoo’ group for weekly updates please email Tim Proudman atbadcamrasocials@blueyonder.co.uk.Severn Vale diary• Wednesday 16th June, 8pm - meeting atthe at the Plough in Pilning (address PilningStreet, Nr Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JJ).• Wednesday 21st July, 8pm - meeting atthe Fox, Easter Compton (address Main Road,Easter Compton, Bristol, BS35 5RA).Non-members welcome at the aboveevents.Severn Vale contactNeil Halsall (chair): Neil.Halsall@southglos.gov.uk (07776 236145)Weston diary Wednesday 16 June – Old Inn, Hutton,8.30pm. Wednesday 21 July – Taunton Crawl. DepartWeston 18.55. Five pubs to be visited – includingthree in current Good Beer Guide. Confirm traintime with Tim on number below. Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July – Weston LionsBeer Festival, Beach Lawns. Wednesday 18 August – Off The Rails.8.30pm onwards.Non-members welcome at all of theabove events.Weston contactTim Nickolls: 01934 644925 (evenings) oremail tim.nickolls@postoffice.co.ukThanks tothis issue’scontributorsAndrew SwiftDave GrahamDuncan ShineHelen FeatherstoneHenry DaviesJon ParrKeith ShaplandKirsten ElliottLaurie GibneyLes CooperMargaret EvettMark SteedsMike JacksonMike WilsonNeil HalsallNeil RavenscroftNorman SpaldingPete BridlePete TannerPhil CummingsRichard BrooksRobin E WildSteve HuntSteve MatthewsTim NickollsTim ProudmanToby SeelyTrevor PrideauxEditor:Steve PlumridgePINTS WESTbrought to you entirely byunpaid volunteersTen thousand copies of Pints West are distributed freeto pubs in and around the cities of Bristol and Bath ...and beyond.Letters: please email correspondence to:steve.plumridge@bristol.ac.ukor post it to:Pints West Editor, Steve Plumridge,Garden Flat, 6 Royal York Villas,Clifton, Bristol BS8 4JR.Published by the Bristol & District Branch of CAMRA, theCampaign for Real Ale, May 2010 ©Next edition: end of August 2010 (probably).Reproduction: any written article in this publication may bereproduced provided the source (Pints West), including the contributor’sname where applicable, is stated. (No using logos orpictures without prior permission.)Subscriptions: to be put on a mailing list (for UK addresses)send a cheque for £4 to the editor, made payable to “StevePlumridge” (or some 2nd class stamps up to that value).CAMRA Good Beer Guide: suggestions for future entries,and comments on existing ones, can be made to our GBG coordinator,Vince Murray: vincent.murray@blueyonder.co.uk.Further information on all aspects of CAMRA can be had fromRay Holmes on 0117 9605357 (home).Trading Standards Officers: contact numbers for problemssuch as consistent short measures, no price lists...Bristol: 0117 9223444 / S. Glos: 01454 624000Glos: 01452 426201 / N. Somerset: 01934 632026B.A.N.E.S: 01225 396755or visit www.tradingstandards.gov.ukDesign & Layout: Steve Plumridge.Printed by Caric Press Limited (www.caricpress.co.uk).Views expressed in Pints West are those of the individual authors andnot necessarily supported by CAMRA.Inclusion of an advertisement does not imply endorsement by CAMRA.Bath & Borders diary• Thursday 3rd June 8:30pm. The 2010 Community Pub of the Yearpresentation, the Somerset Arms, Semmington, nr Trowbridge. A superbpub, rescued from closure by a local family to become a hub of villagelife. Great beers as well!• Thursday 10th June. A trip to the Plain Ales Brewery. A brand newbrewery in our area but already making a mark with its fine beers. We’llprobably visit the Masons Arms later in the evening. Book a place onthe minibus!• Saturday 12th June. Cardiff Beer Festival at the Cardiff InternationalArena. Anyone for the lunchtime session?• Tuesday 15th June 8:30pm. A mini crawl in Bath, starting at theWhite Horse in Twerton and then on to the Victoria Works on the LowerBristol Rd. The former, and old favourite, the latter, newly refurbished(and renamed).• Thursday 24th June 8:30pm. A social at the Bell in Buckland Dinham.This is a fine old village pub run by a genuine real ale enthusiast.• Tuesday 29th June 8:30pm. The Branch Meeting at the Prince ofWales in Dilton Marsh, nr Westbury.Bath & Borders contactsBranch socials contact: Denis Rahilly on 01225 791399 or 07711004501, email denis.rahilly@talktalk.net.Contact for all non-social matters: James Honey on 01373 822794.Page 35
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