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  • Ale Cry 136 Friday 1 March 2024

    A little later than planned, but hopefully making an appearance in the usual outlets in the next few days is Ale Cry 136, the Spring 2024 edition of the CAMRA Central Lancashire branch quarterly magazine (on-line version available here Ale Cry). The magazine includes the usual good mix of pub and beer related articles, with the Black Horse in Preston being featured as the branch's Pub of the Year for 2024 and with the Guild Ale House in Preston being revealed as the branch's landmark 100th different Pub of the Season. Also in this issue Riley's Rambles visits Huddersfield, while Walking With A Purpose describes a 4 mile circular trail from Abbey Village. Copies of Ale Cry 136 will be available in pubs and clubs throughout the branch area in the coming weeks.

  • Beer Festivals in 2024 Saturday 10 February 2024

    New Longton Sports & Social Club At last we have some news of Beer Festivals taking place early this year in the CAMRA Central Lancashire branch area.

    As far as we are aware there are three Beer Festivals taking place in March:-

    March 15th-17th: New Longton Sports & Social Club.

    March 28th-April 1st: Croston Sports Club.

    March 29th-31st: Bamber Bridge Football Club.

    All three have been highly successful in previous years.

    See Local Beer Festivals for the latest news on Beer Festivals taking place in 2024.

  • Certificates of Excellence 2023 Sunday 7 January 2024

    Old Post Office Excellence Early last year CAMRA Central Lancashire branch introduced a new annual award whereby we would recognise those pubs and clubs that were identified as those that were found to be selling beer of the most outstanding quality. It was decided that each year we should recognise five pubs or clubs, and that these should be those that had received the highest average beer scores from CAMRA members during the whole of the previous calendar year. The beer scores from 2023 have now been thoroughly checked, and the following five pubs have come out as the five that had the best average beer scores during 2023:-

    Bay Horse, Heath Charnock; Flat Iron, Chorley;

    Old Post Office, Adlington; Red Lion, Wheelton; Yew Tree, Heath Charnock.

    Congratulations go to these five pubs which will all be presented with a special certificate to recognise their outstanding achievement. Especial congratulations go to the Old Post Office and the Red Lion which are both receiving this award for a second successive year.

  • Black Horse is again Pub of the Year Tuesday 2 January 2024

    CAMRA Central Lancashire branch are pleased to announce that their Pub of the Year for 2024 is the Black Horse, Preston. Judging was carried out in the latter weeks of 2023, with six pubs having been nominated as candidates for the award..

    This is the second year running that the Black Horse has been chosen as the branch's Pub of the Year. There will be a social at the Black Horse on February 22nd from 7.30pm, with the Pub of the Year presentation taking place on the night. We look forward to there being a good turn-out of local CAMRA members present.

    Also for the second year running the Malt 'n' Hops, Chorley, was judged the Pub of the Year Runner-Up, while the other pubs nominated for the award were the Continental, Preston; the Guild Ale House, Preston; the Rivington Brewery Co. Tap; and the Winckley Street Ale House, Preston.

  • Ale Cry 135 Friday 1 December 2023

    Available from early in December is Ale Cry 135, the Winter 2023 edition of the CAMRA Central Lancashire branch quarterly magazine (on-line version available here Ale Cry). The magazine includes the usual good mix of pub and beer related articles, with the Wheatsheaf at Coppull being revealed as the Winter 2023 Pub of the Season. Copies of Ale Cry 135 will be available in pubs and clubs throughout the branch area in the coming weeks.