Cambridge & District CAMRA
Meetings and Events for 2001
Contact: Steve Early.
Transport is usually organised for branch socials outside Cambridge.
Typical minibus pick-up points in Cambridge are the railway station or Shire Hall.
See also:
General pattern:
- 2nd Tuesday of month: Branch committee meeting
- 4th Wednesday of month: joint social meeting with CURAS
2001
January
- Tue 2, 8:00 Winter Ale Festival meeting, Bird In Hand, Newmarket Road
- Thu 4 - Sat 6, Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival
- Thu 4, 7:45, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, The Fountain, Ely
(including Good Beer Guide 2002 nominations)
- Tue 9, 8:00 Branch committee meeting, The Alexandra Arms, Gwydir Street
- Thu 11 - Sat 13, Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2001
- Tue 23, 8:00, Cambridge Beer Festival meeting, Spread Eagle, Lensfield Road
- Wed 24, 8:00, joint Social with CURAS, Kingston Arms, Kingston Street
(including Good Beer Guide 2002 nominations)
February
- Thu 8, 7:45, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, The Plough, Little Downham
(including Good Beer Guide voting)
- Tue 13, 8:00 Branch committee meeting, Hat & Feathers, Barton Road
- Sat 17, HQ Open Day, St Albans
- Tue 20, 8:00, Cambridge Beer Festival meeting, Eagle, Benet Street
- Wed 28, lunchtime, Oakham Brewery Tap, Peterborough
- presentation of Champion Beer of East Anglia 2001 award for White Dwarf;
- regional launch of Ask If It's Cask.
- Wed 28, 8:00, joint Social with CURAS, Cambridge Blue, Gwydir Street
(including Good Beer Guide voting)
March
- Thu 1, 7:45, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, West End House, Ely
- Mon 5 - Fri 9, Beer Festival, USSC, Mill Lane
- Sat 10, 11:00 Cambridge Beer Festival beer selection meeting, Portland Arms
- Tue 13, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Maypole, Portugal Place
- Tue 20, 8:00, Cambridge Beer Festival meeting, Portland Arms, Mitchams Corner
- Wed 21 - Fri 23, London Drinker Beer Festival, Camden Centre, London
- Wed 28, 8:00, joint Social with CURAS, Castle Inn, Castle Hill
- Fri 30 - Sat 31, Hitchin Beer Festival, Town Hall
April
- Thu 5, 7:45, Ely Sub-Branch AGM, Prince Albert, Ely
- Tue 10, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Waggon & Horses, Milton
- Tue 17, 8:00, Cambridge Beer Festival meeting, Six Bells, Covent Garden
- Wed 25 - Sat 28, Bury St Edmunds Beer Festival, Corn Exchange
- Wed 25, 8:00, joint Social with CURAS, Live & Let Live, Mawson Road
May
- Thu 3, 7:45, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, The Ship, Brandon Creek (taxi bus available)
- Fri 4 - BH Mon 7, Beer Festival, Live & Let Live, Mawson Road - 16+ real ales
- Sat 5 - BH Mon 7, Swavesey May-Fest, White Horse Inn - 20+ real ales
- Sat 5, 12:00, National Mild Day - local pub crawl
- Tue 8, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Earl of Beaconsfield, Mill Road
- Mon 21 - Sat 26, 28th Cambridge Beer Festival
June
- Sat 2, 12:00, CAMRA Regional Meeting, Charles Wells Brewery, Bedford
- Tue 12, 8:00, West Norfolk Branch meeting/Cambridge Branch social, The Ship, Brandon Creek
- Tue 19, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Hopbine, Fair Street
- Sat 30, Trip to Nethergate Brewery
July
- Sat 7 - Sun 8,
Cambridge Food & Ale Weekend, Corn Exchange
- Tue 10, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Bees In The Wall, Whittlesford
(train details)
- Tue 17 - Sun 21, Chelmsford Beer Festival
- Wed 18, 8:00, Cambridge Beer Festival meeting, USSC, Mill Lane
- Tue 31 - Sat 4, Great British Beer Festival, Olympia
August
- Thu 9, 8:00, Joint Branch/Ely Sub-Branch committee meeting,
The Ship, Soham - change of venue
(public transport info)
- Mon 13, 8:00, Winter Ale Festival meeting, Kingston Arms
- Tue 21 - Sun 26, Peterborough Beer Festival
- BH Mon 27, beer festival at the Dyke's End, Reach
- Wed 29, 8:00, Joint social meeting with Ely Sub-Branch, Prince Albert, Ely
(train details)
September
- Thu 6, 8:00, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, Rising Sun, Isleham
- Sat 8 - Sun 9, Over Beer Festival, Community Centre, Over
- Tue 11, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, White Horse, Swavesey
(contact Shaun re taxi/minibus)
- Mon 17, 8:00, Winter Ale Festival meeting, Kingston Arms
- Thu 20 - Sun 23, 21st Booze on the Ouze beer festival
- Tue 25, 8:00, West Norfolk CAMRA Quiz Night, Ouse Amateur Sailing Club, Kings Lynn (CAMRA East Anglian Club of the Year again)
- Tue 25 - Sat 29,
19th Ipswich Beer Festival
- Wed 26, 8:00, Branch social meeting, Queen's Head, Newton
October
- Wed 3 - Sat 6, North Beds. Beer festival
(including East Anglia Beer of the Year judging)
- Thu 4, 8:00, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, Black Horse, Littleport
- Sat 6 - Sun 7, Branch equipment maintenance weekend at the garages
- Tue 9, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, USSC, Mill Lane
Featuring a talk from a Cask Marque representative
- Mon 22 - Sun 27,
Norwich Beer Festival
- Wed 24, evening, Branch social meeting,
24th Norwich Beer Festival
(Rail timetables, Multimap)
November
- Thu 8, 8:00, Ely Sub-Branch meeting, Royal Standard, Ely
- Mon 12, 8:00, Winter Ale Festival meeting, Kingston Arms
- Tue 13, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Free Press, Cambridge
- Sat 17, 12:00, CAMRA regional meeting, Bricklayers, 27 Bergholt Road, Colchester
(Multimap)
- Fri 23 - Sat 24, Live & Let Live Beer Festival (open all day), Mawson Road
- Tue 27, 8:00, Branch AGM, USSC, Mill Lane
- Wed 28, 8:00, Joint Social meeting with CURAS, Champion of the Thames, King St.
December
- Sat 1 Dec, Branch Christmas outing: trip to Oakham Brewery Tap
(travel information)
- Tue 11, 8:00, Branch committee meeting, Castle Inn, Castle Hill
- Sun 15, Ely Sub-Branch social meeting, Norwich
(Rail timetables)
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