Sheffield & District

CAMRA, the CAMpaign for Real Ale, is extremely proud of its hugely diverse membership. Around 80 000 individuals of all ages, backgrounds and both sexes enjoy their CAMRA membership. With over 6% of the total national membership being aged between 18 - 30 years old, it was felt that a section of this website should be dedicated to show the activities of this thriving group of Young CAMRA Members.

This page is here to help you find out more about CAMRAs Young Members. You’ll find out about the Young Members Task Group (YMG), CAMRA Affiliated Membership, how you can get in touch with your local Branch Young Members' Contact (BYMC), what social events Young Members will be attending and how you can get involved.

What is the Young Members Task Group (YMG) and what do they do?

The YMG was formed to campaign on issues that affect Young CAMRA Members and to promote and encourage the drinking of Real Ale among young people (in this context "young" means the 18 - 30 age group).

We also encourage Young Members and young people to join in with the numerous social activities that are organised nationwide as well as getting Young Members to become more involved in CAMRA at local, regional and national levels.

The YMG has a committee, which is made up of younger members. The Young Members Group Committee (YMGC) have a responsibility to reflect the interests of all Young Members.

We hold four YMGC meetings a year, where we discuss issues that matter to Young CAMRA Members. Our YMGC meetings always have a set agenda and a level of business we have to get through on matters that affect Young CAMRA Members. These meetings are usually carried out much more quickly than most other CAMRA meetings because we try to keep our meetings lively and interesting and we have a deadline of 4pm.

We all enjoy the social side of the campaign too (because it's not all work, work, work), so we go on very informal pub-crawls of the local city/town after each of the meetings - not always knowing what pub we're going to stumble in next, because our guides are local Young Members. These pub crawls leave the meeting venue at 4.30pm.

All Young Members are welcome to attend the YMGC meeting or pub-crawl if they're unable to make it to both and young non-members are welcome to join us on the pub crawls. The YMG is also here to help Young Members and young people if they want to set up a Real Ale Society in their University.

Contact details of the YMGC members can be found in the Young Members Section of the CAMRA web-site by following the link to the 'Young Members Group Contacts' page.

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For all young people under 26 years old, the full UK membership rate of £18 (£21 Joint) per annum, is reduced to £10 (£13 joint), reflecting CAMRA's commitment and determination to attract younger members. If you join by Direct Debit, you’ll get 15 months membership for the price of 12. Further discounted rates are available if you're a member of a University Real Ale Society that takes advantage of Affiliated Membership.

Affiliated Membership:

Affiliated Membership is open to University Real Ale Societies. Details about Affiliated Membership and Affiliated Membership rates are available from Tony Jerome (details below).

Do you want to set up a Real Ale Society?

We can give advice on how to approach the powers that be in your University in order to set up a Real Ale Society.

Does your Student Union Bar serve Real Ale?

CAMRA can help by providing information about Real Ale in a Bottle and breweries that can supply small casks of Real Ales, as well as providing help, information and advice on other issues. Your local CAMRA Branch Members will be able to suggest good Real Ale pubs in your area.

Are you part of a Real Ale Society at University?

Affiliated CAMRA Membership could be what your University Real Ale Society is looking for and will really benefit your society members. Ask Tony Jerome about affiliation and he will tell you about the merits and incentives that this new scheme has to offer!

More information about University Real Ale Society Affiliated Membership can be found here. For full details on affiliation, phone Tony Jerome on 01727 867201, or E-mail him at tony.jerome@camra.org.uk.

How can I get involved?

There is a CAMRA Young Members Google Group. The Google Group was set up as a discussion group so that Young CAMRA Members can air their views about subjects related to their membership, including Young Members social events and CAMRA policy, as well as talking about pubs, breweries, beery news. Just E-mail Gus Manning (the Chairman of the YMGC) at gusintheymgcpub@yahoo.co.uk to request to join.

To get involved with Young Members social events in the Yorkshire Region, just E-mail or phone the network of Branch Young Members Contacts (BYMCs) to find out what events are being organised for Young Members, and then turn up - it really is that easy.

The whole of the UK is covered by local Branches of CAMRA, who should be in the process of finding local volunteers to become a BYMC. This person works alongside the local Branch Membership Secretary and Social Secretary and is responsible for organising trips and events for Young Members in the local Branch area.

If you're already an active Young Member within your Branch, you could consider standing for the role of BYMC in your local Branch. There are 8 Regional Young Persons Membership Co-ordinators (RYPMCs) and over 50 BYMCs nationwide, the Yorkshire Region has two RYPMCs and also has 6 Branches with a BYMC, so contact your Branch Chairman or Branch Committee if you'd like to stand for the post of BYMC in your local Branch.

Contact details of all BYMCs and RYPMCs can be found on the Young Members Section of the CAMRA web-site by following the link to the 'Young Members Group Contacts' page.