CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

Mid Chilterns:

• 10 May, 12 noon - Mild Month Social. Swan, Ley Hill, then the Crown.
• 14 May, 8pm - Mild Month Social. Anglers Retreat, Marsworth.
• 31 May, 12 noon - Mild Month Social. Land of Liberty, Heronsgate.



• Contact David Badminton (01494 581797).

North Oxfordshire:

• 8-10 May - Mild Month promotion at Banbury beer festival. Buy 6 half pints of mild/porter and receive your 7th half free!



• Contact Mark Bates (01295 278959, 07525 720515).

Reading & Mid Berkshrie:

• 1-4 May - Mild Trail and part of a beer festival.



• Contact Sandie Gill.

West Berkshire:

• 10 May - Mild Trail. Venues to be confirmed.



• Contact Mike Avery (01635 820481).

Chelsford & Mid Essex:

• 10 May, 12 noon - Mild crawl of Chelmsford. Start Endeavour, Springfield Road, then move on at 12:45. Full schedule on website.



• Contact Brian Debenham (01245 600294).

Colchester & North East Essex:

• 27-31 May - Mild Marathon at Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Drink 10 halves from 20 milds across the 5 days to claim your free festival T-shirt (while stocks last).



• Contact Dave Nunn (01206 769882, 07985 662404).

South Hertfordshire:

• 20 May, 8pm - Mild Night in Hertford. 8pm Old Barge, Folly 8:45pm, Old Cross Tavern on St Andrews Street 9:30pm, White Horse on Castle Street 10:15pm ending at the Black Horse on West Street.



• Contact John Bishop (01582 768478).

Huntingdonshire:

• 30 May - Simultaneous Mild Month Celebrations.
  • Cockerel, Hemingford Grey
  • Hyde Park + Lord John Russell, St Neots
  • Market Inn, Huntingdon


• Details on Yahoo Groups/website.



• Contact Kathy Hadfield-Moorhouse (01480 496247, 01223 496658).

North East Suffolk:

• 24 May - Mild Trail by public transport TBC.
• 25 May, 12:30pm - Pub of the Year Presentation at the Norman Warrior, Lowestoft.



• Contact Jim Jordan (01502 561305) or Mike & Linda Davey (01502 730746).

Peterborough:

• 3 May, 12:30pm - Come and enjoy duty free Bateman's Dark Mild at the Hit or Miss, Foundry Road, Stamford.



• Contact Darren & Bex (01780 762119).

West Suffolk:

• 23 May - Champion Beer of East Anglia (Mild class) judged at East Anglia beer festival.
• 23-26 May - East Anglia beer festival (help needed). Contact Chrisy (01359 232248).
• Pub of the Year trips in Jun/Aug. Conact the Social Secretary Billy (same email/phone as above)



• Contact Kevin Waterson (01284 766236) or Sally Waterson (01284 764880).

Erewash Valley:

• 14 May, 8:30pm - Branch meeting at the Durham Ox, Ilkeston
• 17 May, 2pm - Meet at the Dewdrop, Ilkeston for a Mild Trail.



• Contact John Parkes (07962 318605).

Louth & District:

• 23 May - Lincoln beer festival trip. Contact Jerry for more details.



• Mild Trail in May. Contact Jerry for more details.



• Contact Jerry Gales (07923 232660).

Northamptonshire:

• 9 May, 8pm - First Mild in May social (of 2). Evening - visit country pubs with mild.
• 16 May, 8pm - Second Mild in May social.



• Please contact Steve nearer the time for pubs and times for both socials.



• Contact Steve Wooding (01604 763785).

Nottingham:

"Our Mild Trail starts 26 April and runs until 7 June. We dropped 'Mild in May' a few years ago, but then we do have 66 pubs on our trail this year!" Ray Kirby

• 5 May, 11am - Young Members Mayday Mild Trail. Departing from the Vat and Fiddle.
• 11 May, 11:30am - Vale of Belvoir Mild Trail. Departing from the Bell.



• Download PDF



• Contact Ray Kirby (0115 9297896).

Scunthorpe & District:

• 3 May, 12 noon - Mild Day social at the Malt Shovel, Ashby.



• Contact Mark Elsome (01724 331056).

