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Members Social Evening 8th Colchester Winter Beer Festival
Usual Members Only Beer Festival Preview Evening - 7.30pm until 10pm(ish)!
Selected Festival Beers/Ciders available at discounted prices! :)
Hope to see you there!
PLEASE BRING MEMBERSHIP CARD WITH YOU TO GAIN ADMISSION.
2016 GBG Selection Meeting
If you'd like a say in what goes into the next edition of the Good Beer Guide - then this is the meeting for you!!
As per our selection procedures, 6 entries are up for grabs and these are all decided by your votes at this meeting.
ALL MEMBERS WELCOME - Look forward to seeing you!
2015 Rural POTY Presentation
The Community Owned BLACK BUOY Pub in Wivenhoe, has this year been voted Rural Pub of the Year, by our members.
This is a fantastic achievement for a pub that was saved from closure and the clutches of Punch Taverns and only reopened in Nov '13 manlig-halsa.se
There will be a short Branch Meeting followed by the presentation sometime after 8pm - Everyone Welcome!
2015 POTY Presentation - Victoria Inn
Winner of this years Branch POTY Competition is The Victoria Inn, North Station Road, Colchester
Presentation of the award to Sheena, Andrew and the Team will be at approx 6pm - in the Music Break
Gather from about 5pm and if there's any Branch or Campaign news to impart we'll have a short Branch Meeting, probably in the Beer Garden, if required.
Look forward to seeing you!!
May Branch Meeting & Members Evening - Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival
Members Evening at our 30th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival.
Usual Format - a chance to preveiw some of the Beers & Ciders available, at competitive prices!
The only hardship is listening to some waffle from our Chairman for a few minutes!
7.30pm - 10.30pm - Please bring your Membership Card and Entrance will be via the Side Roadside Door
July Branch Meeting - Britannia Gurkha Restaurant & Bar - Tue 21st July
July Branch Meeting
8pm Start - 10pm Finish
August Branch Meeting - Prettygate - Wed 19th August
August Branch Meeting - Come and find out what we've been up to and what we've got planned!!
Plus Cheque Presentation to our Nominated Charity for 2015 - The Robin Cancer Trust
8pm Start - 10pm Finish
Branch AGM - Waiting Rooms - Sunday 27th September 3pm
Colchester & NE Essex CAMRA AGM
3pm Start
Branch Meeting Old New Inn 8pm - 10pm
November Branch Meeting
Old new Inn 8pm - 10pm
All Members Welcome
Branch Meeting & Christmas Social at the Grennie 7.30pm
December Branch Meeting and Christmas Social at the British Grenadier
7.30pm Start - FREE Finger Buffet Available
All Members Welcome
Branch Social Meeting @ 9th Winter Ale Festival
An opportunity for a sneak preview of some of the Festival Beers & Ciders, at discounted prices!
Plus a chance to hear The Chairman "drone on" about everything that's going on in the local world of CAMRA. :)
Including news of some changes to the way we select our Pub of the Year and Good Beer Guide Selections - Trying to make the process more inclusive for all Members.
GBG Selection & Branch Meeting
This is the meeting where we select our entries for 2017 Good Beer Guide - Come and take part!!
There will also be the facility to vote online this year but if you prefer the old fashioned method, this is the meeting to be at!
All the "Fun of the Fair" of a usual Branch Meeting as well!! :)
2.30pm start - Recommended Bus No.66 at the following times:
1.35pm Bus Stop F Nth Station Rd. (Outside Wickes)
1.40pm Bus Stop Gd (Outside George Hotel)
1.45pm Bus Stop Ja (Outside Keddies, Queen Street)
2016 POTY Presentation - Victoria Inn
Prize Giving Day at the Victoria Inn + Branch Social
2016 POTY Presentation to Sheena & Andy at approx. 5pm ish
Then afterwards 'Cold Norton' will be playing - Should be a fun time!
Branch Meeting - 8pm - New Inn
Branch Meeting at New Inn 8pm start
Come and find out what we're up to and hopefully news about our forthcoming 31st Real Ale & Cider Festival
Branch Meeting Three Horseshoes, Wed 29th June, 8pm
This Months Branch Meeting takes place at The Three Horseshoes in Fordham.
We haven't been here for a meeting for a couple of years and with it recently being awarded ACV status, what better time!
Plus The Red fox Beers will be available at £3 per pint during June, to acknowledge CAMRA's assistance in gaining the ACV status.
We're running a bus, departing from outside Royal Bank of Scotland in Had Stret, Colchster. Departure time is 7pm.
Branch Meeting - Live & Let Live 10/08 8pm
Branch Meeting at Live & Let Live, Stanway - 8pm ko.
All Members welcome.
AGM - Waiting Room - 3pm start
2016 AGM - All Members Welcome.
All Committee Positions up for re-election.
Christmas Social
Christmas Social Friday 9th December at The Live & Let Live, Stanway - All Members Welcome - FREE BUFFET!! - Please Help Spread the Word!
Winter Ale Festival Branch Meeting/Social
Usual Members Preview Evening Social at our 10th Winter Ale Festivla - Combined with a Short Branch Meeting.
Come along and see what we're up to and get some discounted Ale/Cider into the bargain!!
Branch Meeting / GBG Selection Meting
If you haven't yet selected your 2018 Good Beer Guide Entries (from the list available soon after 2nd February) - then this is your chance!
3 (Three) Town & 6 (Six) Rural Pubs need to be selected to complete our entry for the 2018 GBG
This is an important process in which ALL Members are invited to take part - so if you fancy an afternoon at this fantastic pub in Rowhedge, please join us!!
New Inn 2017 POTY Winners Presentation + Branch Meeting
Presentation of our 2017 POTY Winners Certificate to Shannon, Joe and the folks at the New Inn.
There will be a short Branch Meeting at 8pm in the Function Room prior to the presentation.
Should be a Great Evening so why not pop in and join the Celebrations!
Branch Meeting / POTY Presentation
More Prizegiving, this time the Rural POTY Award to the Black Buoy in Wivenhoe.
Timed to coincide with their Beer Festival - There wlll be a quick meeting (hopefully Al Fresco) before we present this years Rural POTY award to them.
From 3.30pm onwards.
Members' Night Branch Meeting
Members' Preview Evening and Branch Meeting at the 32nd Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival
AGM - 5th Oct 7.30pm at The New Inn
Our AGM will this year be held on 5th October, 2017 at the New Inn in their Function Room, starting at 7.30pm
All Committee Posts are up for election and if you'd like to nominate for any positions please drop me a mail: chairman@colchestercamra.org.uk
Hope to see as many members as possible attending