Mine's a Pint - Winter 2019

Small Beer
A round up of news and information
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Just in case you missed it … Mine’s a Pint needs
a new Editor.
It’s basically someone to oversee and manage the
production of each issue. Matelot Marketing
are our publishers and they provide design,
advertising, invoicing and printing services. We
have a distribution team who make sure that
the magazines get into the pubs. So the Editor’s
role is to be responsible for the words and
pictures in the magazine, and to coordinate the
editorial team.
It covers things like:
• Being the public contact point for the
magazine.
• Planning the content of each issue.
• Writing, or sourcing from others, the
content.
• Liaising with the publishers and uploading
content to them.
• Proof reading and signing off the magazine
for printing.
• Reporting to the branch on anything about
the magazine that they need to know.
If that sounds like you – or even if you’d like
to help out with part of it – please get in touch
with me (Phil Gill) for a chat. You can contact
me on editor@readingcamra.org.uk or on
07714 550293.
If no-one calls, this will be the last issue of
Mine’s a Pint, and that would make a lot of
people very sad.
Pub of the Year
Congratulations to the Bell at Aldworth, which
has been named in the final four for CAMRA’s
Pub of the Year contest. Just to be clear – that’s
the final four nationally and reflects what a
tremendous place the Bell is.
Owned by the same family for 130 years
and with a historic interior listed as being of
national importance by CAMRA, the Bell has
actually won the competition before, in 1990.
Its name refers to bells which were part of the
coat of arms of the traditional landowners.
The competition for the national title is strong:
The Swan With Two Necks in Pendleton,
near Clitheroe, Lancashire and the George
& Dragon in Hudswell, Richmond, North
Yorkshire, are also both former winners, while
the Red Lion in Preston (East Anglia) became
the first community-owned pub in Britain in
the 1980s. All of the pubs in the competition
are selected by CAMRA volunteers and judged
on their atmosphere, decor, welcome, service,
value for money, customer mix and quality of
beer – the national winner will be announced in
February 2020.
The Bell’s large open garden and excellent beer
attract walkers and drinkers from far and wide.
It’s well known for its hot soups and filled
rolls, ploughman’s platters and hot puddings.
A must-visit if you’re ever anywhere near West
Berkshire.
Update Your Contact Details
If you’d like to know what’s
going on in the branch and find
out about events that are coming
up, please go to the national
CAMRA website and make sure
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