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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. Further news can be found in the London Drinker.

 

Branch and other local CAMRA events
  • Tuesday 6th September - Our next branch meeting will be on Tuesday 6th September in the upstairs room at the Harp, 47 Chandos Place, Charing Cross, WC2N 4HS, 7pm for 7.30pm and all members welcome. 
  • Tuesday 4th October - Joint Covent Garden social with North London branch on Tuesday 4 October. 7.30pm Lamb & Flag, 8.30pm Marquess of Anglesey, 9.15pm Princess Louise, 10pm Shakespeare's Head.
  • Events will be held soon for the presentation of the second place award in the branch Pub of the Year competition to the Victoria, Paddington and third place award to the Golden Eagle, Marylebone. Watch this space!
  • Saturday 17th December - We will be joining branch member Alasdair Boyd for his birthday at the Castle, Isleworth at 6pm for 6.30pm onwards.

Branch and regional CAMRA news

 Pub and brewery news
  • The Hour Glass, South Kensington (Harviestown Brewery) has now reopened and is expected to stock real ale soon.
  • Planet Hollywood in the Haymarket is due to reopen on 9th August as Wonderville, incorporating an all-day café and bar.
  • The Henry Holland in Duke Street by the side of Selfridges, has been renamed The Duchess (of Duke Street, geddit?).
  • The Cheshire Cheese in Temple closed again but is expected to reopen shortly via a sub-lessee of Shepherd Neame.
  • The Cork & Bottle in Paddington is due to reopen as another Craft Beer Co site and refurb work has started inside.
  • And as most will know, The Admiralty on Trafalgar Square (Fuller’s) recently closed after a major basement fire attended by 125 firefighters and is expected to remain closed for many months.

National CAMRA news
  • Voting has now opened for the next Champion Beer of Britain. Please go to the website https://cbob.camra.org.uk/ if you would like to have your say on who you think should be in this running for this prestigious accolade!
  • More national CAMRA news and events can be found in CAMRA's online newspaper What's Brewing available at https://wb.camra.org.uk/.

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.