Vale of Belvoir:

• 6 May, 8:30pm - Branch meetings and Mild Day launch at the Peacock, Redmile.
• Mild Trail Trips, 7:30pm - Departing from the Horse & Plough, Bingham. Booking essential.
  • 26 April
  • 3, 10 & 17 May
  • 7 June



• Contact Bridget/Martyn (01949 876479).

Croydon & Sutton:

• 8 May, 8:30pm - Mild Month social at the Cricketers, Shirely Road, Addisombe.



• Contact Michael Fairweather (0203 039 0379, 07905 611978).

South East London:

• 16 May, 7:30pm - Mild in May social. Hoopers, Ivanhoe Road, SE5 8DH.



• Contact Neil Pettigrew (07751 898310).

South West London:

• 8 May, 7:30pm - Mild Month social. Bricklayers Arms, Waterman Street, Putney SW15.



• Contact Mark Bravery (020 8540 9183, 0207147 3826).

Watford & District:

• 9 May, 8pm - Mild Month social. Land of Liberty Peace & Plenty, Heronsgate.
• 15 May, 8pm - Mild Month social. Southern Cross, Langley Road.



• Contact Andrew Vaughan (01923 230104, 07854 988152).

North Manchester:

• 3 May, 6:30pm - National Mild Day Crawl. Sart at the Marble Arch, Rochdale Road 12, Fin Cresent, Salford.



• Contact Dave Hallows (07983 944992).

Stockport & South Manchester:

• 26 April - Start of 'Wild for Mild'.



• Contact Peter Farrand (07786 283990).

Wigan:

• 31 May, 1pm - Mild Crawl. Wigan town centre. Meet at the Anvil.



• Contact Ken Worthington (01942 728204, 07732 997284).

Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable:

• 31 May - Mild Bus Crawl.



• Contact Mike Galliers (01732 771775, 01227 272494).

Gravesend & Darent Valley:

• 7 May, 8:30pm - Mild social at the Cok, Luddesdowne.



• Contact Ian Wright (01322 550272, 07779 319196).

Maidstone & Mid Kent:

• 8 May, 8:30pm - Mild in Maidstone. Pilot/Society Rooms/Rifle Volunteer.



• Contact Jeff Tucker (01634 241538).

Abercolywn:

• 1 May, 6pm - Open branch meeting. Penrhyn Arms, Penrhynside.
• 23 May, 7pm - Mild Pub of the Year presentation. Kinmel Arms, St George.



• Contact Ian Saunders (01492 548231, 01492 576043).

Liverpool & District:

• 5 May, 2pm - Social Mild Festival at the Turks Head, St Helens.
• 15 May, 7pm - Mild Crawl, departing from Augustus John. See website for details.



• Contact Ian Macadam (07709 564336).

North Cheshire:

• 3 May, 12:30pm - Mild Minibus Crawl. Pickup at the Tavern, Warrington. 1pm Hanging Gate, Weaverham. Return to the Albion in Warrington, 9pm.



• Contact Gary Chester (01606 853709, 07976 268353).

Vale of Clywd:

• The Blue Bell Inn in Halkyn, Flintshire will be serving additional milds, stouts and porters throughout the month. Contact the publican, Steve Marquis, for more information or visit their website www.BlueBell.uk.eu.org



• Contact Steve Marquis (01352 780309).

Wirral:

• 1 May, 8pm - Mild in May crawl. Mett at the Cheshire Cheese, Wall, Vill. Then Farmers Arms.
• 22 May, 8pm - Mild in May social at the Rose & Crown, Beb'ton.



• Contact Jean Hutchinson (0151 644 0625).

Renfrewshire:

• 11 May - Beer festival at the Fox & Hounds. Throughout May the Fox and Hounds will have a different mild on each week with two on for the festival.



• Contact David Simpson (01415 801273, 07929 844717).

Bristol & District:

• 1 May, 8pm - Mild Tutored Tasting & Mini Bedminster Mild Crawl. Start at Robert Fitzharding, Bedminster.
• 3 May, 12 noon - Harbourside & Centre Mild Ales Trail. Start at the Orchard.
• 10 May - South Gloucestershire & N Bristol Mild Trail. Telephone Laurie Gibney (01275 798479) to book.
• 17 May, 11am - Weston Super Mare Mild Seaside Saunter. Start at Off the Rails.
• 24 May, 12 noon - Bristol Clifton & Kingsdown Mild Ales Trail. Start at the Portcullis, Clifton.
• 31 May - Bath Mild Ales Trail. Prior email booking required, by 20 May - kirsten@greatbathpubcrawl.com.



