NEWS - 2006
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CAMRA asks you to confirm the pub as icon
23rd January 2006
On Monday January 12 the government launched The Icons Online project,
designed to allow the public to nominate and vote for what symbols
best represent England. Within hours of the website being set up
both Real Ale and pubs had been nominated and CAMRA are asking people
to vote and ensure they secure their rightful place on the list.
The list is will be changed every three months according to online
votes received for each item. Once in the top 10 that nomination
will then be an official English icon.
Source: National Camra
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Harviestoun is Caledonian's
29th January 2006
Caledonian Brewing Company has swallowed up rival Harviestoun Brewery,
famous for its Bitter & Twisted real ale, for more than £1 million.
The deal will see increased production at Harviestoun, said Caledonian
joint chairman Donald MacDonald, who owns the brewery with Sandy
Orr. Harviestoun, which was founded in a byre in Dollar in 1985,
moved to new premises outside Alva, Clackmannanshire, two years
ago. The brewery has an annual production capacity of 20,000 hectolitres,
compared to 240,000 hectolitres at Caledonian’s Slateford Road plant
in Edinburgh. Stephen Crawley, Caledonian managing director, said
it will keep all five staff at Harviestoun. Harviestoun founder
Ken Brooker, 59, will retire but retain “an ambassadorial role”.
Crawley added: “The Harviestoun portfolio fits perfectly into our
range. Bitter & Twisted was the Campaign for Real Ale [Camra] champion
beer in 2003, the year after our Deuchars IPA won the award. The
success and growth achieved by Ken mirrors that of Caledonian.”
Source: Local Press
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National Pubs Week
4th February 2006
National Pubs Week 2006 starts on Saturday 18th February, and is
a week long event to celebrate everything that is good abut our
pubs, why not find if your pub is organsining an event, or why not
join us on 21st February for our event at The Tite Inn.
Source: National Camra
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National Pub Of The Year
17th February 2006
It is the second time The Swan has won the coveted award. The last
time was in 2002 and owners John Pascoe and his wife Valerie say
they could not be more delighted that their hard work and attention
to details has been recognised once again – particularly as the
pub was threatened with closure before they took it over.
Source: National Camra
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The Plough at Bodicote reopens
22nd March 2006
The pub reopens this Friday, 24th March after a period of closure
to allow its new owners, Wadworth to refurbish the pub.
Source: North Oxfordshire Camra
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Branch Pub Of The Year (POTY)
25th March 2006
Congratulations to The Rose & Crown at Charlbury for winning North
Oxfordshire Branch Pub of The Year. The pub will now go forward
to the Central Southern POTY, which will see it compete with pubs
from the 10 other branches within Central Southern area. Why not
come to the presentation at the pub on Sunday 14th May at 4pm.
Source: North Oxfordshire Camra
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Shock as Youngs brewery is to close
23rd May 2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is disappointed by the announcement
today (May 23nd) that Young's will close the Ram Brewery in central
Wandsworth and move production to Bedford by October 2006. Young's
has set up a joint venture with Charles Wells Brewery to brew its
beers at the Eagle Brewery in Bedford, and despite assurances that
the two companies will continue to operate their respective pub
estates independently CAMRA is very concerned over the possible
implications of the move. However CAMRA takes some reassurance from
the fact that Young's will remain a vertically integrated company.
CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner said: “We have known for some
time that Young's could not continue at its present site, but we
held out hope that efforts to find a suitable local alternative
would bear fruit and not spell the death of more than four centuries
of brewing tradition in Wandsworth.
Source: National Camra
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Greene King buys yet another brewer
19th June 2006
The Campaign for Real Ale today called on shareholders of Hardys
& Hansons to reject the takeover offer from Greene King and draw
a line in the sand on behalf of beer consumers. The consumer group
also said the reintroduction of the Guest Beer Right is vital in
order to protect consumer choice in the light of recent takeovers
and mergers. The offer to buy Nottingham based Hardys & Hansons
is the latest in a series of acquisitions that has seen Greene King
devour ten rivals in ten years. CAMRA Chief Executive Mike Benner
said: “If this deal goes through, history has shown us that Hardys
& Hansons' brewery and beers will not be in safe hands. Now is the
time for the shareholders who truly care about this excellent brewery
with more than 174 years of history to make a stand and reject this
offer. CAMRA is concerned that the acquisition of Hardys & Hansons
268 strong pub estate would take the number of pubs owned by Greene
King and selling its beers to around 2680 nationwide. Having such
a massive presence can only be damaging to consumer choice.
Source: National Camra
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Champion Beer of Britain Announced
13th August 2006
Brewers Gold brewed by Crouch Vale of Essex was judged to be the
best beer in Britain for an incredible second consecutive year by
a panel of brewers, beer writers and journalists at the Great British
Beer Festival at Earls Court. Colin Bocking, Managing Director of
Crouch Vale brewery said, “I am speechless. It was enough of a surprise
to have won Champion Beer of Britain in 2005, but to have been voted
Britain's best beer for a second year in a row is truly unbelievable."
The Silver award went to Harveys brewery in Sussex for their Sussex
Best Bitter. The Bronze was awarded to Triple fff brewery in Hampshire
for Moondance.
Source: National Camra
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Local village pub closure to be challenged
16th September 2006
The Bishop Blaize Inn, in Burdrop between Sibford Ferris and Sibford
Gower has a planning application for change of use from a pub to
a house, meaning the closure of the pub if agreed. We urge all users
of the pub to object to the planning application. Click on the link
below to see the planning application.
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Source: North Oxfordshire Camra
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