Cider & Perry Campaigning Milestones
We've been supporting real cider and perry in the UK with over 25 years of campaigning. In the last quarter of a decade we've been very busy.
1988 |
CAMRA forms the specialist Cider & Perry (APPLE) committee. | More Info |
First Cider & Perry Championships are held. These awards recognise excellence in cider & perry production and are still take place annually. | More Info | |
1990 |
CAMRA organised the first of four major Cider & Perry exhibitions in London. | |
1998 |
CAMRA established the annual Pomona Award to recognise outstanding achievements in the promotion of real cider and perry. | More Info |
2003 |
The first month long celebration of cider & perry was set up and this now takes place in October every year. | More Info |
2005 |
CAMRA named the first national Cider Pub of the Year, more and more pubs are now nominated for this award. (2013 winner: The Railway Arms, Downham Market). | More Info |
2009 |
CAMRA launches the 'Real Cider Sold Here' sticker scheme. We now list over 1,400 pubs that stock real cider and perry all year. | More Info |
2010 |
Our Local Cider & Local Perry pump clip crowners began appearing around the country. Look out for them at a bar near you. |
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We published Cider, a lavishly illustrated celebration of real cider in the UK. |
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2013 |
We continue to lobby National and European Government to change policy and legislation to benefit real cider and perry producers and consumers. |
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2014 |
A petition with over 20,000 signatures is presented to 10 Downing Street asking the Government to reject EU calls for increased duty on small UK cider producers. |