Branch Diary
From Northants Pub Guide
The Northants CAMRA branch holds a number of events each year.
This page lists Open Meetings and Social Trips — for Beer Festivals see the Beer Festivals in Northamptonshire page.
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[edit] Open Meetings
Open to all. Start time is 20:30 unless otherwise stated.
[edit] February — Wootton WMC
- Monday 8th February
[edit] March — RHTS
- Monday 8th March
[edit] April — The Cordwainer
- Monday 12th April
- at the Cordwainer, Northampton
[edit] Social Trips
[edit] Triple Stamps 14 — Norfolk
Saturday 23rd JanuaryA day trip to Norfolk to visit three breweries and a selection of Good Beer Guide pubs. Elmtree Brewery in Snetterton is our first port of call and then onto the Wolf Brewery just 10 minutes up the road at Attleborough. The Fat Cat Brewery in Norwich is the third one, then time permitting we'll have a couple of hours in Norwich. 07:00 start from Desborough, picking up kettering 07:15 Sainsburys, Northampton 07:40 Lumbertubs and 07:55 at the Malt Shovel Tavern. Wellingborough 08:20 Tesco A45. Arrive back in Northampton approx 21:00, Desborough 22:00. Cost £22, please book with the Social Secretary.
[edit] Survey Night
Thursday 4th FebruaryA trip to the south-west of the county to survey pubs for the Good Beer Guide 2011. Minibus leaves at 18:00 from the Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton.
[edit] Pub of the Season presentation
Friday 19th February.
At the Piper, Kettering to present the award for Pub of the Season. Start 20:30.
[edit] Branch Social — Gayton
Thursday 18th March
A visit to the Queen Victoria, Gayton (a Charles Wells pub) for a social night. Starts from 20:00.
[edit] First Friday Four
Friday 1st AprilA visit to four pubs on the first Friday of the month. This will be using the green Bristol bus.
[edit] Delapré Abbey Beer Festival Trip
Friday 28th MayBus from Desborough, pick-up via Rothwell, Kettering, Wellingborough. Please Book with Teck Tecklenberg by E-mail: tecktecklenberg@aol.com
[edit] 8th Welland Valley Beer Festival
Friday 11th JuneWe are running the Green Bus to this very popular festival. This year there are 10 pubs taking part with over 100 beers between them. Picking up from the Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton at 18:00 and then on to Broad Green Wellingborough 18:30; the Piper, Kettering 18:50, please book with the Social Secretary.


