CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

Green Valley Farmhouse Vintage Cyder and Gregg's Pit Perry have won the Gold Awards at CAMRA's National Cider and Perry Championships.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has today launched its annual ‘Mild in May' campaign to encourage pub-goers to try the unique beer style.

Steve Westby from Nottingham has been named as CAMRA's first Real Ale Campaigner of the Year at their National Members' Weekend & AGM.

CAMRA, and a number of pubs and breweries, will be celebrating the beer style Mild in May with a variety of different events to raise the awareness of this endangered beer style.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, today launches a new book entitled Peak District Pub Walks. The book is a practical pocket-sized, travellers' guide to some of the best pubs and best walking in the Peak District.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has hit out at the Chancellor's decision to increase beer duty by 4 pence a pint in today's Budget, together with annual increases of 2% above inflation for the next four years.

The Campaign for Real Ale is calling for a tax cut on beer in Wednesday's Budget to help prevent community pub closures following the results of a survey released today which reveals that the number of pubs closed permanently has increased to 57 a month.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, today publishes Good Beer Guide West Coast USA, written by two young British beer writers, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham, who have captured in print an infectious enthusiasm for the USA's exciting beer and brewing scene.

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, today announced that the Old Spot in Dursley, Gloucestershire, has won the prestigious ‘National Pub of the Year' title.

Thousands of pubs across Britain will be participating in Community Pubs Week by organising and promoting events to attract more local people to visit community pubs.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is asking club members and officials from all over the country to consider whether their real ale club is good enough to be considered as the CAMRA Club of the Year for 2009.

The announcement today that Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) is to be acquired and divided between Carlsberg and Heineken has been condemned by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). S&N's UK activities are set to be acquired by Heineken and CAMRA will be eeking urgent reassurances over the future of S&N's real ale interests.

Wickwar Station Porter from Gloucestershire was named as the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2008 by a panel of judges at CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.

Anyone concerned over the threat to British pubs is being encouraged to “Adopt their local pub”. Members of the public who want to support their local can do so by ordering a free Community Pubs Week pack from CAMRA by calling 01727 867201 or visiting www.pubsweek.org and delivering it to the licensee of the pub and encouraging them to participate in this event.

The Campaign for Real Ale today announces the finalists for the prestigious title of National Pub of the Year. Members of CAMRA from across the UK visited thousands of pubs before deciding on 16 regional winners. However, only four of these pubs could be put forward for the national final. The overall winner will be announced on February 15th 2008, on the eve of CAMRA's Community Pubs Week (February 16th - 23rd).