Campaigning for Real Ale, Pubs and Drinkers' rights since 1971

SHEFFIELD & DISTRICT BRANCH

For more information and to book places on trips, please contact our Social Secretary Richard Ryan on 07956 114926

The December issue of Beer Matters will be available to collect and distribute to pubs and other real ale outlets across our branch area. If your pub doesn't get any, why not volunteer to take some!

Branches across the East Midlands attend this meeting to be briefed on the national campaign and also share information and experience. A social will take place afterwards.

All members are invited to attend this meeting to be briefed by the branch committee, vote for pub of the month, share pub, club and brewery news and discuss any campaigning issues as well as booking place on social events.

We get together for a nice Christmas meal washed down by a few beers from Bradfield Brewery. Please book your place at least a week before with menu choice and deposit.

After the meal, we present the Pub of the Month certificate, as the pub is the December winner.

An opportunity for a tour of Thornbridge's new state of the art Riverside Brewery in Bakewell. This is a joint event with Matlock & Dales branch and Chesterfield branch.

Places are limited, please book your place with Richard Ryan as soon as possible. We will be operating a minibus out there, the cost of a seat on the bus is £7.50.

A meeting for volunteers working on the research and production of our new local pub & beer guide.

Branches across Yorkshire attend this meeting to be briefed on the national campaign and also share information and experience.

Please consult Whats Brewing for details

Our annual Twixtmas social, this year it is a tour of Copper Dragon Brewery followed by lunch in the on-site bistro then a crawl of the pubs in the town. The cost is £19 including travel, brewery tour and the first half pint in the brewery. Book places in advance via Richard Ryan.

We'll take you to some of the pubs and bars that serve real ale around the West Street and Division Street area when they are a bit less busy than the typical Saturday night.

All members are invited to attend this meeting to be briefed by the branch committee, vote for pub of the month, share pub, club and brewery news and discuss any campaigning issues as well as booking place on social events.

We start work planning the 2010 Steel City Beer & Cider Festival

We catch the 10:42 train from Sheffield to Manchester for a visit to the National Winter Ales Festival, where the Champion Winter Beer of Britain is judged from a selection of Stouts, Porters and Old Ales. There is also a good selection of other beer styles to drink here. After visiting the festival we will do a crawl of real ale pubs in Manchester's Northern Quarter, including the Marble Arch, home of Marble Brewery.

The February issue of Beer Matters will be available to collect and distribute to pubs and other real ale outlets across our branch area. If your pub doesn't get any, why not volunteer to take some!

This is the big awards night when we present the certificates to the beer of the festival winners. The event is at Thornbridge Hall's Carriage House venue and all the award winning beers will be available to drink and a buffet supper will be provided.

Two coaches will operate to the event, one from Sheffield City Centre (outside the Old Queens Head), the other from the Dronfield area.

Tickets for this event include travel, entry, beer and food, book via Richard Ryan.

Coach 2 departs from locations to be confirmed in Eckington, Dronfield and Holmesfield.