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CAMRA has been campaigning for real ale, pubs and drinkers' rights since 1971.
The national membership is around 93,000 (August 2008).
Each member belongs to an individual CAMRA Branch in the UK - like this one.
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If you're not already a member, why not join online at
CAMRA Membership?
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Headlines and pub news in brief
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The Pipers Arms in Old Town has been bought by a local
business and will re-open on Friday 15 August. Great news. We wish them
every success and will be checking out the real ale soon.
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The Fox and Hounds in Uffington is having a beer festival
on the bank holiday weekend 22 - 25 August
(pub website).
There will be about ten real
ales. Live bands will be playing on Sunday and Monday - a Hog roast will
be available on Sunday. This sounds all very mouth-watering. The Uffington
Country show is taking place at the same time, so it is possible to have a
family day out!
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The Steam Railway in Old Town beer festival was so successful
that plans are afoot to hold another one in August! We will keep you posted as
soon as more news comes in.
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The Famous Ale House in Redcliffe Street, Swindon has been
closed since June 2008. No further details available.
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The New Inn at Winterbourne Monkton
is not just a B+B any more. They are serving real ale again. Above all,
it is open as a pub again. Let's hope it will become a lively local again.
There is a survey in the pub database, which can be accessed below.
There will also be an article in the next issue of The Tun.
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Other stories and events
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Visit to 'southern pubs' to do overdue surveys on Sat 24 May
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We visted five pubs pubs on the southern extremeties of the Swindon &
North Wilts branch of CAMRA:
Our last pub was the Swan at Wilton (see pictures above), where we were
welcomed by a landlord, who is very keen on real ale.
We all enjoying a drink - even the Branch chair (and driver on the day)
enjoyed his cup of tea.
These are the five pubs we surveyed:
Seven Stars, Bottlesford
Charlton Cat, Charlton
Crown Hotel, Everleigh
Plough, Shalbourne
Swan, Wilton
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The 2nd Ascot Racecourse Beer Festival, run by CAMRA Berkshire SE, will take place on 26th and 27th September 2008
Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September 2008. Organised by Berkshire SE CAMRA.
Exclusive HALF PRICE admission for CAMRA members – Prices from £5.00 on Friday and £7.50 on Saturday.
Over 130 real ales, ciders and perries to sample with tasting notes. All priced at £1.25 per half pint and £2.50 per pint.
Hot and cold food available all day.
Gates and Bars open at 11am. Last orders 4.15pm on Friday and 5.45pm on Saturday.
Live music on both days
Free parking or a 7 minute walk from Ascot Railway Station.
To book tickets, call 0870 727 1234 or visit ascot.co.uk quoting CAMRA08.
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Local pub database
We have got an online beer and pub guide for this branch. It contains
289 pubs, bars and hotels; around 32 of these do not exist any more;
they are in the database for historical reasons.
About 55 of our pubs don't serve real ale and nine are currently closed.
This leaves about 200 pubs that probably serve real ale.
We try to visit every pub as often as we can.
Have a look at Swindon Area Beer
& Pub Guide.
Please help us to keep it up to date by completing a pub survey when you visit
a pub in the area. If there has been no change to the pub, just let us know - no need for a survey.
You can print or download the form as a pdf file.
Pub Survey Form.pdf (10kb).
Here are the pubs that have not had a survey for three years:
Parklands Hotel, Ogbourne St George, Marlborough
These pubs below need a survey in the next few months.
Royal Oak, 35 North Street, Pewsey
Red Lion, Ermin Street, Baydon
Riffs Bar, 26 Greatfield, Swindon
White Hart, High Street, Burbage
Plum Tree, 40-42 Regent Street, Swindon
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Disclaimer: The views expressed on this site are not necessarily those of the Campaign for Real Ale
Ltd. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information on this site is accurate and up to date, no responsibility for
errors and omissions can be accepted.
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Last updated
15-Aug-08
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