• Contact Ray Holmes (01179 605357).

Exeter & East Devon:

• 3 May, 11am - Mild Day pub crawl in Exeter. Route:
  • The First and Last (one mild)
  • The Great Western (two mils)
  • The Imperial (eight milds)
  • The Well House Tavern (two milds)
  • The Old Firehouse (one mild)


• Contact Alan Cottee.

North Cotswold:

• 29 May, 8pm - 'In Search of Mild', starts 8pm at the Inn on the Marsh, Moreton-in-Marsh.



• Contact Peter White (01242 603331).

Arun & Adur:

• 2 May, 8:30pm - Mild Night social at the Five Bells, West Chiltington.



• For up to date news join the email group aaa-camra@yahoogroups.com.



• Contact Jerry (01903 214020).

East & Mid Surrey:

• 3 May, 8:30pm - Mild social with North Sussex branch at the Malt Shovel, Horsham.



• Contact Keith Jackson (01306 889466).

North Sussex:

• 3 May, 12 noon - Mild Day Talk by Miles Jenner of Harveys Brewery at the Malt Shovel, Horsham.
• 3 May, 8:30pm - Social at the Green Man, Horsted Keynes.
• 27 May, 8:30pm - Branch meetings at the Cricketers Arms, Wisborough Green.



• Contact Debbie Hewett (07752 476649).

West Midlands Regional Event:

The Potteries branch is running its second Mild Challenge around the North Staffordshire area throughout the month of May. 30 pubs will be taking part and awards for participants include beer tokens and advance tickets for our next Stoke Beer festival and commemorative t-shits.

Bridgnorth Sub-branch:

• 10 May, 12noon - Mild May Trail, Shrewsbury. Depart from SVR car park at 12 noon.



• Contact Linda Mason (07878 870277).

Coventry & North Warwickshire:

• 13 May, 8:30pm - Mild Month crawl. Start at the Royal Oak, Earlsdon. Route - Royal Oak, Chestnut Tree, Craven Arms & Nursary Tavern.



• Contact Paul Hamblett (024 7641 7675).

Dudley & South Staffordshire:

• 10 May, 11am - Regional Mild Day event, Stoke. Details/times TBC.



• Contact Steve Thompson (01384 864817).

Rugby:

“May is traditionally CAMRA's Mild Month - We are planning a minibus trip on 2 May to a selection of pubs that will be selling mild."

• 2 May, 8:30pm - Mild social at the Merchants Inn, Little Church Street.



• Contact Steve Durrant (01788 565432).

Potteries:

• 10 May - An abbreviated version on the Mild Challenge based on readily available public transport. Meet at the Wheatsheaf on Church Street, Stoke between 10am and 10:30am.



• Download itinerary



• Contact Peter Hancock (01788 565432).

Shropshire Branches:

The Shropshire branches, home to the award winning Hobsons Mild, are once again running the County wide Award winning "Mild in May Trail" this year.

Targets:

• 12 pubs for Bronze
• 18 pubs for Silver
• 31 pubs for Gold



• Contact Adrian Zawierka (01952 590467).

Walsall:

• Walsall Mild Trail 2008. Download Leaflet



• Contact Gary Timmins (07737 584300).

Isle of Man:

• Additional milds being served at The Creek in Peel, along with a special Steak & Mild pie. Milds @ £2.15 a pint, £2.00 with a pie. Steak & Mild pie @ £7.50.



• Contact Claire Turner (01624 842216).

Halifax & Calderdale:

• 3-4 May - Mild Ale Festival. 10+ Milds. Three Pigeons, 1 Sun Fold, South Parade, Halifax



• Contact Dave Dave Kendall-Smith.

Huddersfield & District:

• 3-4 May - 3rd Annual Mild Ale and Cider Festival. 15+ Milds, 12 ciders, Marston Silver Prize Band - 3pm, 3 May. Rat & Ratchet, 40 Chapel Hill, Huddersfield



• Contact Dave Dave Kendall-Smith.