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The Campaign for Real Ale branch for the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and City of Westminster.

Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA for September 2018. Further news can be found in the August/September edition of London Drinker.

 

Branch events
  • September
    • The September branch meeting is at The Bolton, 326 Earls Court Road (upstairs), on Tuesday 11th September. We'll be meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the meeting.
  • October
    • We're joining the Union Tavern for their regular Meet The Brewer event on Tuesday 2nd October. Please book with the pub.
    • We're going on a survey crawl of the SW1 area on Wednesday 3rd October. Starting at the Buckingham Arms, 62 Petty France, SW1H 9EU. Meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the crawl.
    • The October branch meeting is at the Walmer Castle (upstairs) at 58 Ledbury Road, W11 2AJ on Tuesday 16th October. We'll be meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the meeting.
    • We're going on a survey crawl of the W2 area on Wednesday 24th October. Starting at the Leinster Arms, 17 Leinster Terrace, W2 3EU. Meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the crawl.
  • November
    • We're joining the Union Tavern for their regular Meet The Brewer event on Tuesday 6th November. Please book with the pub.
    • The November branch meeting is at the Star Tavern (upstairs) at 6 Belgrave Mews West, SW1X 8HT on Tuesday 13th November. We'll be meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the meeting.
    • We're going on a survey crawl of the W1 area on Wednesday 14th November. Starting at the Argyll Arms, 18 Argyll Street, W1F 7TP. Meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the crawl.
    • We're going on a survey crawl of the SW6 and W6 areas on Tuesday 27th November. Starting at the Durell Arms, 704 Fulham Road, SW6 5SB. Meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the crawl.

Other CAMRA events

Pub events
  • The Harp, Chandos Place is celebrating Cask Ale Week. From 20th to 24th they will have a selection of Gold, Silver and Bronze winners from the Great British Beer Festival. On 25th September, all four of the Fullers and Friends collaboration beers will be available.

Branch and regional CAMRA news
  • The August/September issue of London Drinker is out in pubs across London and online with all the latest news about pubs, CAMRA and beer related events.

 Pub news
  • The Perseverence, 11-12 Shroton St, NW1 6UG reopened in July.
  • The Savoy Tup has been taken over by Shepherd Neame and renamed the Savoy Tap.
  • Some progress on rebuilding the Carlton Tavern, NW6 has been seen.
  • A planning application to demolish The Talbot, 2 Little Chester Street, SW1 was approved in August 2018.
  • Walker's of St James, 32 Duke St, SW1 has been demolished.
  • The King William IV, 110-111 Grosvenor Road is currently closed, to reopen maybe early 2019.
  • Permission to demolish the Trafalgar, 200 Kings Road, SW3 has been granted, but a new pub is due to be part of the redevelopment.
  • The Beauchamp, 43-44 Beauchamp Place is currently closed, to reopen once entire building is renovated.
  • The Blackbird, 209 Earls Court Road is closed for refurbishment and is due to reopen 16 October 2018.
  • The Dover Castle, 43 Weymouth Mews is due to reopen in October 2018 by Bloomsbury Leisure Group as the Jackalope, with 20 beer lines.
  • The Redan, 1 Westbourne Grove, W2 has closed, permission was granted in July for it to be used as a sales and marketing suite for five years.
  • A planning application for the Sir Alexander Fleming, 16 Bouverie Place to use the ground floor as a restaurant and convert upstairs to flats was submitted.
  • The Mad Bishop and Bear at Paddington Station plans to reopen on 17 September 2018 following a refurbishment.
  • The Andover Arms, 57 Aldensley Road, W6 is due to reopen mid September.

For the latest news check out our Facebook and Twitter pages! Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.

Please note that our contact form is currently unavailable, please use the contact details published in London Drinker if you wish to contact the branch in the meantime.